महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-179, verse-4

यदि वातोपमो जीवः संश्लेषो यदि वायुना ।
वायुमण्डलवद्दृश्यो गच्छेत्सह मरुद्गणैः ॥४॥

4. yadi vātopamo jīvaḥ saṁśleṣo yadi vāyunā ,
vāyumaṇḍalavaddṛśyo gacchetsaha marudgaṇaiḥ.

4. yadi vātopamaḥ jīvaḥ saṃśleṣaḥ yadi vāyunā |
vāyumaṇḍalavat dṛśyaḥ gacchet saha marudgaṇaiḥ

4. yadi jīvaḥ vātopamaḥ yadi vāyunā saṃśleṣaḥ (asti)
(tadā) vāyumaṇḍalavat dṛśyaḥ marudgaṇaiḥ saha gacchet

4. If the life force (jīva) were like the wind, or if its connection were with the wind, then it should be visible like the atmosphere and move along with the hosts of wind.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वातोपमः (vātopamaḥ) - similar to wind, comparable to wind

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - life force, individual soul, living being

• संश्लेषः (saṁśleṣaḥ) - connection, adhesion, close union

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind, with the air

• वायुमण्डलवत् (vāyumaṇḍalavat) - like the atmosphere, like a sphere of air

• दृश्यः (dṛśyaḥ) - visible, perceptible, to be seen

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - it would go, it should go

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• मरुद्गणैः (marudgaṇaiḥ) - with groups of winds, with hosts of Maruts

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle.

वातोपमः (vātopamaḥ) - similar to wind, comparable to wind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vātopama

vātopama - similar to wind, like wind

Compound of vāta (wind) and upama (similar)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vāta+upama)

• vāta – wind, air
  noun (masculine)
  From root vā (to blow)
  Root: vā (class 2)
• upama – simile, comparison, similar, comparable
  adjective (masculine)
  From upa + mā (to measure)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: mā (class 3)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - life force, individual soul, living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - life, soul, living being

From verbal root jīv (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first conditional clause.

संश्लेषः (saṁśleṣaḥ) - connection, adhesion, close union

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśleṣa

saṁśleṣa - connection, union, contact

From sam + śliṣ (to cling to, embrace)

Prefix: sam

Root: śilṣ (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second conditional clause.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle.

वायुना (vāyunā) - by the wind, with the air

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - air, wind, breath

From root vā (to blow)

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: 'By' or 'with' the wind.

वायुमण्डलवत् (vāyumaṇḍalavat) - like the atmosphere, like a sphere of air

(indeclinable)

Compound of vāyumaṇḍala (atmosphere) + vat (like)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (vāyumaṇḍala+vat)

• vāyumaṇḍala – atmosphere, sphere of air
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of vāyu (wind) and maṇḍala (sphere)
• vat – like, as
  indeclinable
  Suffix 'vat' (like)

Note: Adverbial usage.

दृश्यः (dṛśyaḥ) - visible, perceptible, to be seen

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛśya

dṛśya - visible, perceptible, to be seen

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see), suffix -ya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'jīvaḥ' implicitly.

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - it would go, it should go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

Optative Mood, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The consequence of the conditional statement.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing instrumental case.

मरुद्गणैः (marudgaṇaiḥ) - with groups of winds, with hosts of Maruts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of marudgaṇa

marudgaṇa - group of winds, host of Maruts

Compound of marut (wind) and gaṇa (group)

Compound type : tatpurusha (marut+gaṇa)

• marut – wind, air, Marut (deity)
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: The 'd' in marudgaṇa is due to internal sandhi of 't' before 'g'.