महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-44

यथा वायुर्जलधरान्विकर्षति ततस्ततः ।
तद्वज्जलदवत्सर्प कालस्याहं वशानुगः ॥४४॥

44. yathā vāyurjaladharānvikarṣati tatastataḥ ,
tadvajjaladavatsarpa kālasyāhaṁ vaśānugaḥ.

44. yathā vāyuḥ jaladharān vikarṣati tataḥ tataḥ
tadvat jaladavat sarpa kālasya aham vaśānugaḥ

44. yathā vāyuḥ tataḥ tataḥ jaladharān vikarṣati
tadvat jaladavat sarpa aham kālasya vaśānugaḥ

44. Just as the wind draws clouds from various directions, similarly, O serpent, I am subservient to time, just like a cloud is.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind

• जलधरान् (jaladharān) - clouds

• विकर्षति (vikarṣati) - draws, pulls, drags

• ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there, in various directions (then, from there, in that direction)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there, in various directions (then, from there, in that direction)

• तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, like that, in that manner

• जलदवत् (jaladavat) - like a cloud, cloud-like

• सर्प (sarpa) - O serpent

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वशानुगः (vaśānugaḥ) - subservient, obedient, following the will

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - wind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, (the god of wind)

Root: vā

जलधरान् (jaladharān) - clouds

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jaladhara

jaladhara - cloud, reservoir of water

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (jala+dhara)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – holding, bearing, supporting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  From √dhṛ 'to hold, bear' (1st class).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vikarṣati'.

विकर्षति (vikarṣati) - draws, pulls, drags

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of vikarṣ

Present Tense

3rd person singular

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there, in various directions (then, from there, in that direction)

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - from here and there, in various directions (then, from there, in that direction)

(indeclinable)

तद्वत् (tadvat) - similarly, like that, in that manner

(indeclinable)

जलदवत् (jaladavat) - like a cloud, cloud-like

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here for simile.

सर्प (sarpa) - O serpent

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarpa

sarpa - serpent, snake

Note: Addressing the serpent.

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time

Root: kal

Note: Governs 'vaśānugaḥ'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वशानुगः (vaśānugaḥ) - subservient, obedient, following the will

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśānuga

vaśānuga - subservient, obedient, subject to the will of

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaśa+anuga)

• vaśa – will, control, power
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś
• anuga – following, subordinate, attendant
  adjective (masculine)
  From anu + √gam 'to go, follow' (1st class).
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'aham'.