महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-35

इमे त्वष्टादशान्ये वै ग्रहा मांसमधुप्रियाः ।
द्विपञ्चरात्रं तिष्ठन्ति सततं सूतिकागृहे ॥३५॥

35. ime tvaṣṭādaśānye vai grahā māṁsamadhupriyāḥ ,
dvipañcarātraṁ tiṣṭhanti satataṁ sūtikāgṛhe.

35. ime tu aṣṭādaśa anye vai grahāḥ māṃsamadhuprīyāḥ
| dvipañcarātram tiṣṭhanti satatam sūtikāgṛhe

35. These other eighteen seizing spirits (grahāḥ), who are fond of meat and honey, constantly remain in the lying-in chamber for ten nights.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

• अन्ये (anye) - other, different

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - seizing spirits or malevolent entities affecting women and children, often present at childbirth (planets, seizing spirits, demons, grasp)

• मांसमधुप्रीयाः (māṁsamadhuprīyāḥ) - fond of meat and honey

• द्विपञ्चरात्रम् (dvipañcarātram) - ten nights, a period of ten nights

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they stay, they remain

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• सूतिकागृहे (sūtikāgṛhe) - in the lying-in chamber, in the delivery room

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Sandhi with aṣṭādaśa: tu + aṣṭādaśa = tvaṣṭādaśa.

अष्टादश (aṣṭādaśa) - eighteen

(numeral)

Compound type : dvandva (aṣṭan+daśan)

• aṣṭan – eight
  numeral
• daśan – ten
  numeral

Note: Adjective for 'grahāḥ'.

अन्ये (anye) - other, different

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Adjective for 'grahāḥ'.

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - seizing spirits or malevolent entities affecting women and children, often present at childbirth (planets, seizing spirits, demons, grasp)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of graha

graha - planet, seizing, demon, grasp

From root grah (to seize, take)

Root: grah (class 9)

मांसमधुप्रीयाः (māṁsamadhuprīyāḥ) - fond of meat and honey

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of māṃsamadhuprīya

māṁsamadhuprīya - fond of meat and honey

Compound: māṃsa (meat) + madhu (honey) + priya (fond of)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (māṃsa+madhu+priya)

• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)
• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• priya – dear, beloved, fond of
  adjective (masculine)

द्विपञ्चरात्रम् (dvipañcarātram) - ten nights, a period of ten nights

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dvipañcarātra

dvipañcarātra - ten nights

Compound: dvi (two) + pañca (five) + rātra (night); (2x5=10)

Compound type : dvigu (dvi+pañca+rātra)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• pañca – five
  numeral
• rātra – night, period of a night
  noun (neuter)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they stay, they remain

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Class 1 verb (tiṣṭhati)

Root: sthā (class 1)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially as neuter accusative singular.

Note: Functions as an adverb.

सूतिकागृहे (sūtikāgṛhe) - in the lying-in chamber, in the delivery room

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sūtikāgṛha

sūtikāgṛha - lying-in chamber, confinement room for childbirth

Compound: sūtikā (a woman who has recently given birth) + gṛha (house, room)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sūtikā+gṛha)

• sūtikā – a woman who has recently given birth
  noun (feminine)
  From root sū (to give birth)
  Root: sū (class 2)
• gṛha – house, room
  noun (neuter)