महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-40

स तत्र संहारविसर्गमेव स्वकर्मजैर्बन्धनैः क्लिश्यमानः ।
ततः स हारिद्रमुपैति वर्णं संहारविक्षेपशते व्यतीते ॥४०॥

40. sa tatra saṁhāravisargameva; svakarmajairbandhanaiḥ kliśyamānaḥ ,
tataḥ sa hāridramupaiti varṇaṁ; saṁhāravikṣepaśate vyatīte.

40. saḥ tatra saṃhāravīsargam eva
svakarmajaiḥ bandhanaiḥ kliśyamānaḥ
| tataḥ saḥ hāridram upaiti
varṇam saṃhāravikṣepaśate vyatīte

40. saḥ tatra svakarmajaiḥ bandhanaiḥ
kliśyamānaḥ saṃhāravīsargam
eva tataḥ saṃhāravikṣepaśate
vyatīte saḥ hāridram varṇam upaiti

40. There, afflicted by bonds born of his own actions (karma), he indeed experiences creation and dissolution. Thereafter, after hundreds of cycles of dissolution and projection (saṃhāra and vikṣepa) have passed, he attains the yellow state.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तत्र (tatra) - in that (red) state (there, in that place, in that case)

• संहारवीसर्गम् (saṁhāravīsargam) - creation and destruction, withdrawal and emission

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• स्वकर्मजैः (svakarmajaiḥ) - by those born of one's own actions

• बन्धनैः (bandhanaiḥ) - by bonds, by fetters

• क्लिश्यमानः (kliśyamānaḥ) - being afflicted, suffering, being tormented

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, thereafter

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• हारिद्रम् (hāridram) - a yellow state, often associated with a mix of rajas and sattva, or the original creative state (yellow, golden-yellow)

• उपैति (upaiti) - attains, approaches, obtains

• वर्णम् (varṇam) - the state of being (color, caste, class, state, quality)

• संहारविक्षेपशते (saṁhāravikṣepaśate) - after hundreds of destructions and projections

• व्यतीते (vyatīte) - having passed, elapsed

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

तत्र (tatra) - in that (red) state (there, in that place, in that case)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'tad' + suffix 'tral'.

संहारवीसर्गम् (saṁhāravīsargam) - creation and destruction, withdrawal and emission

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃhāravīsarga

saṁhāravīsarga - destruction and creation (often cyclical); withdrawal and projection

Dvandva compound of 'saṃhāra' (destruction) and 'vīsarga' (emission, creation).

Compound type : dvandva (saṃhāra+visarga)

• saṃhāra – destruction, withdrawal, dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + √hṛ (to seize, to collect).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• visarga – emission, creation, discharge
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + √sṛj (to emit, to create).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Object of an implied verb like 'performs' or 'experiences'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

स्वकर्मजैः (svakarmajaiḥ) - by those born of one's own actions

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svakarmaja

svakarmaja - born of one's own actions (karma)

Compound of 'sva' (own), 'karma' (action), and 'ja' (born from).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma+ja)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (neuter)
• karma – action, deed, ritual, consequence of action
  noun (neuter)
  From root √kṛ (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ja – born, produced, caused by
  adjective (neuter)
  From root √jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bandhanaiḥ'.

बन्धनैः (bandhanaiḥ) - by bonds, by fetters

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of bandhana

bandhana - bond, fetter, tying, imprisonment

From root √bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

क्लिश्यमानः (kliśyamānaḥ) - being afflicted, suffering, being tormented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kliśyamāna

kliś - to suffer, to be tormented, to afflict

Present middle participle

From root √kliś (to suffer).

Root: kliś (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'tad' + suffix 'tasil'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

हारिद्रम् (hāridram) - a yellow state, often associated with a mix of rajas and sattva, or the original creative state (yellow, golden-yellow)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hāridra

hāridra - yellow, golden, turmeric-colored

From 'haridrā' (turmeric).

Note: Agrees with 'varṇam'.

उपैति (upaiti) - attains, approaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upa-i

Present active

From upa- + √i (to go).

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

वर्णम् (varṇam) - the state of being (color, caste, class, state, quality)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of varṇa

varṇa - color, caste, class, quality, state

From √vṛ (to cover, to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

संहारविक्षेपशते (saṁhāravikṣepaśate) - after hundreds of destructions and projections

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃhāravikṣepaśata

saṁhāravikṣepaśata - a hundred of dissolutions and projections

Compound of 'saṃhāra' (dissolution), 'vikṣepa' (projection), and 'śata' (hundred).

Compound type : dvandva (saṃhāra+vikṣepa+śata)

• saṃhāra – destruction, withdrawal, dissolution
  noun (masculine)
  From sam- + √hṛ (to seize, to collect).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• vikṣepa – projection, scattering, distraction
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + √kṣip (to throw, to cast).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'vyatīte'.

व्यतीते (vyatīte) - having passed, elapsed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyatīta

vyatīta - passed, elapsed, gone by

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + ati- + √i (to go).

Prefixes: vi+ati

Root: i (class 2)