महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-20

सर्वगात्रप्रतायिन्यस्तस्या ह्यनुगताः सिराः ।
नेत्रयोः प्रतिपद्यन्ते वहन्त्यस्तैजसं गुणम् ॥२०॥

20. sarvagātrapratāyinyastasyā hyanugatāḥ sirāḥ ,
netrayoḥ pratipadyante vahantyastaijasaṁ guṇam.

20. sarvagātrapratāyinyaḥ tasyāḥ hi anugatāḥ sirāḥ
netrayoḥ pratipadyante vahantyaḥ taijasam guṇam

20. hi tasyāḥ sarvagātrapratāyinyaḥ anugatāḥ sirāḥ
vahantyaḥ taijasam guṇam netrayoḥ pratipadyante

20. Indeed, the auxiliary veins, which extend throughout all body parts and follow that (mind-carrying vein), reach into the eyes, carrying the luminous quality (taijasa guṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वगात्रप्रतायिन्यः (sarvagātrapratāyinyaḥ) - extending throughout all limbs/body parts

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (mind-carrying vein from the previous verse) (of that (feminine singular))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अनुगताः (anugatāḥ) - followed, accompanying, attendant

• सिराः (sirāḥ) - veins, channels

• नेत्रयोः (netrayoḥ) - of the two eyes, in the two eyes

• प्रतिपद्यन्ते (pratipadyante) - they reach, attain, enter, obtain

• वहन्त्यः (vahantyaḥ) - carrying, conveying

• तैजसम् (taijasam) - luminous, fiery, relating to light (tejas)

• गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, attribute, constituent

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वगात्रप्रतायिन्यः (sarvagātrapratāyinyaḥ) - extending throughout all limbs/body parts

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarvagātrapratāyin

sarvagātrapratāyin - extending or spreading through all limbs/body parts

Compound of 'sarvagātra' (all limbs) and 'pratāyin' (extending, from 'pra-√tan')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+gātra+pratāyin)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• gātra – limb, body part, body
  noun (neuter)
• pratāyin – extending, spreading, diffused
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'tan' (to spread, extend) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'sirāḥ'

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of that (mind-carrying vein from the previous verse) (of that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

अनुगताः (anugatāḥ) - followed, accompanying, attendant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anugata

anugata - followed, gone after, accompanying, attendant

Past Passive Participle

From the root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'anu' (after)

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sirāḥ'

सिराः (sirāḥ) - veins, channels

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sirā

sirā - vein, nerve, channel

नेत्रयोः (netrayoḥ) - of the two eyes, in the two eyes

(noun)

Locative, neuter, dual of netra

netra - eye, leader

Note: Can also be genitive dual, but locative fits 'reach into' better.

प्रतिपद्यन्ते (pratipadyante) - they reach, attain, enter, obtain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of pad

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

वहन्त्यः (vahantyaḥ) - carrying, conveying

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vahant

vahant - carrying, bearing, conveying

Present Active Participle

From the root 'vah' (to carry)

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sirāḥ'

तैजसम् (taijasam) - luminous, fiery, relating to light (tejas)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of taijasa

taijasa - luminous, fiery, splendid, bright, belonging to light/fire (tejas)

Derived from 'tejas' (light, brilliance, vital essence)

Note: Agrees with 'guṇam'

गुणम् (guṇam) - quality, attribute, constituent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, constituent (of prakṛti)