महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-57

लक्षणं लक्षणेनैव वदनं वदनेन च ।
अविचेष्टन्नतिष्ठद्वै छायेवान्तर्गतो मुनिः ॥५७॥

57. lakṣaṇaṁ lakṣaṇenaiva vadanaṁ vadanena ca ,
aviceṣṭannatiṣṭhadvai chāyevāntargato muniḥ.

57. lakṣaṇam lakṣaṇena eva vadanam vadanena ca
aviceṣṭan atiṣṭhat vai chāyā iva antargataḥ muniḥ

57. muniḥ aviceṣṭan antargataḥ chāyā iva lakṣaṇam
lakṣaṇena eva vadanam vadanena ca vai atiṣṭhat

57. The sage (muni) remained within her, without stirring, like a shadow, matching feature by feature and face by face.

Words meanings summery:

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - (her) feature (mark, sign, characteristic, feature)

• लक्षणेन (lakṣaṇena) - by (his own) corresponding feature (by mark, with sign, by feature)

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

• वदनम् (vadanam) - (her) face (face, mouth)

• वदनेन (vadanena) - by (his own) corresponding face (by face, with mouth)

• च (ca) - and

• अविचेष्टन् (aviceṣṭan) - without stirring (not stirring, motionless, without movement)

• अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he remained (he remained, he stood)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))

• छाया (chāyā) - a shadow (shadow, shade, image, reflection)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अन्तर्गतः (antargataḥ) - entered within (her body) (gone into, entered within, internal)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Vipula) (sage, ascetic, inspired one)

Words meanings and morphology

लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - (her) feature (mark, sign, characteristic, feature)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, feature, definition

Note: Paired with 'lakṣaṇena'.

लक्षणेन (lakṣaṇena) - by (his own) corresponding feature (by mark, with sign, by feature)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, feature, definition

Note: Paired with 'lakṣaṇam'.

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

(indeclinable)

वदनम् (vadanam) - (her) face (face, mouth)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth, speech, utterance

Note: Paired with 'vadanena'.

वदनेन (vadanena) - by (his own) corresponding face (by face, with mouth)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vadana

vadana - face, mouth, speech, utterance

Note: Paired with 'vadanam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अविचेष्टन् (aviceṣṭan) - without stirring (not stirring, motionless, without movement)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aviceṣṭat

aviceṣṭat - not stirring, motionless, without movement

Present Active Participle

Derived from a- (negation) + vi- (prefix) + √ceṣṭ (to move, act) with the śatṛ suffix. Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+viceṣṭat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• viceṣṭat – stirring, moving
  participle (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From vi- + √ceṣṭ
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'muniḥ'.

अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he remained (he remained, he stood)

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Third person singular imperfect active of √sthā.

Root: sthā (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly (particle))

(indeclinable)

छाया (chāyā) - a shadow (shadow, shade, image, reflection)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, image, reflection, lustre

Note: Used in the simile 'like a shadow'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

अन्तर्गतः (antargataḥ) - entered within (her body) (gone into, entered within, internal)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antargata

antargata - gone into, entered, contained within, internal

Past Passive Participle

Compound of antar (within) + gata (gone), from √gam (to go). Nominative singular masculine.

Compound type : tatpurusha (antar+gata)

• antar – within, in the middle of
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, arrived, reached, obtained
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'muniḥ'.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Vipula) (sage, ascetic, inspired one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, inspired one, silent one