महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-345, verse-12

अहमप्यत्र वत्स्यामि गोमत्याः पुलिने शुभे ।
कालं परिमिताहारो यथोक्तं परिपालयन् ॥१२॥

12. ahamapyatra vatsyāmi gomatyāḥ puline śubhe ,
kālaṁ parimitāhāro yathoktaṁ paripālayan.

12. aham api atra vatsyāmi gomatīyāḥ puline śubhe
kālam parimitāhāraḥ yathoktam paripālayan

12. I shall also dwell here on the beautiful sandy bank of the Gomati river for a certain period, taking limited food, and observing the prescribed rules.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

• वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I shall dwell (I shall dwell, I shall reside)

• गोमतीयाः (gomatīyāḥ) - of the Gomati river (of the Gomati (river))

• पुलिने (puline) - on the sandy bank (on the sandy bank, on the river bank)

• शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, pure, good)

• कालम् (kālam) - for a certain period, for a time (time, duration)

• परिमिताहारः (parimitāhāraḥ) - taking limited food (one with limited food, abstemious)

• यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as prescribed (as said, as prescribed, as mentioned)

• परिपालयन् (paripālayan) - observing (the rules) (observing, maintaining, protecting)

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I (the speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अत्र (atra) - here (here, in this place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place.

वत्स्यामि (vatsyāmi) - I shall dwell (I shall dwell, I shall reside)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vas

Future tense, 1st person singular.

From root `vas` (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

गोमतीयाः (gomatīyāḥ) - of the Gomati river (of the Gomati (river))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gomatī

gomatī - name of a sacred river, rich in cows

Feminine noun ending in long ī.

Note: Qualifies `puline`.

पुलिने (puline) - on the sandy bank (on the sandy bank, on the river bank)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pulina

pulina - sandy bank, island, shoal

Neuter noun.

Note: Indicates location of dwelling.

शुभे (śubhe) - beautiful, auspicious (auspicious, beautiful, pure, good)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, good, pure, shining

Adjective.

Note: Agrees with `puline`.

कालम् (kālam) - for a certain period, for a time (time, duration)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, fate

Masculine noun.

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Used adverbially in the accusative to denote duration.

परिमिताहारः (parimitāhāraḥ) - taking limited food (one with limited food, abstemious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parimitāhāra

parimitāhāra - one whose food is limited, abstemious, moderate in diet

Bahuvrihi compound: `parimita` (limited) + `āhāra` (food).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (parimita+āhāra)

• parimita – limited, measured, restrained
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `mā` with prefix `pari` and `iṭ` augmentation.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: mā (class 2)
• āhāra – food, diet, taking, collection
  noun (masculine)
  From root `hṛ` with prefix `ā`.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `aham`.

यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as prescribed (as said, as prescribed, as mentioned)

(indeclinable)

Compound adverb `yathā` (as) + `uktam` (said, PPP of `vac`).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+ukta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
  Relative adverb.
• ukta – said, spoken, declared
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `vac` (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

परिपालयन् (paripālayan) - observing (the rules) (observing, maintaining, protecting)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paripālayat

paripālayat - observing, protecting, maintaining, ruling

Present Active Participle

Derived from causative of root `pāl` (to protect) with prefix `pari`.

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

Note: Qualifies `aham`.