महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-9, verse-25

वास्यैकं तक्षतो बाहुं चन्दनेनैकमुक्षतः ।
नाकल्याणं न कल्याणं चिन्तयन्नुभयोस्तयोः ॥२५॥

25. vāsyaikaṁ takṣato bāhuṁ candanenaikamukṣataḥ ,
nākalyāṇaṁ na kalyāṇaṁ cintayannubhayostayoḥ.

25. vāsyā ekam takṣataḥ bāhum candanena ekam ukṣataḥ
na akalyāṇam na kalyāṇam cintayan ubhayoḥ tayoḥ

25. ekam bāhum vāsyā takṣataḥ ekam (bāhum) candanena
ukṣataḥ ubhayoḥ tayoḥ akalyāṇam na kalyāṇam na cintayan

25. When one arm is being cut by an axe and the other is being anointed with sandalwood paste, he does not ponder either misfortune or welfare for both of them.

Words meanings summery:

• वास्या (vāsyā) - by an axe

• एकम् (ekam) - one arm (one, single)

• तक्षतः (takṣataḥ) - while he is cutting (of one cutting, while cutting)

• बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

• चन्दनेन (candanena) - with sandalwood (paste)

• एकम् (ekam) - the other arm (one, single)

• उक्षतः (ukṣataḥ) - while he is anointing (of one anointing, while anointing)

• न (na) - not, no

• अकल्याणम् (akalyāṇam) - misfortune, evil, inauspiciousness

• न (na) - not, no

• कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, pondering, considering

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both arms (of both, concerning both)

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those (arms) (of them, concerning them)

Words meanings and morphology

वास्या (vāsyā) - by an axe

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vāsi

vāsi - axe, hatchet

एकम् (ekam) - one arm (one, single)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Modifies 'bāhum'.

तक्षतः (takṣataḥ) - while he is cutting (of one cutting, while cutting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of takṣat

takṣat - cutting, carving, fashioning

Present Active Participle

From √takṣ (to cut, carve) with present participle suffix -śatṛ.

Root: takṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject, showing the action's agent in a genitive absolute-like construction.

बाहुम् (bāhum) - arm

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhu

bāhu - arm, fore-arm

Note: Object of 'takṣataḥ'.

चन्दनेन (candanena) - with sandalwood (paste)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of candana

candana - sandalwood, sandalwood paste

Note: Means of anointing.

एकम् (ekam) - the other arm (one, single)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Modifies implied 'bāhum'.

उक्षतः (ukṣataḥ) - while he is anointing (of one anointing, while anointing)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ukṣat

ukṣat - anointing, sprinkling, moistening

Present Active Participle

From √ukṣ (to sprinkle, anoint) with present participle suffix -śatṛ.

Root: ukṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the implied subject.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अकल्याणम् (akalyāṇam) - misfortune, evil, inauspiciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akalyāṇa

akalyāṇa - inauspicious, evil, misfortune, ill-being

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'kalyāṇa'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kalyāṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kalyāṇa – welfare, auspiciousness, good, virtue
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'cintayan'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कल्याणम् (kalyāṇam) - welfare, good fortune, auspiciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalyāṇa

kalyāṇa - welfare, auspiciousness, good, virtue, well-being

Note: Object of 'cintayan'.

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, pondering, considering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, pondering, reflecting

Present Active Participle

From √cit (to perceive) with causative suffix -i and present participle suffix -śatṛ.

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Refers to the implied subject.

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both arms (of both, concerning both)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of ubhaya

ubhaya - both, of both kinds

Note: Refers to the two arms.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those (arms) (of them, concerning them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the two arms.