महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-94, verse-16

ततः प्रसवसंतानं चिन्तयन्भगवानृषिः ।
आत्मनः प्रसवस्यार्थे नापश्यत्सदृशीं स्त्रियम् ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ prasavasaṁtānaṁ cintayanbhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
ātmanaḥ prasavasyārthe nāpaśyatsadṛśīṁ striyam.

16. tataḥ prasava-saṃtānam cintayan bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
ātmanaḥ prasavasya arthe na apaśyat sadṛśīm striyam

16. Then, the revered sage, contemplating the continuation of his lineage, could not find a suitable woman for the sake of his own offspring (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• प्रसव-संतानम् (prasava-saṁtānam) - continuation of progeny, lineage, propagation of offspring

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, contemplating

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - illustrious, revered, divine

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - Agastya, the sage (sage, seer)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self or being (ātman) (of himself, his own)

• प्रसवस्य (prasavasya) - of offspring, of birth, of generation

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• न (na) - not, no

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• सदृशीम् (sadṛśīm) - suitable, fitting, similar

• स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

Formed from tad (that) with suffix -tas, indicating source or sequence.

प्रसव-संतानम् (prasava-saṁtānam) - continuation of progeny, lineage, propagation of offspring

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasava-saṃtāna

prasava-saṁtāna - continuation of progeny, lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prasava+saṃtāna)

• prasava – birth, production, progeny
  noun (masculine)
  From pra + root su (to generate, give birth).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: su (class 2)
• saṃtāna – continuation, offspring, lineage
  noun (neuter)
  From sam + root tan (to stretch, extend).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Object of 'cintayan'.

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, contemplating

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cint

cint - to think, to consider, to contemplate

present active participle

Root cint (10th class). Present active participle masculine nominative singular.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhagavān ṛṣiḥ'.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - illustrious, revered, divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - illustrious, revered, divine, glorious, fortunate

Possessive adjective derived from bhaga (fortune, glory).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣiḥ'.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - Agastya, the sage (sage, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

From root ṛṣ (to go, to move), or from dṛś (to see) via derivation.

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'apaśyat'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self or being (ātman) (of himself, his own)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Possessive, modifies 'prasavasya'.

प्रसवस्य (prasavasya) - of offspring, of birth, of generation

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prasava

prasava - birth, production, progeny

From pra + root su (to generate, give birth).

Prefix: pra

Root: su (class 2)

Note: Governed by 'arthe'.

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, thing

From root ṛ (to go, to reach) or ṛdh (to prosper).

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

imperfect

Root dṛś (1st class), imperfect active 3rd singular. Uses the present stem paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सदृशीम् (sadṛśīm) - suitable, fitting, similar

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sadṛśī

sadṛśī - suitable, fitting, similar, resembling

Feminine form of sadṛśa, derived from sa (with) + dṛś (appearance).

Prefix: sa

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'striyam'.

स्त्रियम् (striyam) - woman, wife

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Object of 'apaśyat'.