महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-179, verse-6

कूपे वा सलिलं दद्यात्प्रदीपं वा हुताशने ।
प्रक्षिप्तं नश्यति क्षिप्रं यथा नश्यत्यसौ तथा ॥६॥

6. kūpe vā salilaṁ dadyātpradīpaṁ vā hutāśane ,
prakṣiptaṁ naśyati kṣipraṁ yathā naśyatyasau tathā.

6. kūpe vā salilam dadyāt pradīpam vā hutāśane |
prakṣiptam naśyati kṣipram yathā naśyati asau tathā

6. kūpe vā salilam dadyāt,
vā hutāśane pradīpam yathā prakṣiptam kṣipram naśyati,
tathā asau naśyati

6. One might pour water into a well, or place a lamp into a fire. Just as that which is cast in quickly perishes (as a distinct entity), so too does 'that' (jīva) thus 'perish' (its individuality).

Words meanings summery:

• कूपे (kūpe) - in a well, into a well

• वा (vā) - or, either

• सलिलम् (salilam) - water

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, one should place/put

• प्रदीपम् (pradīpam) - a lamp, a light

• वा (vā) - or, either

• हुताशने (hutāśane) - into fire, in fire

• प्रक्षिप्तम् (prakṣiptam) - the water or the lamp that is thrown/placed (that which is thrown, cast in)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes as a distinct entity or individual form (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes as a distinct entity or individual form (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

• असौ (asau) - refers to the jīva (life force) being discussed (that one, this one)

• तथा (tathā) - so, in that way, thus

Words meanings and morphology

कूपे (kūpe) - in a well, into a well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, cave

Note: Location for placing water.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Disjunctive particle.

सलिलम् (salilam) - water

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water

From root sal (to move, flow)

Root: sal (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dadyāt'.

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - one should give, one should place/put

(verb)

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

Optative Mood, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Derived from root dā (to give), reduplicated form in optative

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Expresses possibility or injunction.

प्रदीपम् (pradīpam) - a lamp, a light

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pradīpa

pradīpa - lamp, light, illuminating

From pra + dīp (to shine)

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Object of implicit 'dadyāt' or similar verb.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Disjunctive particle.

हुताशने (hutāśane) - into fire, in fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of hutāśana

hutāśana - fire, Agni (god of fire)

Compound meaning "eater of oblations" (huta-āśana)

Compound type : tatpurusha (huta+āśana)

• huta – offered, sacrificed, oblation
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hu (to sacrifice, offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• āśana – eating, food, eater
  noun (masculine)
  From root aś (to eat)
  Root: aś (class 5)

Note: Location for placing a lamp.

प्रक्षिप्तम् (prakṣiptam) - the water or the lamp that is thrown/placed (that which is thrown, cast in)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakṣipta

prakṣipta - thrown, cast in, inserted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṣip (to throw) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Refers to the water or lamp implicitly.

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes as a distinct entity or individual form (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Derived from root naś (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Describes the fate of the object thrown.

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle introducing a comparison.

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes as a distinct entity or individual form (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular, Active Voice

Derived from root naś (to perish)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Verb for the comparative part.

असौ (asau) - refers to the jīva (life force) being discussed (that one, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun (masculine singular nominative)

Note: Refers to the 'jīva' or the subject of the general discussion.

तथा (tathā) - so, in that way, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating conclusion or comparison.