महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-92, verse-25

महावृक्षो जायते वर्धते च तं चैव भूतानि समाश्रयन्ति ।
यदा वृक्षश्छिद्यते दह्यते वा तदाश्रया अनिकेता भवन्ति ॥२५॥

25. mahāvṛkṣo jāyate vardhate ca; taṁ caiva bhūtāni samāśrayanti ,
yadā vṛkṣaśchidyate dahyate vā; tadāśrayā aniketā bhavanti.

25. mahā-vṛkṣaḥ jāyate vardhate ca
tam ca eva bhūtāni samāśrayanti
yadā vṛkṣaḥ chidyate dahyate vā
tad-āśrayāḥ aniketāḥ bhavanti

25. mahā-vṛkṣaḥ jāyate ca vardhate.
bhūtāni ca eva tam samāśrayanti.
yadā vṛkṣaḥ chidyate vā dahyate,
tad-āśrayāḥ aniketāḥ bhavanti.

25. A great tree (mahāvṛkṣaḥ) is born and grows, and indeed, creatures (bhūtāni) take shelter (samāśrayanti) in it. When that tree (vṛkṣaḥ) is cut (chidhyate) or burned (dahyate vā), those who depend on it (tadāśrayāḥ) become homeless (aniketāḥ bhavanti).

Words meanings summery:

• महा-वृक्षः (mahā-vṛkṣaḥ) - a great tree (great tree)

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates (is born, arises, becomes)

• वर्धते (vardhate) - grows (grows, increases, prospers)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तम् (tam) - it (the great tree) (him, it, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures (beings, creatures, elements)

• समाश्रयन्ति (samāśrayanti) - they take shelter (they take shelter, they depend on, they resort to)

• यदा (yadā) - when

• वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - the tree (tree)

• छिद्यते (chidyate) - is cut (is cut, is broken)

• दह्यते (dahyate) - is burned (is burned, is consumed by fire)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• तद्-आश्रयाः (tad-āśrayāḥ) - those who depend on it (the tree) (those dependent on that, those having that as their refuge)

• अनिकेताः (aniketāḥ) - homeless (houseless, homeless, without a dwelling)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become (they are, they become)

Words meanings and morphology

महा-वृक्षः (mahā-vṛkṣaḥ) - a great tree (great tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahā-vṛkṣa

mahā-vṛkṣa - a large tree, a big tree

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+vṛkṣa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Combining form of mahat
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, originates (is born, arises, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present tense

Root jan, passive-like form

Root: jan (class 4)

वर्धते (vardhate) - grows (grows, increases, prospers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh

Present tense

Root vṛdh, Atmanepada

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Particle

तम् (tam) - it (the great tree) (him, it, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to 'mahā-vṛkṣa'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Particle

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - creatures (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, happened, become

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

समाश्रयन्ति (samāśrayanti) - they take shelter (they take shelter, they depend on, they resort to)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of samāśri

Present tense

Root śri (to lean on, resort to) with upasargas sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

वृक्षः (vṛkṣaḥ) - the tree (tree)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

छिद्यते (chidyate) - is cut (is cut, is broken)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of chid

Present Passive

Root chid (to cut) + ya (passive suffix).

Root: chid (class 7)

दह्यते (dahyate) - is burned (is burned, is consumed by fire)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dah

Present Passive

Root dah (to burn) + ya (passive suffix).

Root: dah (class 1)

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

तद्-आश्रयाः (tad-āśrayāḥ) - those who depend on it (the tree) (those dependent on that, those having that as their refuge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad-āśraya

tad-āśraya - having that as a support/refuge, dependent on that

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tad+āśraya)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• āśraya – refuge, support, shelter, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-śri (to resort to)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

अनिकेताः (aniketāḥ) - homeless (houseless, homeless, without a dwelling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aniketa

aniketa - houseless, homeless, without a fixed abode

Negative compound (na + niketa).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+niketa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• niketa – house, dwelling, home, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From ni-ket (to dwell)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kit (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'tad-āśrayāḥ'.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become (they are, they become)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present tense

Root bhū, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)