महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-94, verse-16

पूर्वं हि स्त्री समुत्पन्ना शिखण्डी राजवेश्मनि ।
वरदानात्पुमाञ्जातः सैषा वै स्त्री शिखण्डिनी ॥१६॥

16. pūrvaṁ hi strī samutpannā śikhaṇḍī rājaveśmani ,
varadānātpumāñjātaḥ saiṣā vai strī śikhaṇḍinī.

16. pūrvam hi strī samutpannā śikhaṇḍī rāja-veśmani
vara-dānāt pumān jātaḥ sā eṣā vai strī śikhaṇḍinī

16. pūrvam hi śikhaṇḍī rāja-veśmani strī samutpannā
vara-dānāt pumān jātaḥ vai sā eṣā strī śikhaṇḍinī

16. Formerly, Śikhaṇḍī was indeed born as a woman in the royal palace. By the granting of a boon, he was born as a man. Yet, this very same Śikhaṇḍinī was originally a woman.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for, because

• स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

• समुत्पन्ना (samutpannā) - born, produced, arisen

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī (a specific character's name)

• राज-वेश्मनि (rāja-veśmani) - in the royal palace

• वर-दानात् (vara-dānāt) - from the granting of a boon, by a boon

• पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a male

• जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, become

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• एषा (eṣā) - this, this one (feminine)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily (emphatic particle)

• स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

• शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - Śikhaṇḍinī (female form of Śikhaṇḍin)

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Can be used adverbially in neuter accusative singular

Note: Adverbial usage

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

समुत्पन्ना (samutpannā) - born, produced, arisen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samutpanna

samutpanna - born, produced, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root pad with prefixes sam- and ut-

Prefixes: sam+ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'strī'

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī (a specific character's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - name of a character in the Mahābhārata, having a crest or plume

राज-वेश्मनि (rāja-veśmani) - in the royal palace

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rāja-veśman

rāja-veśman - royal palace, king's dwelling

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+veśman)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• veśman – house, dwelling, palace
  noun (neuter)

वर-दानात् (vara-dānāt) - from the granting of a boon, by a boon

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vara-dāna

vara-dāna - the granting of a boon, bestowing a wish

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vara+dāna)

• vara – boon, blessing, wish, excellent
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, granting, gift
  noun (neuter)

पुमान् (pumān) - a man, a male

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, person

जातः (jātaḥ) - born, produced, become

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, become

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'pumān'

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

एषा (eṣā) - this, this one (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

स्त्री (strī) - woman, female

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, female

शिखण्डिनी (śikhaṇḍinī) - Śikhaṇḍinī (female form of Śikhaṇḍin)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śikhaṇḍinī

śikhaṇḍinī - female name associated with Śikhaṇḍin