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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-180, verse-4

नश्यतीत्येव जानामि शान्तमग्निमनिन्धनम् ।
गतिर्यस्य प्रमाणं वा संस्थानं वा न दृश्यते ॥४॥
4. naśyatītyeva jānāmi śāntamagnimanindhanam ,
gatiryasya pramāṇaṁ vā saṁsthānaṁ vā na dṛśyate.
4. naśyati iti eva jānāmi śāntam agnim anindhanam |
gatiḥ yasya pramāṇam vā saṃsthānam vā na dṛśyate
4. agniḥ śāntam anindhanam naśyati iti eva jānāmi
yasya gatiḥ vā pramāṇam vā saṃsthānam vā na dṛśyate
4. I know that a fire, having become tranquil (extinguished) and without fuel, simply perishes. Neither its movement, nor any evidence of its existence, nor its location is perceived.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)
  • इति (iti) - thus, marking the conclusion of a statement (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or conclusion)
  • एव (eva) - certainly, simply (only, just, indeed, certainly)
  • जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I perceive)
  • शान्तम् (śāntam) - extinguished, having become tranquil (calmed, tranquil, pacified, extinguished)
  • अग्निम् (agnim) - fire (fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire)
  • अनिन्धनम् (anindhanam) - without fuel, fuel-less
  • गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement (movement, course, progress, state, destination)
  • यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the fire) (whose, of which)
  • प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - evidence of its existence, manifestation (measure, proof, evidence, authority)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
  • संस्थानम् (saṁsthānam) - location, abode (abode, location, form, state, condition)
  • वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived (is seen, appears, is perceived)

Words meanings and morphology

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, disappears)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of naś
Present Tense
Root naś, 4th class, P. (parasmaipada)
Root: naś (class 4)
इति (iti) - thus, marking the conclusion of a statement (thus, so, in this manner, marking direct speech or conclusion)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - certainly, simply (only, just, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
जानामि (jānāmi) - I know (I know, I perceive)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā
Present Tense
Root jñā, 9th class, P. (parasmaipada)
Root: jñā (class 9)
शान्तम् (śāntam) - extinguished, having become tranquil (calmed, tranquil, pacified, extinguished)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śānta
śānta - calm, tranquil, pacified, extinguished, at peace
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root śam (to be calm, to cease)
Root: śam (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'agnim'.
अग्निम् (agnim) - fire (fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, sacrificial fire, god of fire
Note: Object of 'jānāmi'.
अनिन्धनम् (anindhanam) - without fuel, fuel-less
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anindhana
anindhana - without fuel, not having fuel
Negative compound.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+indhana)
  • an – not, without
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • indhana – fuel, kindling wood
    noun (neuter)
    Root: indh (class 7)
Note: Agrees with 'agnim'.
गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement (movement, course, progress, state, destination)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - going, movement, course, path, state, condition, destination
From root gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'na dṛśyate'.
यस्य (yasya) - whose (referring to the fire) (whose, of which)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
Note: Refers to 'agnim'.
प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - evidence of its existence, manifestation (measure, proof, evidence, authority)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa
pramāṇa - measure, standard, proof, evidence, authority, limit
From pra-mā (to measure)
Prefix: pra
Root: mā (class 3)
Note: Subject of 'na dṛśyate'.
वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
(indeclinable)
संस्थानम् (saṁsthānam) - location, abode (abode, location, form, state, condition)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃsthāna
saṁsthāna - position, situation, abode, place, form, figure, state, condition, establishment
From sam-sthā (to stand together, to settle)
Prefix: sam
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Subject of 'na dṛśyate'.
वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)
(indeclinable)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is perceived (is seen, appears, is perceived)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś
Present Tense
Root dṛś, 1st class, A. (ātmanepada) passive voice.
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Passive form; subject implied from context (gatiḥ, pramāṇam, saṃsthānam).