महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-161

संजयैवंगते प्राणांस्त्यक्तुमिच्छामि माचिरम् ।
स्तोकं ह्यपि न पश्यामि फलं जीवितधारणे ॥१६१॥

161. saṁjayaivaṁgate prāṇāṁstyaktumicchāmi māciram ,
stokaṁ hyapi na paśyāmi phalaṁ jīvitadhāraṇe.

161. saṃjaya evam gate prāṇān tyaktum icchāmi mā ciram
| stokam hi api na paśyāmi phalam jīvitadhāraṇe

161. O Sanjaya, with things having come to such a pass, I wish to give up my life without delay. Indeed, I do not see even a little benefit in continuing to live.

Words meanings summery:

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

• एवम् (evam) - such (a state of affairs) (thus, so, in this manner)

• गते (gate) - things having come to such a pass, such being the case (gone, arrived, happened, when it has happened)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life (breaths, life, vital airs)

• त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to give up (life) (to abandon, to give up)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (to do so) (I wish, I desire)

• मा (mā) - do not (delay) (not, do not)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for long, with delay (for a long time, long)

• स्तोकम् (stokam) - even a little (benefit) (a little, a small amount)

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

• अपि (api) - even (a little) (also, even, too)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I find (I see, I perceive)

• फलम् (phalam) - benefit, advantage (fruit, result, benefit)

• जीवितधारणे (jīvitadhāraṇe) - in continuing to live (in maintaining life, in preserving life)

Words meanings and morphology

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer)

Prefix: sam

Root: ji (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - such (a state of affairs) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Qualifies 'gate'.

गते (gate) - things having come to such a pass, such being the case (gone, arrived, happened, when it has happened)

(participle)

Locative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, past, arrived, obtained

past passive participle

from gam + kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life (breaths, life, vital airs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, spirit

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of 'tyaktum'.

त्यक्तुम् (tyaktum) - to give up (life) (to abandon, to give up)

(infinitive)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (to do so) (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

मा (mā) - do not (delay) (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with aorist for prohibition. Here, it implies 'without delay' with 'ciram'.

चिरम् (ciram) - for long, with delay (for a long time, long)

(indeclinable)

Note: (mā ciram = without delay)

स्तोकम् (stokam) - even a little (benefit) (a little, a small amount)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of stoka

stoka - a drop, a little, a small quantity; small, little

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

अपि (api) - even (a little) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I find (I see, I perceive)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

फलम् (phalam) - benefit, advantage (fruit, result, benefit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, benefit

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'.

जीवितधारणे (jīvitadhāraṇe) - in continuing to live (in maintaining life, in preserving life)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jīvitadhāraṇa

jīvitadhāraṇa - maintenance of life, sustaining life

Compound type : tatpurusha (jīvita+dhāraṇa)

• jīvita – life, living, livelihood
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (used as noun)
  from jīv + kta
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• dhāraṇa – holding, bearing, maintaining, preservation
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from dhṛ + lyuṭ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)