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4,3

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-3, verse-10

वृषभानपि जानामि राजन्पूजितलक्षणान् ।
येषां मूत्रमुपाघ्राय अपि वन्ध्या प्रसूयते ॥१०॥
10. vṛṣabhānapi jānāmi rājanpūjitalakṣaṇān ,
yeṣāṁ mūtramupāghrāya api vandhyā prasūyate.
10. vṛṣabhān api jānāmi rājan pūjitalakṣaṇān
yeṣām mūtram upāghrāya api vandhyā prasūyate
10. O King, I also know bulls that have revered marks, such that even a barren woman gives birth after smelling their urine.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • वृषभान् (vṛṣabhān) - bulls
  • अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
  • जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I recognize)
  • राजन् (rājan) - O King (Virata) (O king)
  • पूजितलक्षणान् (pūjitalakṣaṇān) - having revered marks / auspicious characteristics (having worshipped characteristics, possessing revered marks)
  • येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose (urine) (whose, of which)
  • मूत्रम् (mūtram) - urine
  • उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled (having smelled, having sniffed)
  • अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
  • वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - a barren woman (barren (woman or animal))
  • प्रसूयते (prasūyate) - gives birth (gives birth, produces)

Words meanings and morphology

वृषभान् (vṛṣabhān) - bulls
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of vṛṣabha
vṛṣabha - bull, chief, excellent, best
Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Object of jānāmi.
अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I recognize)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jñā
Root: jñā (class 9)
राजन् (rājan) - O King (Virata) (O king)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign
पूजितलक्षणान् (pūjitalakṣaṇān) - having revered marks / auspicious characteristics (having worshipped characteristics, possessing revered marks)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of pūjitalakṣaṇa
pūjitalakṣaṇa - having worshipped signs/marks, having revered characteristics
Compound formed with a Past Passive Participle (pūjita) and a noun (lakṣaṇa).
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pūjita+lakṣaṇa)
  • pūjita – worshipped, honored, revered, respected
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root pūj (to worship, honor)
    Root: pūj (class 10)
  • lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, attribute
    noun (neuter)
    Root: lakṣ (class 10)
Note: Agrees with vṛṣabhān.
येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose (urine) (whose, of which)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yad
yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)
मूत्रम् (mūtram) - urine
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mūtra
mūtra - urine
Root: mūtr (class 10)
Note: Subject of upāghrāya in context of action.
उपाघ्राय (upāghrāya) - having smelled (having smelled, having sniffed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root ghrā (to smell) with upa upasarga.
Prefix: upa
Root: ghrā (class 1)
Note: Absolutive (gerund) indicates an action completed before the main verb.
अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
वन्ध्या (vandhyā) - a barren woman (barren (woman or animal))
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vandhyā
vandhyā - barren, sterile, fruitless (feminine form of vandhya)
Note: Subject of prasūyate.
प्रसूयते (prasūyate) - gives birth (gives birth, produces)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sū
Root sū in the 4th class, with pra prefix. Ātmanepada (middle voice).
Prefix: pra
Root: sū (class 4)