महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-210, verse-33

बिसतन्तुर्यथैवायमन्तःस्थः सर्वतो बिसे ।
तृष्णातन्तुरनाद्यन्तस्तथा देहगतः सदा ॥३३॥

33. bisatanturyathaivāyamantaḥsthaḥ sarvato bise ,
tṛṣṇātanturanādyantastathā dehagataḥ sadā.

33. bisa-tantuḥ yathā eva ayam antaḥ-sthaḥ sarvataḥ bise
| tṛṣṇā-tantuḥ anādi-antaḥ tathā deha-gataḥ sadā

33. yathā eva ayam bisa-tantuḥ sarvataḥ bise antaḥ-sthaḥ (bhavati),
tathā anādi-antaḥ tṛṣṇā-tantuḥ sadā deha-gataḥ (bhavati)

33. Just as this lotus-fiber (bisa-tantu) is entirely contained within the lotus-stem (bisa), so too the thread of craving, which is without beginning or end, is always present within the body.

Words meanings summery:

• बिस-तन्तुः (bisa-tantuḥ) - lotus fiber

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• अन्तः-स्थः (antaḥ-sthaḥ) - situated within, internal

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, completely, on all sides

• बिसे (bise) - in the lotus-stem, in the fiber

• तृष्णा-तन्तुः (tṛṣṇā-tantuḥ) - thread of craving, string of desire

• अनादि-अन्तः (anādi-antaḥ) - without beginning or end

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• देह-गतः (deha-gataḥ) - situated in the body, embodied

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

Words meanings and morphology

बिस-तन्तुः (bisa-tantuḥ) - lotus fiber

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bisa-tantu

bisa-tantu - lotus fiber

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bisa+tantu)

• bisa – lotus-stem, fiber, filament
  noun (neuter)
• tantu – thread, fiber, string
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

अन्तः-स्थः (antaḥ-sthaḥ) - situated within, internal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antaḥ-stha

antaḥ-stha - situated within, internal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (antar+stha)

• antar – within, inside, between
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/stem
  from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, completely, on all sides

(indeclinable)

बिसे (bise) - in the lotus-stem, in the fiber

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bisa

bisa - lotus-stem, fiber, filament

तृष्णा-तन्तुः (tṛṣṇā-tantuḥ) - thread of craving, string of desire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛṣṇā-tantu

tṛṣṇā-tantu - thread of craving/thirst/desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṣṇā+tantu)

• tṛṣṇā – craving, thirst, desire
  noun (feminine)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)
• tantu – thread, fiber, string
  noun (masculine)

अनादि-अन्तः (anādi-antaḥ) - without beginning or end

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anādi-anta

anādi-anta - without beginning or end, endless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ādi+anta)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• ādi – beginning, origin
  noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

देह-गतः (deha-gataḥ) - situated in the body, embodied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deha-gata

deha-gata - situated in the body, embodied

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+gata)

• deha – body, form
  noun (masculine)
• gata – gone, arrived, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √gam
  Root: gam (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, constantly

(indeclinable)