महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-25

उदके बहवः प्राणाः पृथिव्यां च फलेषु च ।
न च कश्चिन्न तान्हन्ति किमन्यत्प्राणयापनात् ॥२५॥

25. udake bahavaḥ prāṇāḥ pṛthivyāṁ ca phaleṣu ca ,
na ca kaścinna tānhanti kimanyatprāṇayāpanāt.

25. udake bahavaḥ prāṇāḥ pṛthivyām ca phaleṣu ca |
na ca kaścit na tān hanti kim anyat prāṇayāpanāt

25. udake pṛthivyām ca phaleṣu ca bahavaḥ prāṇāḥ ca
kaścit tān na na hanti prāṇayāpanāt anyat kim

25. Many living beings exist in water, on earth, and in fruits. There is no one who does not kill them. What alternative is there apart from sustaining one's own life?

Words meanings summery:

• उदके (udake) - in water (in water, on water)

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous, much)

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - living beings (living beings, lives, life-breaths)

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• फलेषु (phaleṣu) - in fruits (in fruits, among results)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (someone, anyone)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तान् (tān) - them (referring to prāṇāḥ, living beings) (them (masculine plural accusative))

• हन्ति (hanti) - kills (kills, strikes, destroys)

• किम् (kim) - what (what, why, how)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, alternative (other, different)

• प्राणयापनात् (prāṇayāpanāt) - apart from sustaining life (than sustaining life, from sustaining life)

Words meanings and morphology

उदके (udake) - in water (in water, on water)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many (many, numerous, much)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with prāṇāḥ

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - living beings (living beings, lives, life-breaths)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - life-breath, vital air, life, spirit, living being

From root an with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject (implied verb 'exist')

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth (on earth, in the world)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects items in a list

फलेषु (phaleṣu) - in fruits (in fruits, among results)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects items in a list

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with ca, 'na ca' = 'nor'

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with na, 'na ca' = 'nor'

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone (someone, anyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain

Indefinite pronoun, from kim + cit

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun
• cid – a particle of indefiniteness
  indeclinable

Note: Subject of hanti

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates hanti. Double negative 'na...na hanti' means 'does not not kill', i.e., 'kills'

तान् (tān) - them (referring to prāṇāḥ, living beings) (them (masculine plural accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of hanti

हन्ति (hanti) - kills (kills, strikes, destroys)

(verb)

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

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject is kaścit

किम् (kim) - what (what, why, how)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which, why

Note: Interrogative

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, alternative (other, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

Note: Predicate nominative to implied 'is'

प्राणयापनात् (prāṇayāpanāt) - apart from sustaining life (than sustaining life, from sustaining life)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of prāṇayāpana

prāṇayāpana - sustaining life, means of livelihood

Compound of prāṇa (life-breath) and yāpana (passing, maintaining)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+yāpana)

• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• yāpana – passing, leading (of life), maintaining, supporting
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  From root yā (to go, pass) with causative suffix and -ana
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used with anyat ("other than")