महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-96, verse-20

स बद्धो वारुणैः पाशैरमर्त्य इव मन्यते ।
महादृतिरिवाध्मातः स्वकृतेन विवर्धते ॥२०॥

20. sa baddho vāruṇaiḥ pāśairamartya iva manyate ,
mahādṛtirivādhmātaḥ svakṛtena vivardhate.

20. saḥ baddhaḥ vāruṇaiḥ pāśaiḥ amartyaḥ iva manyate
mahādṛtiḥ iva ādhmātaḥ svakṛtena vivardhate

20. saḥ vāruṇaiḥ pāśaiḥ baddhaḥ amartyaḥ iva manyate
svakṛtena ādhmātaḥ mahādṛtiḥ iva vivardhate

20. He, bound by Varuṇa's (Vāruṇa) snares, considers himself immortal. Like a large leather bag inflated, he grows due to his own actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fettered

• वारुणैः (vāruṇaiḥ) - by Varuṇa's, belonging to Varuṇa

• पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - by snares, by nooses, by bonds

• अमर्त्यः (amartyaḥ) - immortal, god

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मन्यते (manyate) - is considered (due to middle voice usage implying passive) (he considers, he thinks, he believes)

• महादृतिः (mahādṛtiḥ) - a large leather bag, a large bellows

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आध्मातः (ādhmātaḥ) - inflated, blown up

• स्वकृतेन (svakṛtena) - by his own deeds (karma) (by his own actions, by what is done by oneself)

• विवर्धते (vivardhate) - he grows, he increases, he flourishes

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बद्धः (baddhaḥ) - bound, tied, fettered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baddha

baddha - bound, tied, fettered, imprisoned

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root bandh (बन्ध्)

Root: bandh (class 7)

वारुणैः (vāruṇaiḥ) - by Varuṇa's, belonging to Varuṇa

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vāruṇa

vāruṇa - relating to Varuṇa, belonging to Varuṇa

पाशैः (pāśaiḥ) - by snares, by nooses, by bonds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pāśa

pāśa - rope, cord, snare, noose, bond

अमर्त्यः (amartyaḥ) - immortal, god

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of amartya

amartya - immortal, deathless, divine, a god

Derived from 'a' (not) and 'martya' (mortal)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+martya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• martya – mortal, human
  adjective (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मन्यते (manyate) - is considered (due to middle voice usage implying passive) (he considers, he thinks, he believes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

महादृतिः (mahādṛtiḥ) - a large leather bag, a large bellows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahādṛti

mahādṛti - a large leather bag, a big bellows

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dṛti)

• mahā – great, large, big
  adjective
• dṛti – leather bag, bellows, skin
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आध्मातः (ādhmātaḥ) - inflated, blown up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ādhmāta

ādhmāta - inflated, blown up, swelled

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root dhmā (ध्मा) with prefix ā (आ)

Prefix: ā

Root: dhmā (class 1)

स्वकृतेन (svakṛtena) - by his own deeds (karma) (by his own actions, by what is done by oneself)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svakṛta

svakṛta - self-made, done by oneself, one's own work or deed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kṛta)

• sva – own, one's self
  pronoun
• kṛta – done, made, deed, action (karma)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root kṛ (कृ)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

विवर्धते (vivardhate) - he grows, he increases, he flourishes

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: vṛdh (class 1)