महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-219, verse-38

या जनित्री त्वप्सरसां गर्भमास्ते प्रगृह्य सा ।
उपविष्टं ततो गर्भं कथयन्ति मनीषिणः ॥३८॥

38. yā janitrī tvapsarasāṁ garbhamāste pragṛhya sā ,
upaviṣṭaṁ tato garbhaṁ kathayanti manīṣiṇaḥ.

38. yā janitrī tu apsarasām garbham āste pragṛhya sā
| upaviṣṭam tataḥ garbham kathayanti manīṣiṇaḥ

38. She who is the mother of the Apsaras, having conceived a fetus, the wise men declare that fetus to be 'established' (in her womb).

Words meanings summery:

• या (yā) - who, which, that

• जनित्री (janitrī) - mother, producer, creatrix

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

• अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras (celestial nymphs)

• गर्भम् (garbham) - fetus, embryo, womb, interior

• आस्ते (āste) - sits, stays, exists, is present

• प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having conceived (a fetus) (having seized, having grasped, having taken, having conceived)

• सा (sā) - she, that one

• उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - established (in the womb) (seated, established, entered, settled)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter, therefore

• गर्भम् (garbham) - fetus, embryo, womb, interior

• कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they say, they tell, they relate

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise men, sages, intelligent ones

Words meanings and morphology

या (yā) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

जनित्री (janitrī) - mother, producer, creatrix

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of janitrī

janitrī - mother, creatrix, generator

Derived from the root jan (to produce) with the agentive suffix -tṛ + feminine suffix -ī.

Root: jan (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

अप्सरसाम् (apsarasām) - of the Apsaras (celestial nymphs)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of apsaras

apsaras - Apsara (a celestial nymph, a mythical being of beauty)

गर्भम् (garbham) - fetus, embryo, womb, interior

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - fetus, embryo, womb, interior, child

आस्ते (āste) - sits, stays, exists, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Root: ās (class 2)

प्रगृह्य (pragṛhya) - having conceived (a fetus) (having seized, having grasped, having taken, having conceived)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from the root grah with the prefix pra and the suffix -ya (for compound verbs).

Prefix: pra

Root: grah (class 9)

सा (sā) - she, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

उपविष्टम् (upaviṣṭam) - established (in the womb) (seated, established, entered, settled)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, entered, established, settled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root viś (to enter) with the prefix upa and the suffix -ta.

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that, thereafter, therefore

(indeclinable)

गर्भम् (garbham) - fetus, embryo, womb, interior

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - fetus, embryo, womb, interior, child

कथयन्ति (kathayanti) - they say, they tell, they relate

(verb)

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

Tenth class (curādi) verb or a denominative from katha (story).

Root: kath (class 10)

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise men, sages, intelligent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, thoughtful man, sage

Derived from manīṣā (intelligence, wisdom).