महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-299, verse-13

ते वध्यमाना अन्योन्यं गुणैर्हारिभिरव्ययाः ।
इहैव परिवर्तन्ते तिर्यग्योनिप्रवेशिनः ॥१३॥

13. te vadhyamānā anyonyaṁ guṇairhāribhiravyayāḥ ,
ihaiva parivartante tiryagyonipraveśinaḥ.

13. te vadhyamānāḥ anyonyam guṇaiḥ hāribhiḥ avyayāḥ
| iha eva parivartante tiryagyonipraveśinaḥ

13. avyayāḥ te hāribhiḥ guṇaiḥ anyonyam vadhyamānāḥ
iha eva tiryagyonipraveśinaḥ parivartante

13. Even though they are imperishable, they are mutually entangled by captivating qualities and thus transmigrate right here in this world, entering into various animal species.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being bound, being struck, being killed

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by the qualities, by the constituents of nature

• हारिभिः (hāribhiḥ) - by the captivating, by the alluring, by the charming

• अव्ययाः (avyayāḥ) - imperishable, immutable

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, truly

• परिवर्तन्ते (parivartante) - they revolve, they transmigrate, they move around

• तिर्यग्योनिप्रवेशिनः (tiryagyonipraveśinaḥ) - those entering animal wombs, those born as animals

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

वध्यमानाः (vadhyamānāḥ) - being bound, being struck, being killed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhyamāna

vadhyamāna - being killed, being bound, being struck

Present Passive Participle

root 'vadh' (to strike, to kill) + passive suffix 'ya' + 'śānac' (māna)

Root: vadh (class 2)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - mutually, each other

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by the qualities, by the constituents of nature

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas)

हारिभिः (hāribhiḥ) - by the captivating, by the alluring, by the charming

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hārin

hārin - captivating, charming, taking away

Derived from root 'hṛ' (to take, to charm) with agent suffix 'ini'

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'guṇaiḥ'

अव्ययाः (avyayāḥ) - imperishable, immutable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, indeclinable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – expenditure, decay, perishable
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'te'

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

परिवर्तन्ते (parivartante) - they revolve, they transmigrate, they move around

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of parivart

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तिर्यग्योनिप्रवेशिनः (tiryagyonipraveśinaḥ) - those entering animal wombs, those born as animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tiryagyonipraveśin

tiryagyonipraveśin - entering animal species, becoming an animal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tiryak+yoni+praveśin)

• tiryak – horizontal, crosswise, animal (often used adverbially or as a part of compounds referring to lower species)
  indeclinable
• yoni – womb, origin, source, species
  noun (feminine)
• praveśin – one who enters, entering
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'pra' and agent suffix 'ini'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)