महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-192, verse-2

अपुत्रया मया राजन्सपत्नीनां भयादिदम् ।
कन्या शिखण्डिनी जाता पुरुषो वै निवेदितः ॥२॥

2. aputrayā mayā rājansapatnīnāṁ bhayādidam ,
kanyā śikhaṇḍinī jātā puruṣo vai niveditaḥ.

2. aputrayā mayā rājan sapatnīnāṃ bhayāt idam
kanyā śikhaṇḍinī jātā puruṣaḥ vai niveditaḥ

2. rājan,
aputrayā mayā sapatnīnāṃ bhayāt idam.
kanyā śikhaṇḍinī jātā,
vai puruṣaḥ niveditaḥ.

2. O King, by me, who was sonless, this (deception) was done out of fear of my co-wives. Though a daughter, Shikhandini, was born, she was indeed declared to be a male (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• अपुत्रया (aputrayā) - by the sonless one, by me who had no son

• मया (mayā) - by me

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Drupada (O king)

• सपत्नीनां (sapatnīnāṁ) - of co-wives, of rival wives

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

• इदम् (idam) - this (act of presenting a girl as a boy) (this, this (deception))

• कन्या (kanyā) - a daughter, a girl

• शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - Shikhandini

• जाता (jātā) - was born, became

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a male child (a male, a man, a person (puruṣa))

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• निवेदितः (niveditaḥ) - was announced, reported, declared

Words meanings and morphology

अपुत्रया (aputrayā) - by the sonless one, by me who had no son

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of aputrā

aputrā - sonless, having no son

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+putra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• putra – son, child
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'mayā'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

First person pronoun (asmad)

Note: The queen is speaking.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Drupada (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

सपत्नीनां (sapatnīnāṁ) - of co-wives, of rival wives

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sapatnī

sapatnī - co-wife, rival wife

Compound type : tatpurusha (sa+patnī)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• patnī – wife, mistress
  noun (feminine)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Root: bhī (class 3)

इदम् (idam) - this (act of presenting a girl as a boy) (this, this (deception))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the act of presenting a girl as a boy.

कन्या (kanyā) - a daughter, a girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, girl, maiden

Note: Subject of 'jātā'.

शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - Shikhandini

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śikhaṇḍinī

śikhaṇḍinī - Shikhandini (proper name, feminine form of Shikhandin)

Note: Appositive to 'kanyā'.

जाता (jātā) - was born, became

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicate for 'kanyā'.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a male child (a male, a man, a person (puruṣa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, human being, supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: Predicate for 'niveditaḥ'.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

निवेदितः (niveditaḥ) - was announced, reported, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivedita

nivedita - announced, reported, presented, dedicated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vid (to know, to tell) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)