महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-114, verse-9

वेतसो वेगमायान्तं दृष्ट्वा नमति नेतरः ।
स च वेगेऽभ्यतिक्रान्ते स्थानमासाद्य तिष्ठति ॥९॥

9. vetaso vegamāyāntaṁ dṛṣṭvā namati netaraḥ ,
sa ca vege'bhyatikrānte sthānamāsādya tiṣṭhati.

9. vetasaḥ vegam āyāntam dṛṣṭvā namati na itaraḥ
saḥ ca vege abhyatikrānte sthānam āsādya tiṣṭhati

9. vetasaḥ vegam āyāntam dṛṣṭvā namati itaraḥ na (namati)
saḥ ca vege abhyatikrānte sthānam āsādya tiṣṭhati

9. Upon seeing an approaching force, the reed (vetasa) bends, but the other [rigid tree] does not. And when the force has passed, it (the reed) returns to its position and stands firm.

Words meanings summery:

• वेतसः (vetasaḥ) - a reed (known for its flexibility) (a reed, a cane, a willow)

• वेगम् (vegam) - (an approaching) force (force, speed, impulse, current)

• आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching (force) (approaching, coming)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen, after seeing)

• नमति (namati) - it (the reed) bends (he/she/it bows, bends, salutes)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इतरः (itaraḥ) - the other (i.e., the rigid tree from previous verse) (the other, different)

• सः (saḥ) - it (the reed) (he, it, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वेगे (vege) - when the force (in the force, in the speed)

• अभ्यतिक्रान्ते (abhyatikrānte) - when (the force) has passed (when passed, when gone beyond)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - (its) position (place, position, site)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached/regained (having reached, having attained, having approached)

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it stands (firm) (he/she/it stands, remains)

Words meanings and morphology

वेतसः (vetasaḥ) - a reed (known for its flexibility) (a reed, a cane, a willow)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vetasa

vetasa - reed, cane, willow (plant known for flexibility)

वेगम् (vegam) - (an approaching) force (force, speed, impulse, current)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impulse, current, stream

Derived from root vij (to move rapidly)

Root: vij (class 6)

आयान्तम् (āyāntam) - approaching (force) (approaching, coming)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āyānt

āyānt - approaching, coming, arriving

Present active participle

Present active participle (accusative singular masculine) of root yā with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: yā (class 2)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - upon seeing (having seen, after seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive (indeclinable participle) of root dṛś (Pāṇinian class 1)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

नमति (namati) - it (the reed) bends (he/she/it bows, bends, salutes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of nam

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative of root nam (Pāṇinian class 1)

Root: nam (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

इतरः (itaraḥ) - the other (i.e., the rigid tree from previous verse) (the other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

सः (saḥ) - it (the reed) (he, it, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वेगे (vege) - when the force (in the force, in the speed)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impulse, current, stream

Derived from root vij (to move rapidly)

Root: vij (class 6)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

अभ्यतिक्रान्ते (abhyatikrānte) - when (the force) has passed (when passed, when gone beyond)

(participle)

Locative, masculine, singular of abhyatikrānta

abhyatikrānta - passed, gone beyond, overcome

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle (locative singular masculine) of root kram with upasargas abhi and ati

Prefixes: abhi+ati

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - (its) position (place, position, site)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, stand, site

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached/regained (having reached, having attained, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive (indeclinable participle) of root sad with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - it stands (firm) (he/she/it stands, remains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of sthā

Present active indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative of root sthā (Pāṇinian class 1)

Root: sthā (class 1)