Shloka 38.17Unverified draft

सुमतिस्तु नरव्याघ्र गर्भतुम्बं व्यजायत। षष्ठि: पुत्रसहस्राणि तुम्बभेदाद्विनि:सृता:।।1.38.17।।

Meaning

Tiger among men, Sumati gave birth to a gourd-like mass; when it split open, sixty thousand sons emerged from it.

Word-by-word (pada-artha)

WordDevanagariMeaningGrammatical role
sumatiḥ tu nara-vyāghraसुमतिः तु नर-व्याघ्रbut Sumati, O tiger among menNominative / Vocative
garbha-tumbam vyajāyataगर्भ-तुम्बम् व्यजायतgave birth to a gourd-embryoAccusative / Verb (imperfect, middle)
ṣaṣṭiḥ putra-sahasrāṇiषष्टिः पुत्र-सहस्राणिsixty thousand sonsNominative plural
tumba-bhedāt vinissṛtāḥतुम्ब-भेदात् विनिस्सृताःemerged from the splitting of the gourdAblative / Nominative plural

Reference: 1.38.17 · Bāla Kāṇḍa