महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-290, verse-19

तनुं स्पर्शे तथा सक्तां वायुं नभसि चाश्रितम् ।
मोहं तमसि संसक्तं लोभमर्थेषु संश्रितम् ॥१९॥

19. tanuṁ sparśe tathā saktāṁ vāyuṁ nabhasi cāśritam ,
mohaṁ tamasi saṁsaktaṁ lobhamartheṣu saṁśritam.

19. tanum sparśe tathā saktām vāyum nabhaśi ca āśritam
moham tamasi saṃsaktam lobham artheṣu saṃśritam

19. tanum sparśe tathā saktām vāyum nabhaśi ca āśritam
moham tamasi saṃsaktam lobham artheṣu saṃśritam

19. Similarly, the body is attached to touch, and air (vāyu) resides in space; delusion is strongly attached to darkness, and greed is dependent on material objects.

Words meanings summery:

• तनुम् (tanum) - body, person, form

• स्पर्शे (sparśe) - in touch, in sensation

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• सक्ताम् (saktām) - attached, fixed, devoted

• वायुम् (vāyum) - wind, air, the deity Vayu

• नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

• च (ca) - and, also

• आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dependent, resorted to, sought refuge in, dwelling in

• मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

• तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness, in ignorance

• संसक्तम् (saṁsaktam) - strongly attached, deeply connected, clinging to

• लोभम् (lobham) - greed, avarice, covetousness

• अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in material objects or worldly pursuits (in objects, in wealth, in purposes)

• संश्रितम् (saṁśritam) - dependent, resorted to, sought refuge in, dwelling in

Words meanings and morphology

तनुम् (tanum) - body, person, form

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, self, form, limb

From root tan (to stretch).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Object of implied verb.

स्पर्शे (sparśe) - in touch, in sensation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact, sensation, skin (as organ of touch)

From root spṛś (to touch) + a suffix.

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Indicates the domain of attachment.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

सक्ताम् (saktām) - attached, fixed, devoted

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sakta

sakta - attached, devoted, fixed, clinging to

Past Passive Participle

From root sañj (to cling, adhere).

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with tanum.

वायुम् (vāyum) - wind, air, the deity Vayu

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, life-breath, the deity Vayu, one of the five elements

From root vā (to blow) + u suffix.

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Object of implied verb.

नभसि (nabhasi) - in the sky, in space, in the atmosphere

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, space, ether, cloud

Root nabh (to burst, tear) + as suffix.

Root: nabh (class 1)

Note: Indicates the place of residence or dependence.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Particle

Note: Connects clauses or items in a list.

आश्रितम् (āśritam) - dependent, resorted to, sought refuge in, dwelling in

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - dependent on, resorted to, protected by, dwelling in, attached to

Past Passive Participle

From root śri (to resort to, to lean on) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with vāyum.

मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, error, unconsciousness, ignorance

From root muh (to be deluded) + a suffix.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Object of implied verb.

तमसि (tamasi) - in darkness, in ignorance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, quality of inertia (Tamas guṇa)

From root tam (to be dark, confused) + as suffix.

Root: tam (class 4)

Note: Indicates the domain of attachment.

संसक्तम् (saṁsaktam) - strongly attached, deeply connected, clinging to

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsakta

saṁsakta - strongly attached, intimately connected, clinging to, fixed on

Past Passive Participle

From root sañj (to cling, adhere) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with moham.

लोभम् (lobham) - greed, avarice, covetousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, avarice, desire

From root lubh (to covet, desire) + a suffix.

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Object of implied verb.

अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in material objects or worldly pursuits (in objects, in wealth, in purposes)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, thing, affair

From root ṛ (to go, to move) + tha suffix.

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates the domain of attachment.

संश्रितम् (saṁśritam) - dependent, resorted to, sought refuge in, dwelling in

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśrita

saṁśrita - dependent on, resorted to, sheltered by, dwelling in, attached to

Past Passive Participle

From root śri (to resort to, to lean on) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with lobham.