महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-119, verse-8

स तथेति प्रतिश्रुत्य कीटो वर्त्मन्यतिष्ठत ।
तमृषिं द्रष्टुमगमत्सर्वास्वन्यासु योनिषु ॥८॥

8. sa tatheti pratiśrutya kīṭo vartmanyatiṣṭhata ,
tamṛṣiṁ draṣṭumagamatsarvāsvanyāsu yoniṣu.

8. saḥ tathā iti pratiśrutya kīṭaḥ vartmani atiṣṭhata
tam ṛṣim draṣṭum agamat sarvāsu anyāsu yoniṣu

8. saḥ kīṭaḥ tathā iti pratiśrutya vartmani atiṣṭhata
tam ṛṣim draṣṭum sarvāsu anyāsu yoniṣu agamat

8. He, the worm, having assented, saying 'so be it', remained on the path. He went to see that sage through all other species of birth.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (the worm) (he, that)

• तथा (tathā) - so (in agreement) (thus, so, in that way)

• इति (iti) - (marks direct speech 'so be it') (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech))

• प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having assented (having promised, having assented, having heard in reply)

• कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - the worm (the worm, insect)

• वर्त्मनि (vartmani) - on the path (on the path, in the way, on the road)

• अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - remained (stood, remained, abode)

• तम् (tam) - that (that, him)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (sage, seer, inspired poet)

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see (to see, to perceive, to look at)

• अगमत् (agamat) - went (went, moved, attained)

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

• अन्यासु (anyāsu) - in other (in other, in different)

• योनिषु (yoniṣu) - in (various) species/births (in wombs, in origins, in species, in births)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (the worm) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the worm (`kīṭaḥ`).

तथा (tathā) - so (in agreement) (thus, so, in that way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used with 'iti' to quote 'so be it'.

इति (iti) - (marks direct speech 'so be it') (thus, so, in this manner (marks direct speech))

(indeclinable)

प्रतिश्रुत्य (pratiśrutya) - having assented (having promised, having assented, having heard in reply)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru- with prefix prati- and -tya suffix

Prefix: prati

Root: śru (class 5)

कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - the worm (the worm, insect)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - worm, insect, bug

वर्त्मनि (vartmani) - on the path (on the path, in the way, on the road)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vartman

vartman - path, road, track, way

अतिष्ठत (atiṣṭhata) - remained (stood, remained, abode)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (luṅ) of sthā

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, imperfect, middle voice (Atmanepada), with augment 'a'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The form with 'a' augment is typically aorist/imperfect. Here, imperfect.

तम् (tam) - that (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage (ṛṣi).

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (sage, seer, inspired poet)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet; a Vedic poet

Note: Object of 'draṣṭum'.

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see (to see, to perceive, to look at)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of purpose, from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अगमत् (agamat) - went (went, moved, attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, imperfect, active voice, with augment 'a'

Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'yoniṣu'.

अन्यासु (anyāsu) - in other (in other, in different)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Note: Agrees with 'yoniṣu'.

योनिषु (yoniṣu) - in (various) species/births (in wombs, in origins, in species, in births)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of yoni

yoni - womb, origin, source, birth, species