महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-161, verse-15

यथा हि ते मया प्राणाः संगृहीता नरेश्वर ।
दर्शनादेव भूयस्त्वं तथा प्राणान्ममाहरः ॥१५॥

15. yathā hi te mayā prāṇāḥ saṁgṛhītā nareśvara ,
darśanādeva bhūyastvaṁ tathā prāṇānmamāharaḥ.

15. yathā hi te mayā prāṇāḥ saṃgṛhītā nara-īśvara
darśanāt eva bhūyas tvam tathā prāṇān mama āharaḥ

15. O lord of men (nareśvara), just as my sight captivated your vital breaths (prāṇa), so too, merely by your gaze, you have now taken my vital breaths (prāṇa) in return.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

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

• ते (te) - your (vital breaths) (your, to you)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths (prāṇa) (vital breaths, life, spirit (prāṇa))

• संगृहीता (saṁgṛhītā) - captivated (taken, seized, captivated, collected)

• नर-ईश्वर (nara-īśvara) - O lord of men, O king

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - by your gaze (from sight, by seeing, by a glance)

• एव (eva) - merely, just (just, only, indeed)

• भूयस् (bhūyas) - again, in return (again, further, more)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, in the same way)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - vital breaths (prāṇa) (vital breaths, lives (prāṇa))

• मम (mama) - my (vital breaths) (my, of me)

• आहरः (āharaḥ) - you have taken (away) (you took, you carried away, you collected)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

ते (te) - your (vital breaths) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form for genitive/dative singular.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths (prāṇa) (vital breaths, life, spirit (prāṇa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital energy, spirit

From root 'an' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Often refers to the five vital breaths.

संगृहीता (saṁgṛhītā) - captivated (taken, seized, captivated, collected)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃgṛhīta

saṁgṛhīta - taken, seized, collected, captivated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'grah' with prefix 'sam' and suffix -ta

Prefix: sam

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'prāṇāḥ'.

नर-ईश्वर (nara-īśvara) - O lord of men, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nara-īśvara

nara-īśvara - lord of men, king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'īś'
  Root: īś (class 2)

दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - by your gaze (from sight, by seeing, by a glance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - sight, seeing, vision, philosophy

Derived from root 'dṛś'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

एव (eva) - merely, just (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

भूयस् (bhūyas) - again, in return (again, further, more)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial

Comparative form of 'bahu' used adverbially

Note: In this context, it implies 'again' or 'in return'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तथा (tathā) - so too, similarly (so, thus, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Corresponds to 'yathā'.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - vital breaths (prāṇa) (vital breaths, lives (prāṇa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital energy, spirit

From root 'an' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of 'āharaḥ'.

मम (mama) - my (vital breaths) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

आहरः (āharaḥ) - you have taken (away) (you took, you carried away, you collected)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of āhṛ

Imperfect Active

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)