महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-212, verse-26

अत्रेश्चाप्यन्वये जाता ब्रह्मणो मानसाः प्रजाः ।
अत्रिः पुत्रान्स्रष्टुकामस्तानेवात्मन्यधारयत् ।
तस्य तद्ब्रह्मणः कायान्निर्हरन्ति हुताशनाः ॥२६॥

26. atreścāpyanvaye jātā brahmaṇo mānasāḥ prajāḥ ,
atriḥ putrānsraṣṭukāmastānevātmanyadhārayat ,
tasya tadbrahmaṇaḥ kāyānnirharanti hutāśanāḥ.

26. atreḥ ca api anvaye jātāḥ brahmaṇaḥ
mānasāḥ prajāḥ atriḥ putrān sraṣṭukāmaḥ
tān eva ātmani adhārayat tasya
tat brahmaṇaḥ kāyāt nirharanti hutāśanāḥ

26. And in the lineage of Atri, the mental progeny of Brahmā were born. Atri, desirous of creating sons, held them within himself (ātman). From his body (kāya), which was of the divine (brahman), the fires (hutāśana) emerged.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्रेः (atreḥ) - Of Atri

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

• अन्वये (anvaye) - in the lineage, in the family

• जाताः (jātāḥ) - were born (born, originated)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

• मानसाः (mānasāḥ) - mental, mind-born

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, subjects, creatures, people

• अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• स्रष्टुकामः (sraṣṭukāmaḥ) - desirous of creating

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in himself, in the (ātman)

• अधारयत् (adhārayat) - he held, he sustained, he bore

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the divine (brahman) (of Brahmā, of the Brahman (brahman))

• कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

• निर्हरन्ति (nirharanti) - they emerge (passive sense of 'are brought forth') (they extract, they bring forth, they remove)

• हुताशनाः (hutāśanāḥ) - the fires (fires, fire gods)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्रेः (atreḥ) - Of Atri

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of atri

atri - A sage, one of the ten Prajāpatis, son of Brahmā, progenitor of the Lunar Dynasty

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, indeed

(indeclinable)

अन्वये (anvaye) - in the lineage, in the family

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anvaya

anvaya - lineage, family, connection, grammatical construction

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

जाताः (jātāḥ) - were born (born, originated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of jāta

jāta - born, produced, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From root jan- (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `prajāḥ`.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahmā

brahmā - The creator god Brahmā

Note: Refers to the creator god.

मानसाः (mānasāḥ) - mental, mind-born

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mānasa

mānasa - mental, spiritual, pertaining to the mind

Derived from manas (mind)

Note: Agrees with `prajāḥ`.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, subjects, creatures, people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people, creatures

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

अत्रिः (atriḥ) - Atri

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atri

atri - A sage, one of the ten Prajāpatis, son of Brahmā, progenitor of the Lunar Dynasty

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

स्रष्टुकामः (sraṣṭukāmaḥ) - desirous of creating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sraṣṭukāma

sraṣṭukāma - desirous of creating

Compound of sraṣṭu (infinitive of sṛj) and kāma (desire)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sraṣṭu+kāma)

• sraṣṭu – to create, to emit
  indeclinable
  infinitive (tumun)
  Infinitive form of root sṛj
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `atriḥ`.

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to `putrān`.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the self, in himself, in the (ātman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Root: at (class 1)

अधारयत् (adhārayat) - he held, he sustained, he bore

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dhārayat

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect tense, Parasmaipada, from root dhṛ, 10th class causative, with augment 'a-'

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to Atri.

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Adverbial or emphasizing the following 'brahmaṇaḥ'.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the divine (brahman) (of Brahmā, of the Brahman (brahman))

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, Universal Self, ultimate reality (neuter); a priest, a deity (masculine)

कायात् (kāyāt) - from the body

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, collection, group

निर्हरन्ति (nirharanti) - they emerge (passive sense of 'are brought forth') (they extract, they bring forth, they remove)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of nirhṛ

Present Active

3rd person plural, Present tense, Parasmaipada, from root hṛ with prefix nir

Prefix: nir

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Transitive, but used here in a sense where the 'fires' are the subject and the 'body' is the source from which they are brought out.

हुताशनाः (hutāśanāḥ) - the fires (fires, fire gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire, fire god, Agni

Lit. 'eater of oblations'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (huta+aśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hu (to sacrifice)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• aśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (neuter)
  From root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 9)