महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-15

तदेव बहुभिर्माल्यैर्वास्यमानं पुनः पुनः ।
विमुञ्चति स्वकं गन्धं माल्यगन्धेऽवतिष्ठति ॥१५॥

15. tadeva bahubhirmālyairvāsyamānaṁ punaḥ punaḥ ,
vimuñcati svakaṁ gandhaṁ mālyagandhe'vatiṣṭhati.

15. tat eva bahubhiḥ mālyaiḥ vāsyamānam punaḥ punaḥ
vimuñcati svakam gandham mālyagandhe avatiṣṭhati

15. tat eva punaḥ punaḥ bahubhiḥ mālyaiḥ vāsyamānam svakam gandham vimuñcati,
mālyagandhe avatiṣṭhati

15. That very same thing (referring to the sesame and mustard seeds), when repeatedly scented with many perfumes, relinquishes its inherent fragrance and persists in the fragrance of the perfume.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that very thing (referring to sesame and mustard seeds from the previous verse) (that, it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

• बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

• माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ) - by garlands, by perfumes

• वास्यमानम् (vāsyamānam) - being scented, being perfumed

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• विमुञ्चति (vimuñcati) - gives up, releases, abandons, lets go

• स्वकम् (svakam) - its own, one's own

• गन्धम् (gandham) - fragrance, smell, scent

• माल्यगन्धे (mālyagandhe) - in the fragrance of the garland/perfume

• अवतिष्ठति (avatiṣṭhati) - remains, stays, establishes itself, abides

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that very thing (referring to sesame and mustard seeds from the previous verse) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to 'tilasarṣapam' from the previous verse.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, certainly

(indeclinable)

बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with 'mālyaiḥ'

माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ) - by garlands, by perfumes

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of mālya

mālya - garland, wreath, perfume, fragrance

वास्यमानम् (vāsyamānam) - being scented, being perfumed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsyamāna

vāsyamāna - being scented, being perfumed

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the causative of root √vās (to perfume, to scent) with the suffix -māna.

Root: vās (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in reduplication 'punaḥ punaḥ' for emphasis (repeatedly).

विमुञ्चति (vimuñcati) - gives up, releases, abandons, lets go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vimuñc

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Verb with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

स्वकम् (svakam) - its own, one's own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaka

svaka - one's own, peculiar to oneself, private

Note: Agrees with 'gandham'

गन्धम् (gandham) - fragrance, smell, scent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, fragrance, scent, odor

माल्यगन्धे (mālyagandhe) - in the fragrance of the garland/perfume

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mālyagandha

mālyagandha - fragrance of a garland/perfume

Compound type : Tatpurusha (mālya+gandha)

• mālya – garland, wreath, perfume, fragrance
  noun (neuter)
• gandha – smell, fragrance, scent, odor
  noun (masculine)

अवतिष्ठति (avatiṣṭhati) - remains, stays, establishes itself, abides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of avasthā

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. Verb with prefix 'ava'.

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)