महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-179

न तु कुण्डे पयोभावः पयश्चापि न मक्षिकाः ।
स्वयमेवाश्रयन्त्येते भावा न तु पराश्रयम् ॥१७९॥

179. na tu kuṇḍe payobhāvaḥ payaścāpi na makṣikāḥ ,
svayamevāśrayantyete bhāvā na tu parāśrayam.

179. na tu kuṇḍe payaḥ-bhāvaḥ payaḥ ca api na makṣikāḥ
svayam eva āśrayanti ete bhāvāḥ na tu para-āśrayam

179. tu kuṇḍe payaḥ-bhāvaḥ na payaḥ ca api makṣikāḥ na
ete bhāvāḥ svayam eva āśrayanti tu para-āśrayam na

179. However, the pot does not become water, nor does the water become flies. These entities depend on themselves alone, not on the support of another.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• कुण्डे (kuṇḍe) - in the pot

• पयः-भावः (payaḥ-bhāvaḥ) - the state of being water, water's nature/existence

• पयः (payaḥ) - water

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• न (na) - not, no

• मक्षिकाः (makṣikāḥ) - flies

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, spontaneously

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• आश्रयन्ति (āśrayanti) - they depend, they take refuge, they are supported

• एते (ete) - these

• भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - entities, natures, states of being

• न (na) - not, no

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• पर-आश्रयम् (para-āśrayam) - dependence on another, another's support

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

कुण्डे (kuṇḍe) - in the pot

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kuṇḍa

kuṇḍa - pot, bowl, basin, pool, pit

पयः-भावः (payaḥ-bhāvaḥ) - the state of being water, water's nature/existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payas-bhāva

payas-bhāva - the state or nature of water

Compound type : tatpurusha (payas+bhāva)

• payas – water, milk, fluid, vital sap
  noun (neuter)
• bhāva – state of being, existence, nature, entity, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū

पयः (payaḥ) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital sap

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मक्षिकाः (makṣikāḥ) - flies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of makṣikā

makṣikā - fly

स्वयम् (svayam) - by themselves, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

आश्रयन्ति (āśrayanti) - they depend, they take refuge, they are supported

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (lat) of ā-śri

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etas

etas - this

भावाः (bhāvāḥ) - entities, natures, states of being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāva

bhāva - state of being, existence, nature, entity, feeling

Root: bhū

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

पर-आश्रयम् (para-āśrayam) - dependence on another, another's support

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para-āśraya

para-āśraya - dependence on another, another's support

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+āśraya)

• para – other, another, supreme
  adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
• āśraya – support, refuge, substratum, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri