महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-122

न चैषामप्ययो राजँल्लक्ष्यते प्रभवो न च ।
अवस्थायामवस्थायां दीपस्येवार्चिषो गतिः ॥१२२॥

122. na caiṣāmapyayo rājaँllakṣyate prabhavo na ca ,
avasthāyāmavasthāyāṁ dīpasyevārciṣo gatiḥ.

122. na ca eṣām apyayaḥ rājan lakṣyate prabhavaḥ na ca
avasthāyām avasthāyām dīpasya iva arciṣaḥ gatiḥ

122. rājan eṣām apyayaḥ na lakṣyate ca prabhavaḥ na ca
avasthāyām avasthāyām dīpasya arciṣaḥ iva gatiḥ

122. O King, neither their dissolution nor their origin is perceived. Their continuous movement from one state to another is like the course of a lamp's flame.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• अप्ययः (apyayaḥ) - dissolution, destruction, disappearance

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is seen, is noticed

• प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - origin, source, creation

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अवस्थायाम् (avasthāyām) - in a state, in a condition

• अवस्थायाम् (avasthāyām) - in a state, in a condition

• दीपस्य (dīpasya) - of a lamp

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अर्चिषः (arciṣaḥ) - of a flame, of a ray

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, course, progress, state, nature

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

अप्ययः (apyayaḥ) - dissolution, destruction, disappearance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apyaya

apyaya - disappearance, dissolution, destruction

from api + √i (to go) + suffix -a

Prefix: api

Root: i (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is perceived, is seen, is noticed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of lakṣ

Root: lakṣ (class 10)

प्रभवः (prabhavaḥ) - origin, source, creation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhava

prabhava - origin, source, creation, birth

from pra + √bhū (to be) + suffix -a

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अवस्थायाम् (avasthāyām) - in a state, in a condition

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation

from ava + √sthā (to stand) + suffix -a

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

अवस्थायाम् (avasthāyām) - in a state, in a condition

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation

from ava + √sthā (to stand) + suffix -a

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

दीपस्य (dīpasya) - of a lamp

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dīpa

dīpa - lamp, light

Root: dīp (class 4)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अर्चिषः (arciṣaḥ) - of a flame, of a ray

(noun)

Genitive, feminine/neuter, singular of arciṣ

arciṣ - flame, ray, light

गतिः (gatiḥ) - movement, course, progress, state, nature

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, state, condition

from √gam (to go) + suffix -ti

Root: gam (class 1)