महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-24

यो ह्ययं मयि संघातो मर्त्यत्वे पाञ्चभौतिकः ।
अस्य मे जननी हेतुः पावकस्य यथारणिः ।
माता देहारणिः पुंसां सर्वस्यार्तस्य निर्वृतिः ॥२४॥

24. yo hyayaṁ mayi saṁghāto martyatve pāñcabhautikaḥ ,
asya me jananī hetuḥ pāvakasya yathāraṇiḥ ,
mātā dehāraṇiḥ puṁsāṁ sarvasyārtasya nirvṛtiḥ.

24. yaḥ hi ayam mayi saṃghātaḥ martyatve
pāñcabhautikaḥ asya me jananī hetuḥ
pāvakasya yathā araṇiḥ mātā
dehāraṇiḥ puṃsām sarvasya ārtasya nirvṛtiḥ

24. hi ayam yaḥ martyatve pāñcabhautikaḥ
saṃghātaḥ mayi asya me jananī hetuḥ
yathā araṇiḥ pāvakasya mātā puṃsām
dehāraṇiḥ sarvasya ārtasya nirvṛtiḥ

24. My mother is indeed the cause of this aggregation (saṃghāta) within me, which is mortal and composed of the five gross elements, just as the kindling stick (araṇi) is the cause of fire. A mother is the kindling stick for men's bodies and the solace for all who are afflicted.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• मयि (mayi) - in me, on me

• संघातः (saṁghātaḥ) - aggregation, collection, body, combination

• मर्त्यत्वे (martyatve) - in mortality, in the state of being mortal

• पाञ्चभौतिकः (pāñcabhautikaḥ) - composed of the five elements, elemental

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• मे (me) - of me, for me, my

• जननी (jananī) - mother, creatress

• हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason

• पावकस्य (pāvakasya) - of fire, of the purifier

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• अरणिः (araṇiḥ) - kindling stick, friction stick

• माता (mātā) - mother

• देहारणिः (dehāraṇiḥ) - kindling stick for the body

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men, of males

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all

• आर्तस्य (ārtasya) - of the distressed, of the afflicted

• निर्वृतिः (nirvṛtiḥ) - comfort, relief, cessation of pain

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

मयि (mayi) - in me, on me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

संघातः (saṁghātaḥ) - aggregation, collection, body, combination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃghāta

saṁghāta - aggregation, collection, body, combination

Derived from sam-han (to strike together)

Prefix: sam

Root: han (class 2)

मर्त्यत्वे (martyatve) - in mortality, in the state of being mortal

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of martyatva

martyatva - mortality, state of being mortal

Derived from martya (mortal) + -tva (suffix forming abstract nouns)

पाञ्चभौतिकः (pāñcabhautikaḥ) - composed of the five elements, elemental

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāñcabhautika

pāñcabhautika - composed of the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether)

Derived from pañca (five) and bhūta (element)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pañca+bhūta)

• pañca – five
  numeral
• bhūta – element, being, creature, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies saṃghātaḥ

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to the saṃghātaḥ

मे (me) - of me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form

जननी (jananī) - mother, creatress

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jananī

jananī - mother, creatress

From root jan (to be born, produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence

हेतुः (hetuḥ) - cause, reason

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive

From root hi (to send, urge, impel)

Root: hi (class 5)

Note: Predicate nominative

पावकस्य (pāvakasya) - of fire, of the purifier

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier

From root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

अरणिः (araṇiḥ) - kindling stick, friction stick

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of araṇi

araṇi - kindling stick, friction stick (for producing fire)

माता (mātā) - mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Subject of the second sentence

देहारणिः (dehāraṇiḥ) - kindling stick for the body

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dehāraṇi

dehāraṇi - kindling stick for the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+araṇi)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• araṇi – kindling stick
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate nominative for mātā

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - of men, of males

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every

आर्तस्य (ārtasya) - of the distressed, of the afflicted

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ārta

ārta - distressed, afflicted, suffering

Past Passive Participle

From root ṛ (to go, rise) with prefix ā (into, towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛ (class 3)

निर्वृतिः (nirvṛtiḥ) - comfort, relief, cessation of pain

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirvṛti

nirvṛti - comfort, relief, cessation of pain, happiness

From root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix nir (out, away)

Prefix: nir

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for mātā