महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-267, verse-31

महान्संधारयत्येतच्छरीरं वायुना सह ।
तस्यास्य भावयुक्तस्य निमित्तं देहभेदने ॥३१॥

31. mahānsaṁdhārayatyetaccharīraṁ vāyunā saha ,
tasyāsya bhāvayuktasya nimittaṁ dehabhedane.

31. mahān saṃdhārayati etat śarīram vāyunā saha
tasya asya bhāvayuktasya nimittam dehabhedane

31. mahān vāyunā saha etat śarīram saṃdhārayati
tasya asya bhāvayuktasya dehabhedane nimittam

31. The great vital principle (prāṇa), along with other vital airs, sustains this body. For this embodied being, who is endowed with various principles (bhāvas), there is a reason for the body's eventual dissolution.

Words meanings summery:

• महान् (mahān) - The great vital principle (prāṇa). (great, mighty, chief, the great one, the intellect, the Prāṇa)

• संधारयति (saṁdhārayati) - Actively sustains and maintains. (sustains, holds together, maintains, supports)

• एतत् (etat) - This (body). (this, this one)

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - The physical body. (body)

• वायुना (vāyunā) - By means of or along with the vital air (prāṇa), implying the various aspects of prāṇa. (by air, by wind, by vital air)

• सह (saha) - Along with, or together with. (with, along with, together with)

• तस्य (tasya) - For that (embodied being). (of him, for him, of that)

• अस्य (asya) - For this (embodied being). (of this, for this)

• भावयुक्तस्य (bhāvayuktasya) - Of the one (embodied being) who is associated with or composed of the various constituents (bhāvas). (of one endowed with states/principles/existence)

• निमित्तम् (nimittam) - The cause or reason. (cause, reason, motive, sign, instrument)

• देहभेदने (dehabhedane) - Pertaining to the dissolution or destruction of the physical body. (in the breaking of the body, in the dissolution of the body)

Words meanings and morphology

महान् (mahān) - The great vital principle (prāṇa). (great, mighty, chief, the great one, the intellect, the Prāṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, powerful, important, intellect (buddhi), vital air (prāṇa)

From root mah (to be great).

Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'saṃdhārayati'.

संधारयति (saṁdhārayati) - Actively sustains and maintains. (sustains, holds together, maintains, supports)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of saṃdhārayati

Causative Present Tense, Indicative Mood

From saṃ- (together) + root dhṛ (to hold, support), causative stem. Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - This (body). (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Object of 'saṃdhārayati'.

शरीरम् (śarīram) - The physical body. (body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical frame

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Direct object.

वायुना (vāyunā) - By means of or along with the vital air (prāṇa), implying the various aspects of prāṇa. (by air, by wind, by vital air)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, vital air, breath, Prāṇa

From root vā (to blow).

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Used with 'saha'.

सह (saha) - Along with, or together with. (with, along with, together with)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - For that (embodied being). (of him, for him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Possessive or dative sense.

अस्य (asya) - For this (embodied being). (of this, for this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Emphasizes 'tasya'.

भावयुक्तस्य (bhāvayuktasya) - Of the one (embodied being) who is associated with or composed of the various constituents (bhāvas). (of one endowed with states/principles/existence)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhāvayukta

bhāvayukta - connected with bhāva, endowed with nature/existence/states

Compound of bhāva (state, constituent) and yukta (joined, endowed).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāva+yukta)

• bhāva – state, condition, existence, nature, constituent
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū (to be).
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with, engaged in
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya asya'.

निमित्तम् (nimittam) - The cause or reason. (cause, reason, motive, sign, instrument)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nimitta

nimitta - mark, sign, cause, motive, reason, purpose

From ni-mā (to measure, appoint).

Prefix: ni

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Predicate noun of an implied verb 'is'.

देहभेदने (dehabhedane) - Pertaining to the dissolution or destruction of the physical body. (in the breaking of the body, in the dissolution of the body)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dehabhedana

dehabhedana - breaking of the body, dissolution of the body

Compound of deha (body) and bhedana (breaking, piercing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+bhedana)

• deha – body, physical form
  noun (masculine)
  From root dih (to smear, heap up).
  Root: dih (class 1)
• bhedana – breaking, splitting, piercing, tearing, dissolving
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhid (to split, break).
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: Indicates the sphere or occasion for the 'nimittam'.