महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-13

ते तस्मै कथयामासुर्वयं ते पितरः स्वकाः ।
गर्तमेतमनुप्राप्ता लम्बामः प्रसवार्थिनः ॥१३॥

13. te tasmai kathayāmāsurvayaṁ te pitaraḥ svakāḥ ,
gartametamanuprāptā lambāmaḥ prasavārthinaḥ.

13. te tasmai kathayāmāsuḥ vayam te pitaraḥ svakāḥ
gartam etam anuprāptāḥ lambāmaḥ prsavārthinaḥ

13. They told him, 'We are your own ancestors, and having reached this pit, we are hanging here because we are seeking progeny.'

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - the ancestors (pitṛs) (they)

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Agastya (to him)

• कथयामासुः (kathayāmāsuḥ) - they told, they narrated

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• ते (te) - your (Agastya's) (your, of you (singular))

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers, ancestors (pitṛs)

• स्वकाः (svakāḥ) - one's own, our own

• गर्तम् (gartam) - pit, hole

• एतम् (etam) - this

• अनुप्राप्ताः (anuprāptāḥ) - having reached, having arrived at, attained

• लम्बामः (lambāmaḥ) - we are hanging, we suspend ourselves

• प्रसवार्थिनः (prasavārthinaḥ) - desirous of progeny, seeking offspring

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - the ancestors (pitṛs) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Agastya (to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कथयामासुः (kathayāmāsuḥ) - they told, they narrated

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Perfect (Lit) of kath

Perfect tense (Lit) form of the denominative or causative verb from the root √kath

Root: kath (class 10)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

ते (te) - your (Agastya's) (your, of you (singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of the genitive singular

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers, ancestors (pitṛs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor, a class of celestial beings associated with deceased ancestors (pitṛs)

स्वकाः (svakāḥ) - one's own, our own

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svaka

svaka - one's own, belonging to oneself, related to oneself

गर्तम् (gartam) - pit, hole

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garta

garta - pit, hole, cavity

एतम् (etam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

अनुप्राप्ताः (anuprāptāḥ) - having reached, having arrived at, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - reached, arrived at, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √āp (to obtain, reach) with upasarga anu, and kta suffix

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

लम्बामः (lambāmaḥ) - we are hanging, we suspend ourselves

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, Present (Laṭ) of lamb

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form

प्रसवार्थिनः (prasavārthinaḥ) - desirous of progeny, seeking offspring

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prasavārthin

prasavārthin - desirous of or seeking offspring/progeny

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (prasava+arthin)

• prasava – birth, production, offspring, progeny
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sū (class 2)
• arthin – desirous of, seeking, requesting, a petitioner
  adjective (masculine)
  Nomen Agentis
  Derived from the root √arth (to ask, to desire)
  Root: arth (class 10)