महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-110, verse-14

वास्यैकं तक्षतो बाहुं चन्दनेनैकमुक्षतः ।
नाकल्याणं न कल्याणं प्रध्यायन्नुभयोस्तयोः ॥१४॥

14. vāsyaikaṁ takṣato bāhuṁ candanenaikamukṣataḥ ,
nākalyāṇaṁ na kalyāṇaṁ pradhyāyannubhayostayoḥ.

14. vāsya ekam takṣataḥ bāhum candanena ekam ukṣataḥ
na akalyāṇam na kalyāṇam pradhyāyan ubhayoḥ tayoḥ

14. Meditating (pradhyāyan), he considers neither of the two situations—one arm (ekam bāhum) being cut (takṣataḥ) by an axe (vāsya) and the other (ekam) being anointed (ukṣataḥ) with sandalwood (candanena)—to be inauspicious (akalyāṇam) or auspicious (kalyāṇam) for both of them (ubhayoḥ tayoḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• वास्य (vāsya) - by an axe

• एकम् (ekam) - one

• तक्षतः (takṣataḥ) - while being cut (cutting, carving, shaping)

• बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

• चन्दनेन (candanena) - by sandalwood, with sandalwood paste

• एकम् (ekam) - one, the other

• उक्षतः (ukṣataḥ) - while being anointed (anointing, sprinkling)

• न (na) - not, no

• अकल्याणम् (akalyāṇam) - inauspicious, bad, unlucky

• न (na) - not, no

• कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - auspicious, good, lucky

• प्रध्यायन् (pradhyāyan) - meditating, reflecting, contemplating

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both, for both

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (two), for them (two)

Words meanings and morphology

वास्य (vāsya) - by an axe

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāsī

vāsī - axe, hatchet

Note: Instrumental form, 'by means of an axe'.

एकम् (ekam) - one

(numeral)

Note: Modifies 'bāhum'.

तक्षतः (takṣataḥ) - while being cut (cutting, carving, shaping)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of takṣat

takṣat - cutting, carving, shaping, felling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root takṣ (to cut, carve).

Root: takṣ (class 1)

Note: Used idiomatically for 'when one cuts'.

बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Object of 'takṣataḥ'.

चन्दनेन (candanena) - by sandalwood, with sandalwood paste

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of candana

candana - sandalwood, sandalwood paste

Note: Instrument of anointing.

एकम् (ekam) - one, the other

(numeral)

Note: Modifies an implied 'bāhum'.

उक्षतः (ukṣataḥ) - while being anointed (anointing, sprinkling)

(adjective)

masculine, singular of ukṣat

ukṣat - anointing, sprinkling, moistening

Present Active Participle

Derived from root ukṣ (to sprinkle, moisten, anoint).

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

Note: Used idiomatically for 'when one anoints'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अकल्याणम् (akalyāṇam) - inauspicious, bad, unlucky

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akalyāṇa

akalyāṇa - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kalyāṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• kalyāṇa – auspicious, lucky, blessed, good
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Refers to the 'situation' or 'event' (neuter).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - auspicious, good, lucky

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - auspicious, lucky, blessed, good

Note: Refers to the 'situation' or 'event' (neuter).

प्रध्यायन् (pradhyāyan) - meditating, reflecting, contemplating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pradhyāyat

pradhyāyat - meditating, contemplating, reflecting deeply

Present Active Participle

Derived from root dhyā (to think, meditate) with prefix pra (forth, forward, intensely).

Prefix: pra

Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: Refers to the renunciant, performing the meditation (dhyāna).

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both, for both

(pronoun)

dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both

Note: Refers to the two arms/situations.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of them (two), for them (two)

(pronoun)

masculine/neuter, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two situations (cutting and anointing).