महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-260, verse-11

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शक्रप्रभृतयश्चैव सर्वे ते सुरसत्तमाः ।
वानरर्क्षवरस्त्रीषु जनयामासुरात्मजान् ।
तेऽन्ववर्तन्पितॄन्सर्वे यशसा च बलेन च ॥११॥

11. śakraprabhṛtayaścaiva sarve te surasattamāḥ ,
vānararkṣavarastrīṣu janayāmāsurātmajān ,
te'nvavartanpitṝnsarve yaśasā ca balena ca.

11. śakra-prabhṛtayaḥ ca eva sarve te
sura-sattamāḥ vānara-ṛkṣa-vara-strīṣu
janayām āsuḥ ātmajān te anu-avartanta
pitṝn sarve yaśasā ca balena ca

11. And indeed, all those foremost among the gods (deva), led by Indra (śakra), begot sons (ātman) among the excellent wives of the monkeys and bears. All of them then followed their fathers (pitṛ) in fame and strength.

Words meanings summery:

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शक्र-प्रभृतयः (śakra-prabhṛtayaḥ) - those led by Indra (those headed by Śakra, Śakra and others)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

ते (te) - those (devas) (they, those)

सुर-सत्तमाः (sura-sattamāḥ) - foremost among the gods (excellent among gods, best of gods)

वानर-ऋक्ष-वर-स्त्रीषु (vānara-ṛkṣa-vara-strīṣu) - among the excellent wives of the monkeys and bears (in the excellent women of monkeys and bears)

जनयाम् (janayām) - begot (causing to be born, begetting)

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they made (to be born) (they were, they became)

आत्मजान् (ātmajān) - sons (sons, offspring)

ते (te) - they (the sons) (they, those)

अनु-अवर्तन्त (anu-avartanta) - they followed (they followed, they continued)

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - their fathers (fathers)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of them) (all, every)

यशसा (yaśasā) - in fame (with fame, by glory)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

बलेन (balena) - and strength (with strength, by power)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

शक्र-प्रभृतयः (śakra-prabhṛtayaḥ) - those led by Indra (those headed by Śakra, Śakra and others)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakra-prabhṛti

śakra-prabhṛti - those beginning with Śakra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śakra+prabhṛti)

śakra – Indra (proper name), powerful
proper noun (masculine)
From root śak (to be able)
Root: śak (class 5)
prabhṛti – beginning, starting from, and others
noun (feminine)
From pra + root bhṛ (to bear)
Prefix: pra
Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Subject of janayām āsuḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with sura-sattamāḥ and te.

ते (te) - those (devas) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the divine beings.

सुर-सत्तमाः (sura-sattamāḥ) - foremost among the gods (excellent among gods, best of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura-sattama

sura-sattama - excellent among gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+sattama)

sura – god, deity
noun (masculine)
Derived from su (good, well) + rā (to give, grant). Or, opposite of asura.
sattama – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
Superlative suffix -tama
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Nominative plural, refers to the principal gods.

वानर-ऋक्ष-वर-स्त्रीषु (vānara-ṛkṣa-vara-strīṣu) - among the excellent wives of the monkeys and bears (in the excellent women of monkeys and bears)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of vānara-ṛkṣa-vara-strī

vānara-ṛkṣa-vara-strī - excellent women of monkeys and bears

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (vānara+ṛkṣa+vara+strī)

vānara – monkey, ape
noun (masculine)
ṛkṣa – bear
noun (masculine)
vara – best, excellent, desired
adjective (masculine)
From root vṛ 'to choose, select'
Root: vṛ (class 9)
strī – woman, wife
noun (feminine)
Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Locative of place where offspring were begotten.

जनयाम् (janayām) - begot (causing to be born, begetting)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of janayā

janayā - causing to be born, generating

feminine noun from the causative stem jan-

From causative stem jan- (to cause to be born) + suffix -ām (accusative feminine singular, used in periphrastic perfect)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect janayām āsuḥ.

आसुः (āsuḥ) - they made (to be born) (they were, they became)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of as

perfect tense, 3rd person plural

root as with perfect suffix

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Part of the periphrastic perfect janayām āsuḥ.

आत्मजान् (ātmajān) - sons (sons, offspring)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātmaja

ātmaja - son, offspring (born of self)

Compound of ātman (self) and ja (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+ja)

ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
noun (masculine)
Root: an (class 2)
ja – born, produced from
adjectival suffix/noun (masculine)
derived from root jan (to be born)
From root jan
Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Direct object.

ते (te) - they (the sons) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of anu-avartanta.

अनु-अवर्तन्त (anu-avartanta) - they followed (they followed, they continued)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (Laṅ) of anu-vṛt

imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

From anu (after) + root vṛt (to turn, exist)

Prefix: anu