महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-165, verse-29

न चास्ति पथि भोक्तव्यं प्राणसंधारणं मम ।
किं कृत्वा धारयेयं वै प्राणानित्यभ्यचिन्तयत् ॥२९॥

29. na cāsti pathi bhoktavyaṁ prāṇasaṁdhāraṇaṁ mama ,
kiṁ kṛtvā dhārayeyaṁ vai prāṇānityabhyacintayat.

29. na ca asti pathi bhoktavyam prāṇasaṃdhāraṇam mama
kim kṛtvā dhārayeyam vai prāṇān iti abhyacintayat

29. ca pathi bhoktavyam mama prāṇasaṃdhāraṇam na asti
kim kṛtvā vai prāṇān dhārayeyam iti abhyacintayat

29. "And there is no food on the path for my sustenance of life. What should I do to sustain my life?" So he pondered.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - There is nothing to eat. (not, no)

• च (ca) - "And there is nothing..." (and, also)

• अस्ति (asti) - There is nothing (to eat). (is, exists)

• पथि (pathi) - Nothing to eat on the journey. (on the path, on the way)

• भोक्तव्यम् (bhoktavyam) - Food that should be eaten. (to be eaten, food, eatable)

• प्राणसंधारणम् (prāṇasaṁdhāraṇam) - Food for the sustenance of Gautama's life. (sustenance of life, support of life)

• मम (mama) - for my sustenance. (my, of me)

• किम् (kim) - What action should I perform? (what, why)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - What should I do (having done what)? (having done, by doing)

• धारयेयम् (dhārayeyam) - How should I sustain my life? (I should sustain, I should maintain)

• वै (vai) - Emphasizes the question. (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - Sustain my vital breaths (life). (lives, vital breaths)

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of direct speech or thought. (thus, so)

• अभ्यचिन्तयत् (abhyacintayat) - He thought thus. (thought, pondered)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - There is nothing to eat. (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

च (ca) - "And there is nothing..." (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अस्ति (asti) - There is nothing (to eat). (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

पथि (pathi) - Nothing to eat on the journey. (on the path, on the way)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Locative case indicating location.

भोक्तव्यम् (bhoktavyam) - Food that should be eaten. (to be eaten, food, eatable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhoktavya

bhoktavya - to be eaten, eatable, food

Gerundive (future passive participle)

From root 'bhuj' with suffix '-tavya'

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Functions as a noun here, 'that which is to be eaten' = food.

प्राणसंधारणम् (prāṇasaṁdhāraṇam) - Food for the sustenance of Gautama's life. (sustenance of life, support of life)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāṇasaṃdhāraṇa

prāṇasaṁdhāraṇa - sustenance of life, support of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+saṃdhāraṇa)

• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, life
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-an (to breathe forth)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• saṃdhāraṇa – holding, supporting, maintaining, sustaining
  noun (neuter)
  Nominalization (from root 'dhṛ')
  From root 'dhṛ' with 'sam-' prefix and suffix '-ana'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhoktavyam' or is in apposition to it.

मम (mama) - for my sustenance. (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive.

किम् (kim) - What action should I perform? (what, why)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Interrogative pronoun, object of 'kṛtvā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - What should I do (having done what)? (having done, by doing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'kṛ' with suffix '-tvā'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Denotes a preceding action.

धारयेयम् (dhārayeyam) - How should I sustain my life? (I should sustain, I should maintain)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dhṛ

From root 'dhṛ' with causative suffix '-aya' and optative mood ending.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Expresses a wish, possibility, or duty.

वै (vai) - Emphasizes the question. (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - Sustain my vital breaths (life). (lives, vital breaths)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - life-breath, vital air, life

From pra-an (to breathe forth)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of 'dhārayeyam'.

इति (iti) - Marks the end of direct speech or thought. (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotative particle.

अभ्यचिन्तयत् (abhyacintayat) - He thought thus. (thought, pondered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of cint

Root 'cit' (to perceive) with secondary suffix '-aya' (causative/denominal stem), past imperfect tense, with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Intensified form of 'acintayat'.