महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-137, verse-72

पूजन्युवाच ।
यस्येह व्रणिनौ पादौ पद्भ्यां च परिसर्पति ।
क्षण्येते तस्य तौ पादौ सुगुप्तमभिधावतः ॥७२॥

72. pūjanyuvāca ,
yasyeha vraṇinau pādau padbhyāṁ ca parisarpati ,
kṣaṇyete tasya tau pādau suguptamabhidhāvataḥ.

72. pūjaniḥ uvāca yasya iha vraṇinau pādau padbhyām ca
parisarpati kṣīṇyete tasya tau pādau suguptam abhidhāvataḥ

72. pūjaniḥ uvāca yasya iha vraṇinau pādau ca padbhyām parisarpati,
tasya tau pādau suguptam abhidhāvataḥ kṣīṇyete

72. Pūjani said: He whose two feet are wounded, and who still moves about with those feet, those two feet of his quickly become exhausted as he tries to run secretly.

Words meanings summery:

• पूजनिः (pūjaniḥ) - Pūjani (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• व्रणिनौ (vraṇinau) - referring to the two feet (two wounded, having wounds)

• पादौ (pādau) - two feet

• पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with (two) feet, by means of feet

• च (ca) - and, also

• परिसर्पती (parisarpatī) - he moves around, crawls, walks about

• क्षीण्येते (kṣīṇyete) - (the two feet) become exhausted (they (two) become exhausted, waste away, are worn out)

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

• तौ (tau) - referring to the two feet (those two)

• पादौ (pādau) - two feet

• सुगुप्तम् (suguptam) - very secretly, well hidden, very carefully

• अभिधावतः (abhidhāvataḥ) - (while) running secretly (running towards, moving quickly)

Words meanings and morphology

पूजनिः (pūjaniḥ) - Pūjani (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjani

pūjani - Pūjani (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Irregular perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

व्रणिनौ (vraṇinau) - referring to the two feet (two wounded, having wounds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vraṇin

vraṇin - wounded, having wounds

Derived from 'vraṇa' (wound) with the possessive suffix '-in'.

Note: Qualifies 'pādau'.

पादौ (pādau) - two feet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

Note: Subject of the first clause.

पद्भ्याम् (padbhyām) - with (two) feet, by means of feet

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, dual of pad

pad - foot, leg

Irregular stem for 'pāda' in oblique cases.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परिसर्पती (parisarpatī) - he moves around, crawls, walks about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pari-sṛp

Present Tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular

Derived from root sṛp (to crawl, glide) with upasarga pari- (around).

Prefix: pari

Root: sṛp (class 1)

क्षीण्येते (kṣīṇyete) - (the two feet) become exhausted (they (two) become exhausted, waste away, are worn out)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of kṣi

Present Tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd Person Dual

Derived from root kṣi (to waste away, destroy).

Root: kṣi (class 5)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तौ (tau) - referring to the two feet (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to the 'pādau'.

पादौ (pādau) - two feet

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter

सुगुप्तम् (suguptam) - very secretly, well hidden, very carefully

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'su' (good, well) and 'gupta' (hidden, protected). Here used adverbially.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+gupta)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• gupta – hidden, protected, secret
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gup (to protect, hide).
  Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

अभिधावतः (abhidhāvataḥ) - (while) running secretly (running towards, moving quickly)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of abhi-dhāv

abhi-dhāv - to run towards, rush, hasten

Present Active Participle, Masculine, Nominative Dual

Derived from root dhāv (to run) with upasarga abhi- (towards). Here, used adverbially in nominative dual, meaning 'while running'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhāv (class 1)

Note: Participle agreeing with 'pādau', implying simultaneity.