महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-8, verse-8

येन दह्यन्ति गात्राणि येन प्रज्ञा विनश्यति ।
येनाभिभूतः पुरुषो मरणं बहु मन्यते ॥८॥

8. yena dahyanti gātrāṇi yena prajñā vinaśyati ,
yenābhibhūtaḥ puruṣo maraṇaṁ bahu manyate.

8. yena dahyanti gātrāṇi yena prajñā vinaśyati
yena abhibhūtaḥ puruṣaḥ maraṇam bahu manyate

8. yena gātrāṇi dahyanti yena prajñā vinaśyati
yena abhibhūtaḥ puruṣaḥ maraṇam bahu manyate

8. That by which the limbs are scorched, by which the intellect is destroyed, and by which a person (puruṣa), being overwhelmed, greatly desires death.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• दह्यन्ति (dahyanti) - they burn, they are consumed, they are scorched

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - intellect, wisdom, understanding

• विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

• येन (yena) - by which, by whom

• अभिभूतः (abhibhūtaḥ) - overcome, overwhelmed, subdued

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the human being affected by the condition. (person, man, soul, conscious principle)

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly, exceedingly

• मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he considers, he believes

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to a preceding (unnamed) cause or affliction.

दह्यन्ति (dahyanti) - they burn, they are consumed, they are scorched

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dah

Root: dah (class 1)

Note: Root 'dah' in passive (ya-stem) form.

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - limbs, body parts

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, body part, body

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - intellect, wisdom, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā

prajñā - intellect, wisdom, understanding, discernment

Prefix: pra

Root: jñā (class 9)

विनश्यति (vinaśyati) - perishes, is destroyed, disappears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vinaś

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

येन (yena) - by which, by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

अभिभूतः (abhibhūtaḥ) - overcome, overwhelmed, subdued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhibhūta

abhibhūta - overcome, overwhelmed, subdued, defeated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū with prefix abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the human being affected by the condition. (person, man, soul, conscious principle)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, human being, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

Verbal noun from root mṛ

Root: mṛ (class 6)

बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly, exceedingly

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

मन्यते (manyate) - he thinks, he considers, he believes

(verb)

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

Root: man (class 4)