महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-205, verse-14

तद्वत्संसारकान्तारमातिष्ठञ्श्रमतत्परः ।
यात्रार्थमद्यादाहारं व्याधितो भेषजं यथा ॥१४॥

14. tadvatsaṁsārakāntāramātiṣṭhañśramatatparaḥ ,
yātrārthamadyādāhāraṁ vyādhito bheṣajaṁ yathā.

14. tadvat saṃsārakāntāram ātiṣṭhan śramatatparaḥ
yātrārtham adyāt āhāram vyādhitaḥ bheṣajam yathā

14. tadvat saṃsārakāntāram ātiṣṭhan śramatatparaḥ vyādhitaḥ yathā bheṣajam (adyāt),
(tathā) yātrārtham āhāram adyāt

14. Similarly, one who traverses the wilderness of transmigration (saṃsāra), being devoted to the effort, should consume food for the sake of the journey, just as a sick person takes medicine.

Words meanings summery:

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, just so

• संसारकान्तारम् (saṁsārakāntāram) - the wilderness of transmigration (saṃsāra)

• आतिष्ठन् (ātiṣṭhan) - standing in, entering, dwelling in, traversing

• श्रमतत्परः (śramatatparaḥ) - intent on toil, devoted to effort, weary

• यात्रार्थम् (yātrārtham) - for the sake of the journey, for sustenance

• अद्यात् (adyāt) - one should eat, one should consume

• आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance, meal

• व्याधितः (vyādhitaḥ) - sick, diseased, ill

• भेषजम् (bheṣajam) - medicine, remedy, cure

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner

Words meanings and morphology

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, in that manner, just so

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'tad' (that) + 'vati' (like) suffix.

संसारकान्तारम् (saṁsārakāntāram) - the wilderness of transmigration (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṃsārakāntāra

saṁsārakāntāra - the wilderness of transmigration (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpurusha (saṃsāra+kāntāra)

• saṃsāra – transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence
  noun (masculine)
  From root `sṛ` (to flow, to go) with prefix `sam` (together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• kāntāra – wilderness, forest, difficult path
  noun (neuter)

आतिष्ठन् (ātiṣṭhan) - standing in, entering, dwelling in, traversing

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātiṣṭhat

ātiṣṭhat - standing in, entering, dwelling in, occupying, traversing

Present Active Participle

From root `sthā` (to stand) with prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

श्रमतत्परः (śramatatparaḥ) - intent on toil, devoted to effort, weary

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śramatatpara

śramatatpara - intent on toil, devoted to effort

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrama+tatpara)

• śrama – fatigue, exhaustion, toil, effort
  noun (masculine)
  From root `śram` (to be weary).
  Root: śram (class 4)
• tatpara – intent on, devoted to, engaged in
  adjective (masculine)

यात्रार्थम् (yātrārtham) - for the sake of the journey, for sustenance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yātrārtha

yātrārtha - for the sake of the journey, for the purpose of moving on

Compound type : tatpurusha (yātrā+artha)

• yātrā – journey, procession, going on, sustenance
  noun (feminine)
  From root `yā` (to go) + `trā` suffix.
  Root: yā (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

अद्यात् (adyāt) - one should eat, one should consume

(verb)

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

Root: ad (class 2)

आहारम् (āhāram) - food, sustenance, meal

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, sustenance, meal

Root: hṛ (class 1)

व्याधितः (vyādhitaḥ) - sick, diseased, ill

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādhita

vyādhita - sick, diseased, ill

Past Passive Participle

From root `vyādh` (to inflict disease, be sick) or `vyā-dhā`.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

भेषजम् (bheṣajam) - medicine, remedy, cure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bheṣaja

bheṣaja - medicine, remedy, cure

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in which manner

(indeclinable)