महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-85, verse-18

ययातिरुवाच ।
हित्वा सोऽसून्सुप्तवन्निष्टनित्वा पुरोधाय सुकृतं दुष्कृतं च ।
अन्यां योनिं पवनाग्रानुसारी हित्वा देहं भजते राजसिंह ॥१८॥

18. yayātiruvāca ,
hitvā so'sūnsuptavanniṣṭanitvā; purodhāya sukṛtaṁ duṣkṛtaṁ ca ,
anyāṁ yoniṁ pavanāgrānusārī; hitvā dehaṁ bhajate rājasiṁha.

18. yayātiḥ uvāca | hitvā saḥ asūn suptavat
niṣṭanitvā purodhāya sukṛtam
duṣkṛtam ca | anyām yonim pavanāgra-anusārī
hitvā deham bhajate rājasiṃha

18. Yayāti said: 'Having abandoned the vital breaths, as if in slumber, and having ceased to breathe, carrying forth both good deeds (sukṛta) and bad deeds (duṣkṛta), that (soul), following the primal vital breath (prāṇa), relinquishes one body and attains another birth, O lion among kings!'

Words meanings summery:

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having left

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• असून् (asūn) - the vital breaths, life

• सुप्तवत् (suptavat) - as if asleep, like one sleeping

• निष्टनित्वा (niṣṭanitvā) - having groaned, having sighed, having ceased to breathe

• पुरोधाय (purodhāya) - having placed in front, having taken along, having put forward

• सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deeds, merit

• दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - bad deeds, demerit

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्याम् (anyām) - another, other

• योनिम् (yonim) - womb, birth, origin, species

• पवनाग्र-अनुसारी (pavanāgra-anusārī) - following the primal vital breath, following the foremost wind

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having left

• देहम् (deham) - body

• भजते (bhajate) - attains, obtains, resorts to, experiences

• राजसिंह (rājasiṁha) - O lion among kings, O best of kings

Words meanings and morphology

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayāti (proper name of a king)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root hā (3rd class) with -tvā suffix

Root: hā (class 3)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

असून् (asūn) - the vital breaths, life

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of asu

asu - breath, vital air, life

सुप्तवत् (suptavat) - as if asleep, like one sleeping

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -vat added to supta (Past Passive Participle of svap)

निष्टनित्वा (niṣṭanitvā) - having groaned, having sighed, having ceased to breathe

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root stan with prefix ni and -tvā suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: stan (class 1)

पुरोधाय (purodhāya) - having placed in front, having taken along, having put forward

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root dhā with prefix puras and -ya suffix

Prefix: puras

Root: dhā (class 3)

सुकृतम् (sukṛtam) - good deeds, merit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - good deed, merit, virtue, well done

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, deed, act
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - bad deeds, demerit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - bad deed, demerit, sin, ill-done

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, deed, act
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्याम् (anyām) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

योनिम् (yonim) - womb, birth, origin, species

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - womb, source, origin, birth, species

पवनाग्र-अनुसारी (pavanāgra-anusārī) - following the primal vital breath, following the foremost wind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavanāgrānusārin

pavanāgrānusārin - following the primal vital breath, following the foremost wind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pavana+agra+anusārin)

• pavana – wind, air, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
• agra – front, tip, foremost, leading
  noun (neuter)
• anusārin – following, accompanying
  adjective
  Agent noun
  derived from anu-sṛ
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned, having left

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root hā (3rd class) with -tvā suffix

Root: hā (class 3)

देहम् (deham) - body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical frame

भजते (bhajate) - attains, obtains, resorts to, experiences

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

राजसिंह (rājasiṁha) - O lion among kings, O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājasiṃha

rājasiṁha - lion among kings, best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+siṃha)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)