महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-51, verse-3

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ऋषिरासीन्महावीर्यः कुणिर्गार्ग्यो महायशाः ।
स तप्त्वा विपुलं राजंस्तपो वै तपतां वरः ।
मानसीं स सुतां सुभ्रूं समुत्पादितवान्विभुः ॥३॥

3. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
ṛṣirāsīnmahāvīryaḥ kuṇirgārgyo mahāyaśāḥ ,
sa taptvā vipulaṁ rājaṁstapo vai tapatāṁ varaḥ ,
mānasīṁ sa sutāṁ subhrūṁ samutpāditavānvibhuḥ.

3. vaiśampāyana uvāca ṛṣiḥ āsīt mahāvīryaḥ
kuṇiḥ gārgyaḥ mahāyaśāḥ saḥ taptvā vipulam
rājan tapas vai tapatām varaḥ mānasīm
saḥ sutām su-bhrūm sam-utpāditavān vibhuḥ

3. vaiśampāyana uvāca rājan [purā] mahāvīryaḥ gārgyaḥ mahāyaśāḥ kuṇiḥ ṛṣiḥ āsīt.
saḥ vibhuḥ tapatām varaḥ vai vipulam tapas taptvā mānasīm su-bhrūm sutām saḥ sam-utpāditavān.

3. Vaiśampāyana said: 'O King, there was once a greatly powerful and highly renowned sage named Kuṇi, belonging to the Garga lineage. That mighty sage, indeed the foremost among those who perform penance (tapas), after practicing extensive penance (tapas), mentally created a beautiful-browed daughter.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana, the speaker (Vaiśampāyana (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - a sage (sage, seer)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

• महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - greatly powerful (greatly powerful, of great energy)

• कुणिः (kuṇiḥ) - the sage named Kuṇi (Kuṇi (proper name))

• गार्ग्यः (gārgyaḥ) - belonging to the Garga lineage (descendant of Garga, belonging to Garga family)

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned (highly renowned, of great fame)

• सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that (masculine))

• तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having practiced (penance) (having performed austerity, having heated oneself)

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensive (extensive, vast, abundant)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Janamejaya) (O King)

• तपस् (tapas) - penance (tapas) (religious austerity, penance, spiritual effort (tapas))

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, truly, certainly)

• तपताम् (tapatām) - among those who perform penance (of those who perform penance)

• वरः (varaḥ) - the foremost, best (best, excellent, choicest)

• मानसीम् (mānasīm) - mentally conceived/generated (mental, spiritual)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the sage), repeated for emphasis or clarity. (he, that (masculine))

• सुताम् (sutām) - a daughter (daughter)

• सु-भ्रूम् (su-bhrūm) - beautiful-browed

• सम्-उत्पादितवान् (sam-utpāditavān) - mentally created (caused to be born, produced, generated)

• विभुः (vibhuḥ) - mighty (epithet for the sage) (powerful, mighty, all-pervading, lord)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana, the speaker (Vaiśampāyana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, a pupil of Vyāsa)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Reduplicated past tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - a sage (sage, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - seer, sage, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of `āsīt`.

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root `as` (to be) + augment `a` + `it` suffix.

Root: as (class 2)

महावीर्यः (mahāvīryaḥ) - greatly powerful (greatly powerful, of great energy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvīrya

mahāvīrya - possessing great power or energy, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+vīrya)

• mahat – great, large, strong
  adjective (neuter)
• vīrya – strength, power, heroism, virility
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vīr (class 10)

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣiḥ`.

कुणिः (kuṇiḥ) - the sage named Kuṇi (Kuṇi (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṇi

kuṇi - Kuṇi (name of a sage)

Note: Proper name of the `ṛṣiḥ`.

गार्ग्यः (gārgyaḥ) - belonging to the Garga lineage (descendant of Garga, belonging to Garga family)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gārgya

gārgya - descendant of Garga, relating to Garga

Formed from `garga` with patronymic suffix `yaṇ`.

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣiḥ`.

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - highly renowned (highly renowned, of great fame)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - possessing great fame, highly renowned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+yaśas)

• mahat – great, large, strong
  adjective (neuter)
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yaś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣiḥ`.

सः (saḥ) - that (sage) (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Nominative singular masculine form.

Note: Subject of `samutpāditavān`.

तप्त्वा (taptvā) - having practiced (penance) (having performed austerity, having heated oneself)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root `tap` (to perform penance) with suffix `ktvā`.

Root: tap (class 1)

विपुलम् (vipulam) - extensive (extensive, vast, abundant)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - large, extensive, abundant, wide, broad

From `vi` (apart) + `pula` (often related to 'full').

Note: Agrees with `tapas`.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Janamejaya) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Vocative singular form.

Root: rāj (class 1)

तपस् (tapas) - penance (tapas) (religious austerity, penance, spiritual effort (tapas))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, religious austerity, penance, spiritual effort (tapas)

From root `tap` (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of `taptvā`.

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, truly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Enclitic particle.

तपताम् (tapatām) - among those who perform penance (of those who perform penance)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tapat

tapat - performing penance, ascetics

Present Active Participle

From root `tap` (to perform penance) with `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Refers to ascetics.

वरः (varaḥ) - the foremost, best (best, excellent, choicest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon, bridegroom

From root `vṛ` (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ` (the sage).

मानसीम् (mānasīm) - mentally conceived/generated (mental, spiritual)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mānasī

mānasa - mental, spiritual, of the mind

From `manas` (mind) with `aṇ` suffix. Feminine form.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `sutām`.

सः (saḥ) - he (the sage), repeated for emphasis or clarity. (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Nominative singular masculine form.

Note: This is an anaphoric pronoun for `ṛṣiḥ`.

सुताम् (sutām) - a daughter (daughter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter

From root `sū` (to give birth).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Object of `samutpāditavān`.

सु-भ्रूम् (su-bhrūm) - beautiful-browed

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of su-bhrū

su-bhrū - having beautiful eyebrows

Compound of `su` (good, beautiful) + `bhrū` (eyebrow).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bhrū)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• bhrū – eyebrow
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with `sutām`.

सम्-उत्पादितवान् (sam-utpāditavān) - mentally created (caused to be born, produced, generated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sam-utpādayati

sam-utpādayati - to produce, to create, to generate

Past Active Participle (derived from causative stem)

Formed from root `pad` (to go, move) with prefixes `sam` and `ud`, and causative suffix `ṇic` (`pādayati`), then `kvāsu` suffix (`tavān`).

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ` (the sage). Functions as the main predicate.

विभुः (vibhuḥ) - mighty (epithet for the sage) (powerful, mighty, all-pervading, lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, powerful, lord, sovereign

From `vi` (apart) + `bhū` (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the sage Kuṇi.