महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-258, verse-12

पुलस्त्यो नाम तस्यासीन्मानसो दयितः सुतः ।
तस्य वैश्रवणो नाम गवि पुत्रोऽभवत्प्रभुः ॥१२॥

12. pulastyo nāma tasyāsīnmānaso dayitaḥ sutaḥ ,
tasya vaiśravaṇo nāma gavi putro'bhavatprabhuḥ.

12. pulastyaḥ nāma tasya āsīt mānasaḥ dayitaḥ sutaḥ |
tasya vaiśravaṇaḥ nāma gavi putraḥ abhavat prabhuḥ

12. Pulastya by name, was his (Brahmā's) beloved mind-born son. To his (Pulastya's mind-born son, Viśravas), a powerful son named Vaiśravaṇa was born on the earth.

Words meanings summery:

• पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - The revered sage Pulastya (Pulastya)

• नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Brahmā implicitly from previous context) (his, of him, to him)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• मानसः (mānasaḥ) - mind-born (mind-born, mental)

• दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved (beloved, dear, desired)

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (son, offspring)

• तस्य (tasya) - to his (referring to Pulastya's mind-born son, i.e., Viśravas, who is implicit here) (his, of him, to him)

• वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (name of Kubera) (son of Viśravas; Kubera (proper name))

• नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed)

• गवि (gavi) - on the earth (in a cow, on the earth, in speech, in the senses)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, offspring)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was born (was, became, was born)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - powerful (powerful, lord, master)

Words meanings and morphology

पुलस्त्यः (pulastyaḥ) - The revered sage Pulastya (Pulastya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pulastya

pulastya - name of a Prajāpati or mind-born son of Brahmā

नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Brahmā implicitly from previous context) (his, of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Brahmā.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

मानसः (mānasaḥ) - mind-born (mind-born, mental)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānasa

mānasa - mental, spiritual, mind-born, belonging to the mind

Derived from 'manas' (mind).

Note: Agrees with `sutaḥ`.

दयितः (dayitaḥ) - beloved (beloved, dear, desired)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dayita

dayita - beloved, dear, charming, desirable

Past Passive Participle

From root 'day' (to pity, to love).

Root: day (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `sutaḥ`.

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son (son, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring, born

From root 'sū' (to beget, produce).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Refers to Pulastya.

तस्य (tasya) - to his (referring to Pulastya's mind-born son, i.e., Viśravas, who is implicit here) (his, of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Pulastya's son (Viśravas).

वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa (name of Kubera) (son of Viśravas; Kubera (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - son of Viśravas; name of Kubera, the god of wealth

Patronymic from 'Viśravas'.

Note: Refers to Kubera.

नाम (nāma) - by name (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

गवि (gavi) - on the earth (in a cow, on the earth, in speech, in the senses)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, earth, ray, speech, senses

Note: Interpreted as 'on the earth' for contextual clarity given the unusual nature of 'from a cow' for Vaiśravaṇa's birth.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son (son, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Refers to Vaiśravaṇa.

अभवत् (abhavat) - was born (was, became, was born)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - powerful (powerful, lord, master)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful, supreme

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `putraḥ`.