महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-286, verse-12

तथा शरीरं भवति देहाद्येनोपपादितम् ।
अध्वानं गतकश्चायं प्राप्तश्चायं गृहाद्गृहम् ॥१२॥

12. tathā śarīraṁ bhavati dehādyenopapāditam ,
adhvānaṁ gatakaścāyaṁ prāptaścāyaṁ gṛhādgṛham.

12. tathā śarīram bhavati dehāt yena upapāditam
adhvānam gatkaḥ ca ayam prāptaḥ ca ayam gṛhāt gṛham

12. tathā śarīram dehāt yena upapāditam bhavati ayam ca adhvānam gatkaḥ,
ayam ca gṛhāt gṛham prāptaḥ

12. Thus, the body comes into existence, brought forth from a previous body by that (subtle entity/soul). And this (soul) has embarked on a journey, arriving from one dwelling (body) to another.

Words meanings summery:

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

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - body, corporeal frame

• भवति (bhavati) - comes into existence (is, becomes, happens, occurs)

• देहात् (dehāt) - from a previous body (from the body, from a body)

• येन (yena) - by that (subtle entity or soul) (by which, by whom)

• उपपादितम् (upapāditam) - is brought forth (caused, brought about, established, effected, supplied)

• अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - on a journey (of transmigration) (journey, path, road)

• गत्कः (gatkaḥ) - has embarked (on a journey) (one who has gone, departed)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अयम् (ayam) - this (soul/entity) (this, he, it)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having arrived (obtained, reached, attained, arrived)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अयम् (ayam) - this (soul/entity) (this, he, it)

• गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from one body (as a dwelling) (from a house, from a dwelling)

• गृहम् (gṛham) - to another body (as a dwelling) (to a house, to a dwelling)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body, corporeal frame

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame, material form

भवति (bhavati) - comes into existence (is, becomes, happens, occurs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Present Active Indicative

From root √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

देहात् (dehāt) - from a previous body (from the body, from a body)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form

Root: dih (class 4)

येन (yena) - by that (subtle entity or soul) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to an implied agent like the subtle body (sūkṣma śarīra) or ātman.

उपपादितम् (upapāditam) - is brought forth (caused, brought about, established, effected, supplied)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upapādita

upapādita - caused, brought about, established, effected, supplied

Past Passive Participle

From root √pad (to go, fall) in causative sense with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Matches 'śarīram' in gender, number, and case.

अध्वानम् (adhvānam) - on a journey (of transmigration) (journey, path, road)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - journey, path, road, way

गत्कः (gatkaḥ) - has embarked (on a journey) (one who has gone, departed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gatka

gatka - one who has gone, departed, arrived

agent noun/participle

From root √gam (to go) with suffix -ka

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (soul/entity) (this, he, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having arrived (obtained, reached, attained, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root √āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (soul/entity) (this, he, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

गृहात् (gṛhāt) - from one body (as a dwelling) (from a house, from a dwelling)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling, abode

गृहम् (gṛham) - to another body (as a dwelling) (to a house, to a dwelling)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling, abode