महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-52

असक्तः पद्मपत्रस्थो जलबिन्दुर्यथा चलः ।
एवमेव शरीरेऽस्या निवत्स्यामि समाहितः ॥५२॥

52. asaktaḥ padmapatrastho jalabinduryathā calaḥ ,
evameva śarīre'syā nivatsyāmi samāhitaḥ.

52. asaktaḥ padmapatrasthaḥ jalabinduḥ yathā calaḥ
evam eva śarīre asyāḥ nivatsyāmi samāhitaḥ

52. Just as a detached water droplet (jalabindu) on a lotus leaf remains unsteady, so too I will dwell in her body, completely composed.

Words meanings summery:

• असक्तः (asaktaḥ) - unattached, detached

• पद्मपत्रस्थः (padmapatrasthaḥ) - situated on a lotus leaf

• जलबिन्दुः (jalabinduḥ) - water drop, droplet of water

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• चलः (calaḥ) - moving, unsteady, fickle

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

• अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, of this

• निवत्स्यामि (nivatsyāmi) - I will reside/dwell

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, absorbed

Words meanings and morphology

असक्तः (asaktaḥ) - unattached, detached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asakta

asakta - unattached, detached, not clinging, dispassionate.

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root sañj/sañj (to cling) with negating prefix a.

Prefix: a

Root: sañj (class 7)

पद्मपत्रस्थः (padmapatrasthaḥ) - situated on a lotus leaf

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padmapatrastha

padmapatrastha - standing or situated on a lotus leaf.

Compound type : tatpurusha (padmapatra+stha)

• padmapatra – lotus leaf.
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, residing, being in.
  adjective
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

जलबिन्दुः (jalabinduḥ) - water drop, droplet of water

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalabindu

jalabindu - a drop of water.

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+bindu)

• jala – water.
  noun (neuter)
• bindu – drop, point, dot.
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

चलः (calaḥ) - moving, unsteady, fickle

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cala

cala - moving, unsteady, fickle, trembling, transient.

From root cal (to move).

Root: cal (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical frame, flesh.

अस्याः (asyāḥ) - of her, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, she/he/it.

निवत्स्यामि (nivatsyāmi) - I will reside/dwell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of nivās

Root vas (to dwell) with prefix ni, in future tense.

Prefix: ni

Root: vas (class 1)

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - composed, concentrated, absorbed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - concentrated, composed, collected, absorbed in meditation, self-controlled.

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root dhā (to place) with prefixes sam-ā.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)