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.

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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