महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-34

पादपानां च या माता करञ्जनिलया हि सा ।
करञ्जे तां नमस्यन्ति तस्मात्पुत्रार्थिनो नराः ॥३४॥

34. pādapānāṁ ca yā mātā karañjanilayā hi sā ,
karañje tāṁ namasyanti tasmātputrārthino narāḥ.

34. pādapānām ca yā mātā karañjanilayā hi sā |
karañje tām namasyanti tasmāt putrārthinaḥ narāḥ

34. And indeed, she who is the mother of trees resides in the Karañja tree. For this reason, men desiring sons worship her there in the Karañja tree.

Words meanings summery:

• पादपानाम् (pādapānām) - of trees, of plants

• च (ca) - and, also

• या (yā) - who, which

• माता (mātā) - mother

• करञ्जनिलया (karañjanilayā) - dwelling in the Karañja tree

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• करञ्जे (karañje) - in the Karañja tree

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - they worship, they bow to

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• पुत्रार्थिनः (putrārthinaḥ) - those desiring sons, seekers of sons

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

Words meanings and morphology

पादपानाम् (pādapānām) - of trees, of plants

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pādapa

pādapa - tree, plant

Compound: pāda (foot) + pa (drinker)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāda+pa)

• pāda – foot
  noun (masculine)
• pa – drinker, protector
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to drink)
  Root: pā (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

करञ्जनिलया (karañjanilayā) - dwelling in the Karañja tree

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karañjanilaya

karañjanilaya - dwelling in a Karañja tree

Compound: Karañja (a tree) + Nilaya (abode)

Compound type : tatpurusha (karañja+nilaya)

• karañja – Indian beech tree (Pongamia pinnata)
  noun (masculine)
• nilaya – abode, dwelling, nest
  noun (masculine)
  From root lī (to cling) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: lī (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

करञ्जे (karañje) - in the Karañja tree

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of karañja

karañja - Indian beech tree (Pongamia pinnata)

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - they worship, they bow to

(verb)

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

Denominative verb

Formed with suffix -sya from `namas` (bow, adoration)

Root: namas

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb 'therefore'.

पुत्रार्थिनः (putrārthinaḥ) - those desiring sons, seekers of sons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putrārthin

putrārthin - desiring sons

Compound: putra (son) + arthin (desiring)

Compound type : tatpurusha (putra+arthin)

• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• arthin – desiring, seeking, having an object/purpose
  adjective (masculine)
  From artha + in

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, male

Root: nṛ