महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-139, verse-36

स चिन्तयामास तदा स्तेयं कार्यमितो मया ।
न हीदानीमुपायोऽन्यो विद्यते प्राणधारणे ॥३६॥

36. sa cintayāmāsa tadā steyaṁ kāryamito mayā ,
na hīdānīmupāyo'nyo vidyate prāṇadhāraṇe.

36. sa cintayāmāsa tadā steyam kāryam itaḥ mayā na
hi idānīm upāyaḥ anyaḥ vidyate prāṇadhāraṇe

36. saḥ tadā cintayāmāsa mayā itaḥ steyam kāryam
hi idānīm prāṇadhāraṇe anyaḥ upāyaḥ na vidyate

36. Then he thought, 'I must commit theft now, for indeed, no other means for sustaining life (prāṇadhāraṇa) exists at present.'

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, he considered

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• स्तेयम् (steyam) - theft, stealing

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, ought to be done

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this, hence, by this means

• मया (mayā) - by me

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

• उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, expedient

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

• प्राणधारणे (prāṇadhāraṇe) - for sustaining life, in the sustaining of life

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: A demonstrative pronoun used as a third-person pronoun.

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he thought, he considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of cintay

Perfect tense

Derived from the root √cit (to perceive, know) or from the noun cintā (thought) as a denominative verb.

Root: cit (class 10)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

स्तेयम् (steyam) - theft, stealing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of steya

steya - theft, stealing (as an act)

Derived from √stī / √stīy (to steal) + suffix -ya.

Root: stī (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'kāryam'.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, ought to be done

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'steyam'.

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this, hence, by this means

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

इदानीम् (idānīm) - now, at this time

(indeclinable)

उपायः (upāyaḥ) - means, method, expedient

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, approach

Derived from √i (to go) with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Agrees in gender, number, and case with 'upāyaḥ'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

प्राणधारणे (prāṇadhāraṇe) - for sustaining life, in the sustaining of life

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāṇadhāraṇa

prāṇadhāraṇa - sustaining life, maintaining life (prāṇadhāraṇa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+dhāraṇa)

• prāṇa – breath, life-breath, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• dhāraṇa – holding, maintaining, sustaining, bearing
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √dhṛ (to hold)
  Action noun from √dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)