महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-3, verse-9

यथा च मृन्मयं भाण्डं चक्रारूढं विपद्यते ।
किंचित्प्रक्रियमाणं वा कृतमात्रमथापि वा ॥९॥

9. yathā ca mṛnmayaṁ bhāṇḍaṁ cakrārūḍhaṁ vipadyate ,
kiṁcitprakriyamāṇaṁ vā kṛtamātramathāpi vā.

9. yathā ca mṛnmayam bhāṇḍam cakrārūḍham vipadyate
kiñcit prakriyamāṇam vā kṛtamātram atha api vā

9. ca yathā mṛnmayam bhāṇḍam cakrārūḍham vipadyate,
kiñcit prakriyamāṇam vā kṛtamātram atha api vā

9. And just as an earthen pot, placed on the potter's wheel, perishes—whether it is still in the process of being made or has just been completed—

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

• च (ca) - and, also

• मृन्मयम् (mṛnmayam) - made of clay, earthen

• भाण्डम् (bhāṇḍam) - pot, vessel, utensil

• चक्रारूढम् (cakrārūḍham) - mounted on a wheel, placed on a potter's wheel

• विपद्यते (vipadyate) - perishes, is destroyed, comes to harm, falls apart

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, somewhat, a little, partially

• प्रक्रियमाणम् (prakriyamāṇam) - being made, being processed, in the course of construction

• वा (vā) - or

• कृतमात्रम् (kṛtamātram) - merely made, just completed

• अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मृन्मयम् (mṛnmayam) - made of clay, earthen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mṛnmayā

mṛnmayā - made of earth/clay, earthen

Derived from 'mṛd' (earth, clay) with suffix '-maya'

भाण्डम् (bhāṇḍam) - pot, vessel, utensil

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāṇḍa

bhāṇḍa - pot, vessel, utensil, goods, wares

चक्रारूढम् (cakrārūḍham) - mounted on a wheel, placed on a potter's wheel

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cakrārūḍha

cakrārūḍha - mounted on a wheel, ascended a wheel, placed upon a wheel

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cakra+ārūḍha)

• cakra – wheel, discus, circle
  noun (neuter)
• ārūḍha – mounted, ascended, placed upon
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'ruh' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

विपद्यते (vipadyate) - perishes, is destroyed, comes to harm, falls apart

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vipad

Root 'pad' (class 4) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: pad (class 4)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - something, somewhat, a little, partially

(indeclinable)

प्रक्रियमाणम् (prakriyamāṇam) - being made, being processed, in the course of construction

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakriyamāṇa

prakriyamāṇa - being done, being performed, being made, being processed

Present Passive Participle

From root 'kṛ' (class 8) with prefix 'pra', passive form, 'śānac' suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

कृतमात्रम् (kṛtamātram) - merely made, just completed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtamātra

kṛtamātra - only made, merely done, just finished

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+mātra)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished, deed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'kṛ' (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• mātra – mere, only, measure, quantity, extent
  noun (neuter)

अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)