महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-188, verse-17

पांसुभस्मकरीषाणां यथा वै राशयश्चिताः ।
सहसा वारिणा सिक्ता न यान्ति परिभावनाम् ॥१७॥

17. pāṁsubhasmakarīṣāṇāṁ yathā vai rāśayaścitāḥ ,
sahasā vāriṇā siktā na yānti paribhāvanām.

17. pāṃsu bhasma karīṣāṇām yathā vai rāśayaḥ citāḥ
sahasā vāriṇā siktāḥ na yānti paribhāvanām

17. yathā vai pāṃsu bhasma karīṣāṇām citāḥ rāśayaḥ
sahasā vāriṇā siktāḥ paribhāvanām na yānti

17. Just as piles of dust, ash, and dung, when suddenly sprinkled with water, do not immediately achieve full saturation or thorough absorption.

Words meanings summery:

• पांसु (pāṁsu) - dust, sand

• भस्म (bhasma) - ash, cinders

• करीषाणाम् (karīṣāṇām) - of dung, of dry cow-dung

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• राशयः (rāśayaḥ) - heaps, piles, collections

• चिताः (citāḥ) - piled up, accumulated, arranged

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, quickly

• वारिणा (vāriṇā) - by water, with water

• सिक्ताः (siktāḥ) - sprinkled, moistened, watered

• न (na) - not, no

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move, they attain

• परिभावनाम् (paribhāvanām) - complete saturation, thorough absorption, thorough understanding

Words meanings and morphology

पांसु (pāṁsu) - dust, sand

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṃsu

pāṁsu - dust, sand

Note: Part of a list of items followed by a genitive plural.

भस्म (bhasma) - ash, cinders

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhasman

bhasman - ash, cinders

Note: Part of a list of items followed by a genitive plural.

करीषाणाम् (karīṣāṇām) - of dung, of dry cow-dung

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karīṣa

karīṣa - dung, dry cow-dung

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, according to

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

राशयः (rāśayaḥ) - heaps, piles, collections

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rāśi

rāśi - heap, pile, collection

चिताः (citāḥ) - piled up, accumulated, arranged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of cita

cita - piled up, accumulated, arranged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root ci.

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with rāśayaḥ.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, forcefully, quickly

(indeclinable)

वारिणा (vāriṇā) - by water, with water

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vāri

vāri - water

सिक्ताः (siktāḥ) - sprinkled, moistened, watered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sikta

sikta - sprinkled, moistened, watered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root sic.

Root: sic (class 6)

Note: Agrees with rāśayaḥ.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they move, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Present Indicative

Present indicative 3rd person plural active.

Root: yā (class 2)

परिभावनाम् (paribhāvanām) - complete saturation, thorough absorption, thorough understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paribhāvanā

paribhāvanā - complete saturation, thorough absorption, contemplation, understanding

Derived from the root bhū with upasarga pari, and the kṛt suffix -ana (feminized).

Prefix: pari

Root: bhū (class 1)