महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-41, verse-24

यत्त्वेतत्पश्यसि ब्रह्मन्मूलमस्यार्धभक्षितम् ।
तत्र लम्बामहे सर्वे सोऽप्येकस्तप आस्थितः ॥२४॥

24. yattvetatpaśyasi brahmanmūlamasyārdhabhakṣitam ,
tatra lambāmahe sarve so'pyekastapa āsthitaḥ.

24. yat tu etat paśyasi brahman mūlam asya ardhabhakṣitam
tatra lambāmahe sarve saḥ api ekaḥ tapaḥ āsthitaḥ

24. And what you see here, O Brahmin, as the half-eaten root of this (creeper)—from there we are all suspended. That one (Jaratkāru), too, is solely engaged in penance.

24. והשורש הזה שאתה רואה, הו בְּרַהְמִין, אכול למחצה, בו אנו כולם תלויים. גם הוא האחד שעומד בתרגול.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - what (you see) (what, which)

• तु (tu) - and (but, and, indeed)

• एतत् (etat) - this (root) (this)

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

• मूलम् (mūlam) - the root (root, origin)

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

• अर्धभक्षितम् (ardhabhakṣitam) - half-eaten (half-eaten, half-devoured)

• तत्र (tatra) - from there (from the half-eaten root) (there, then, in that case)

• लम्बामहे (lambāmahe) - we are suspended (we hang, we are suspended)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, everyone)

• सः (saḥ) - that one (Jaratkāru) (he, that)

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

• एकः (ekaḥ) - solely (engaged in penance) (one, single, sole)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - engaged in (penance) (engaged in, standing in, resorting to)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - what (you see) (what, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

तु (tu) - and (but, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (root) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, the Absolute

मूलम् (mūlam) - the root (root, origin)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अर्धभक्षितम् (ardhabhakṣitam) - half-eaten (half-eaten, half-devoured)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ardhabhakṣita

ardhabhakṣita - half-eaten, half-devoured

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ardha+bhakṣita)

• ardha – half, part
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• bhakṣita – eaten, devoured
  participle (neuter)
  past passive participle
  root bhakṣ + ktā
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

तत्र (tatra) - from there (from the half-eaten root) (there, then, in that case)

(indeclinable)

लम्बामहे (lambāmahe) - we are suspended (we hang, we are suspended)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (lat) of lamb

Root: lamb (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, everyone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

सः (saḥ) - that one (Jaratkāru) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - solely (engaged in penance) (one, single, sole)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, self-mortification, austerity, penance

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - engaged in (penance) (engaged in, standing in, resorting to)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - placed, situated, engaged in, having recourse to

past passive participle

prefix ā + root sthā + ktā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

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