महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-322, verse-48

संस्थिते तु नृपे तस्मिञ्शास्त्रमेतत्सनातनम् ।
अन्तर्धास्यति तत्सत्यमेतद्वः कथितं मया ॥४८॥

48. saṁsthite tu nṛpe tasmiñśāstrametatsanātanam ,
antardhāsyati tatsatyametadvaḥ kathitaṁ mayā.

48. saṃsthite tu nṛpe tasmin śāstram etat sanātanam
antardhāsyati tat satyam etat vaḥ kathitam mayā

48. tu tasmin nṛpe saṃsthite etat sanātanam śāstram
antardhāsyati tat satyam etat vaḥ mayā kathitam

48. However, when that king passes away, this eternal scripture will vanish. That is the truth; this has been declared to you by me.

Words meanings summery:

• संस्थिते (saṁsthite) - when passed away (in a locative absolute construction) (when established, when passed away, when ceased to exist)

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

• नृपे (nṛpe) - in the king, on the king

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, teaching, treatise, rule

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

• अन्तर्धास्यति (antardhāsyati) - it will disappear, it will vanish

• तत् (tat) - that

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you, your, you (accusative/dative/genitive plural))

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, spoken, narrated

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

संस्थिते (saṁsthite) - when passed away (in a locative absolute construction) (when established, when passed away, when ceased to exist)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsthita

saṁsthita - standing together, established, fixed, existing, dead, passed away

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

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

(indeclinable)

नृपे (nṛpe) - in the king, on the king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch, ruler

From nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, teaching, treatise, rule

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - sacred precept, holy scripture, instruction, treatise, scientific or technical work

From root śās (to teach, to instruct)

Root: śās (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, constant, ancient, primeval

From sanā (always) + tana (suffix indicating time)

अन्तर्धास्यति (antardhāsyati) - it will disappear, it will vanish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of antar-dhā

Future Tense

Root dhā with prefix antar

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truth, reality

From sat (being, existing)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you, your, you (accusative/dative/genitive plural))

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of yuṣmad

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, spoken, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kath

Root: kath (class 10)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me