महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-47, verse-3

निवृत्तमात्रे त्वयन उत्तरे वै दिवाकरे ।
समावेशयदात्मानमात्मन्येव समाहितः ॥३॥

3. nivṛttamātre tvayana uttare vai divākare ,
samāveśayadātmānamātmanyeva samāhitaḥ.

3. nivṛttamātre tu ayane uttare vai divākare
samāveśayat ātmānam ātmani eva samāhitaḥ

3. divākare uttare ayane nivṛttamātre tu vai
samāhitaḥ ātmānam ātmani eva samāveśayat

3. Indeed, as soon as the sun had turned to its northern course (ayanam), he, being composed, merged his self (ātman) into the Self (ātman) alone.

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्तमात्रे (nivṛttamātre) - as soon as the northern course had begun (as soon as turned, in the very turning)

• तु (tu) - and (but, and, indeed)

• अयने (ayane) - in the (northern) course (of the sun) (in the course, in the solstice)

• उत्तरे (uttare) - in the northern (course) (in the northern)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily)

• दिवाकरे (divākare) - when the sun (had turned to the northern course) (in the sun, when the sun)

• समावेशयत् (samāveśayat) - he merged (Bhīṣma merged his self) (he merged, he caused to enter, he fixed)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his individual self (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the (Supreme) Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

• एव (eva) - alone (only, just, indeed)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - being concentrated (describes Bhīṣma) (concentrated, composed, absorbed)

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्तमात्रे (nivṛttamātre) - as soon as the northern course had begun (as soon as turned, in the very turning)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of nivṛttamātra

nivṛttamātra - just turned, barely turned, as soon as it is turned

Compound of nivṛtta (pp. of ni-√vṛt) and mātra (suffix indicating 'only', 'just')

Compound type : tatpurusha (nivṛtta+mātra)

• nivṛtta – turned back, ceased, finished
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from ni-√vṛt
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• mātra – only, merely, just
  indeclinable

Note: Refers to ayane

तु (tu) - and (but, and, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अयने (ayane) - in the (northern) course (of the sun) (in the course, in the solstice)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ayana

ayana - course, path, going, solstice

from root √i (to go)

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the sun's course, specifically the Uttarāyaṇa (northern solstice)

उत्तरे (uttare) - in the northern (course) (in the northern)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, higher, superior

Note: Agrees with ayane

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

दिवाकरे (divākare) - when the sun (had turned to the northern course) (in the sun, when the sun)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun, day-maker

Compound type : tatpurusha (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, daily
  indeclinable
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative absolute construction with nivṛttamātre ayane uttare

समावेशयत् (samāveśayat) - he merged (Bhīṣma merged his self) (he merged, he caused to enter, he fixed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of samāveśay

Causative Imperfect Active

from sam-ā-√viś (to enter); causative form, imperfect, 3rd person singular

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: viś (class 6)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - his individual self (ātman) (the self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Note: Object of samāveśayat

आत्मनि (ātmani) - in the (Supreme) Self (ātman) (in the self, in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Note: Location of the merging

एव (eva) - alone (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'ātmani'

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - being concentrated (describes Bhīṣma) (concentrated, composed, absorbed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - composed, concentrated, absorbed, collected

Past Passive Participle

from sam-ā-√dhā (to place together, compose)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma (implied subject of samāveśayat)