महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-97

यथा जतु च काष्ठं च पांसवश्चोदबिन्दुभिः ।
सुश्लिष्टानि तथा राजन्प्राणिनामिह संभवः ॥९७॥

97. yathā jatu ca kāṣṭhaṁ ca pāṁsavaścodabindubhiḥ ,
suśliṣṭāni tathā rājanprāṇināmiha saṁbhavaḥ.

97. yathā jatu ca kāṣṭham ca pāṃsavaḥ ca udabindubhiḥ
suśliṣṭāni tathā rājan prāṇinām iha saṃbhavaḥ

97. rājan,
yathā jatu ca kāṣṭham ca pāṃsavaḥ ca udabindubhiḥ (sahā) suśliṣṭāni,
tathā iha prāṇinām saṃbhavaḥ (asti).

97. Just as lac and wood, and dust particles, are well-joined together by drops of water, so too, O king, is the generation and existence of living beings in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

• जतु (jatu) - lac (a resinous substance used as glue) (lac, resin, glue)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• काष्ठम् (kāṣṭham) - wood (wood, log, timber)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• पांसवः (pāṁsavaḥ) - dust particles (dust, dust particles, earth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• उदबिन्दुभिः (udabindubhiḥ) - by drops of water (by water drops)

• सुश्लिष्टानि (suśliṣṭāni) - well-joined (by water drops) (well-joined, closely adhered, firmly united)

• तथा (tathā) - so, in the same way (so, in that manner, likewise)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king (vocative address) (O king)

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings (of living beings, of creatures)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - generation, existence (origin, birth, existence, possibility)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

जतु (jatu) - lac (a resinous substance used as glue) (lac, resin, glue)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jatu

jatu - lac, resin, glue, wax

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

काष्ठम् (kāṣṭham) - wood (wood, log, timber)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭha

kāṣṭha - wood, piece of wood, log, timber

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

पांसवः (pāṁsavaḥ) - dust particles (dust, dust particles, earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṃsu

pāṁsu - dust, sand, earth, powder

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

उदबिन्दुभिः (udabindubhiḥ) - by drops of water (by water drops)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of udabindu

udabindu - water drop

Compound of 'uda' (water) and 'bindu' (drop).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (uda+bindu)

• uda – water
  noun (neuter)
• bindu – drop, dot, particle
  noun (masculine)

सुश्लिष्टानि (suśliṣṭāni) - well-joined (by water drops) (well-joined, closely adhered, firmly united)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of suśliṣṭa

suśliṣṭa - well-joined, closely adhered, firmly united

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root 'śliṣ' (to cling, join) with prefix 'su-' (well).

Compound type : Pradi-Samāsa (su+śliṣṭa)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'.
• śliṣṭa – joined, clung to, embraced, united
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.P.P. of root 'śliṣ' (to cling, join).
  Root: śliṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'jatu', 'kāṣṭham', 'pāṃsavaḥ' collectively.

तथा (tathā) - so, in the same way (so, in that manner, likewise)

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king (vocative address) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings (of living beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature, animal

Derived from 'prāṇa' (life, breath) + suffix '-in'.

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - generation, existence (origin, birth, existence, possibility)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - origin, birth, production, existence, possibility, cause

From root 'bhū' (to be, become) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)