महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-292, verse-38

ममत्वेनावृतो नित्यं तत्रैव परिवर्तते ।
सर्गकोटिसहस्राणि मरणान्तासु मूर्तिषु ॥३८॥

38. mamatvenāvṛto nityaṁ tatraiva parivartate ,
sargakoṭisahasrāṇi maraṇāntāsu mūrtiṣu.

38. mamatvena āvṛtaḥ nityam tatra eva parivartate
| sarga koṭi sahasrāṇi maraṇāntāsu mūrtiṣu

38. (yaḥ) nityam mamatvena āvṛtaḥ (saḥ) tatra eva parivartate,
sargakoṭisahasrāṇi maraṇāntāsu mūrtiṣu (ca).

38. One who is constantly enveloped by the sense of 'mine' (mamatvam) continues to revolve within that very cycle, through thousands of crores of creations, in various forms that are destined to end in death.

Words meanings summery:

• ममत्वेन (mamatvena) - by the sense of 'mine' (mamatvam) (by the sense of 'mine', by egoism, by possessiveness)

• आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - enveloped (covered, enveloped, surrounded)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

• तत्र (tatra) - within that (cycle) (there, in that place, then)

• एव (eva) - very (that very cycle) (only, just, indeed, truly)

• परिवर्तते (parivartate) - continues to revolve (revolves, turns around, transmigrates)

• सर्ग (sarga) - creations (creation, emanation, chapter)

• कोटि (koṭi) - crores (ten millions) (ten million, crore, highest point)

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

• मरणान्तासु (maraṇāntāsu) - that are destined to end in death (ending in death, having death as an end)

• मूर्तिषु (mūrtiṣu) - in various forms (in forms, in bodies, in embodiments)

Words meanings and morphology

ममत्वेन (mamatvena) - by the sense of 'mine' (mamatvam) (by the sense of 'mine', by egoism, by possessiveness)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of mamatva

mamatva - sense of 'mine', possessiveness, egoism, self-interest

Derived from mama (my, mine) + -tva (suffix for 'state of being')

आवृतः (āvṛtaḥ) - enveloped (covered, enveloped, surrounded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āvṛta

āvṛta - covered, enveloped, surrounded, concealed

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with an implied subject (like 'jīva' or 'he').

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative singular neuter.

तत्र (tatra) - within that (cycle) (there, in that place, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra).

एव (eva) - very (that very cycle) (only, just, indeed, truly)

(indeclinable)

परिवर्तते (parivartate) - continues to revolve (revolves, turns around, transmigrates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of parivṛt

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix pari; Ātmanepada

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सर्ग (sarga) - creations (creation, emanation, chapter)

(noun)

masculine, plural of sarga

sarga - creation, emission, chapter, section

From root sṛj (to create, emit)

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Part of compound 'sargakoṭisahasrāṇi'.

कोटि (koṭi) - crores (ten millions) (ten million, crore, highest point)

(noun)

feminine, plural of koṭi

koṭi - ten million, crore, highest point, edge

Note: Part of compound 'sargakoṭisahasrāṇi'.

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

Note: Compound 'sarga-koṭi-sahasrāṇi' means 'thousands of crores of creations'. This is a numerical hyperbole indicating immense duration.

मरणान्तासु (maraṇāntāsu) - that are destined to end in death (ending in death, having death as an end)

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of maraṇānta

maraṇānta - ending in death, having death as a limit

Compound of maraṇa (death) + anta (end)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maraṇa+anta)

• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  From root mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mūrtiṣu'.

मूर्तिषु (mūrtiṣu) - in various forms (in forms, in bodies, in embodiments)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of mūrti

mūrti - form, body, embodiment, image

From root murcch (to become solid, take form)

Root: murcch (class 10)