महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-41, verse-23

यानि पश्यसि वै ब्रह्मन्मूलानीहास्य वीरुधः ।
एते नस्तन्तवस्तात कालेन परिभक्षिताः ॥२३॥

23. yāni paśyasi vai brahmanmūlānīhāsya vīrudhaḥ ,
ete nastantavastāta kālena paribhakṣitāḥ.

23. yāni paśyasi vai brahman mūlāni iha asya vīrudhaḥ
ete naḥ tantavaḥ tāta kālena paribhakṣitāḥ

23. And O Brahmin, the roots of this creeper that you see here—these are our threads, O dear one, which have been consumed by time.

Words meanings summery:

• यानि (yāni) - the roots which (which (plural))

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, surely)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots

• इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (creeper) (of this, his)

• वीरुधः (vīrudhaḥ) - of the creeper (of a creeper, of a plant)

• एते (ete) - these (roots/threads) (these (masculine))

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, of us)

• तन्तवः (tantavaḥ) - threads (symbolic of their existence) (threads, fibres)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address, often to a younger person or respectfully) (O father, O dear one)

• कालेन (kālena) - by time

• परिभक्षिताः (paribhakṣitāḥ) - consumed (by time) (eaten up, consumed, devoured)

Words meanings and morphology

यानि (yāni) - the roots which (which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute

मूलानि (mūlāni) - roots

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation

इह (iha) - here (in this situation) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this (creeper) (of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वीरुधः (vīrudhaḥ) - of the creeper (of a creeper, of a plant)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of vīrudh

vīrudh - creeper, plant, herb

एते (ete) - these (roots/threads) (these (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, this one

नः (naḥ) - our (our, of us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तन्तवः (tantavaḥ) - threads (symbolic of their existence) (threads, fibres)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tantu

tantu - thread, string, fibre, offspring, continuous series

तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address, often to a younger person or respectfully) (O father, O dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, sir (term of affectionate address, often to a younger person or student)

कालेन (kālena) - by time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, death

परिभक्षिताः (paribhakṣitāḥ) - consumed (by time) (eaten up, consumed, devoured)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paribhakṣita

paribhakṣita - eaten up, devoured, consumed

past passive participle

prefix pari + root bhakṣ + ktā

Prefix: pari

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)