महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-214, verse-15

षट्कृत्वस्तत्तु निक्षिप्तमग्ने रेतः कुरूत्तम ।
तस्मिन्कुण्डे प्रतिपदि कामिन्या स्वाहया तदा ॥१५॥

15. ṣaṭkṛtvastattu nikṣiptamagne retaḥ kurūttama ,
tasminkuṇḍe pratipadi kāminyā svāhayā tadā.

15. ṣaṭkṛtvaḥ tat tu nikṣiptam agne retaḥ kurūttama
tasmin kuṇḍe pratipadi kāminyā svāhayā tadā

15. O best of Kurus, that semen of Agni was then thrown six times into that basin by the passionate Svāhā, on each occasion.

Words meanings summery:

• षट्कृत्वः (ṣaṭkṛtvaḥ) - six times

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• निक्षिप्तम् (nikṣiptam) - thrown, placed, deposited

• अग्ने (agne) - of Agni, of fire

• रेतः (retaḥ) - semen, seed, fluid

• कुरूत्तम (kurūttama) - O best of Kurus

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• कुण्डे (kuṇḍe) - in the basin, in the receptacle

• प्रतिपदि (pratipadi) - on the first day (of a lunar fortnight), on each occasion, successively

• कामिन्या (kāminyā) - by the desirous woman, by the passionate woman

• स्वाहया (svāhayā) - by Svāhā (the wife of Agni)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

षट्कृत्वः (ṣaṭkṛtvaḥ) - six times

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'retaḥ'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

निक्षिप्तम् (nikṣiptam) - thrown, placed, deposited

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nikṣipta

nikṣipta - thrown, placed, deposited

Past Passive Participle

from root kṣip- (to throw) with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Describes 'retaḥ'

अग्ने (agne) - of Agni, of fire

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, the god Agni

रेतः (retaḥ) - semen, seed, fluid

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of retas

retas - semen, seed, fluid, essence

कुरूत्तम (kurūttama) - O best of Kurus

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurūttama

kurūttama - best of Kurus (a patronymic referring to descendants of Kuru)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+uttama)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective

Note: An address to a listener, often Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira in the Mahabharata

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'kuṇḍe'

कुण्डे (kuṇḍe) - in the basin, in the receptacle

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kuṇḍa

kuṇḍa - basin, bowl, pit, receptacle

प्रतिपदि (pratipadi) - on the first day (of a lunar fortnight), on each occasion, successively

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pratipad

pratipad - first day (of a lunar fortnight), beginning; in each case, successively

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

कामिन्या (kāminyā) - by the desirous woman, by the passionate woman

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kāminī

kāminī - desirous woman, passionate woman

feminine form of kāmin (desirous)

Root: kam (class 1)

स्वाहया (svāhayā) - by Svāhā (the wife of Agni)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svāhā

svāhā - Svāhā (name of a goddess, wife of Agni, personification of the sacrificial exclamation 'svāhā')

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)