महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-20, verse-24

हविर्भूता गुणाः सर्वे प्रविशन्त्यग्निजं मुखम् ।
अन्तर्वासमुषित्वा च जायन्ते स्वासु योनिषु ।
तत्रैव च निरुध्यन्ते प्रलये भूतभावने ॥२४॥

24. havirbhūtā guṇāḥ sarve praviśantyagnijaṁ mukham ,
antarvāsamuṣitvā ca jāyante svāsu yoniṣu ,
tatraiva ca nirudhyante pralaye bhūtabhāvane.

24. havirbhūtāḥ guṇāḥ sarve praviśanti
agnijam mukham antarvāsam uṣitvā
ca jāyante svāsu yoniṣu tatra eva
ca nirudhyante pralaye bhūtabhāvana

24. sarve guṇāḥ havirbhūtāḥ agnijam
mukham praviśanti ca antarvāsam uṣitvā
svāsu yoniṣu jāyante ca tatra
eva bhūtabhāvana pralaye nirudhyante

24. All qualities (guṇāḥ), having become oblations (havirbhūtāḥ), enter the mouth born of fire (agnijam mukham). And having resided within temporarily, they are born in their own origins (svayoniṣu). And in that very cosmic dissolution (pralaye), the source of creation (bhūtabhāvana), they are absorbed (nirudhyante).

Words meanings summery:

• हविर्भूताः (havirbhūtāḥ) - Describing how the qualities transform into sensory input that is 'offered'. (having become oblations, having become offerings)

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - Refers to the objects of the senses, which are manifestations of the (prakṛti) qualities (guṇas). (qualities (guṇas), attributes, constituents (of prakṛti))

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - The qualities, transformed into sensory input, enter the gateway of perception. (they enter, they go into)

• अग्निजम् (agnijam) - Describing the mouth, suggesting it is metaphorical and connected to the 'fires' of the senses. (fire-born, born from fire)

• मुखम् (mukham) - The entrance or gateway of perception, where sensory input is received. (mouth, face, entrance, opening)

• अन्तर्वासम् (antarvāsam) - A temporary stay or residence within the system of perception. (inner dwelling, residence within, sojourn inside)

• उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - After a temporary stay within the perceptual system. (having dwelt, having resided, having stayed)

• च (ca) - and, also

• जायन्ते (jāyante) - The perceptions or experiences are generated. (they are born, they arise, they come into being)

• स्वासु (svāsu) - Refers to the specific origins (yonis) of the qualities. (in their own)

• योनिषु (yoniṣu) - In the elements, mind, and intellect, as identified in the previous verse. (in the origins (yoniṣu), in the wombs)

• तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the dissolution (pralaya). (there, in that place, in that case)

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• निरुध्यन्ते (nirudhyante) - The qualities, along with their manifestations, are reabsorbed into their primal state. (they are restrained, they are absorbed, they are dissolved)

• प्रलये (pralaye) - Refers to the cyclical cosmic dissolution (pralaya). (in the dissolution, in the reabsorption, in the cosmic annihilation)

• भूतभावन (bhūtabhāvana) - Describing `pralaya` as not just an end but also the latent source for future creation, completing the cycle. (the cause of existence of beings, generating beings, the source of creation for beings)

Words meanings and morphology

हविर्भूताः (havirbhūtāḥ) - Describing how the qualities transform into sensory input that is 'offered'. (having become oblations, having become offerings)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of havirbhūta

havirbhūta - having become oblation, sacrificial offering

Compound formed with havis (oblation) and bhūta (become)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (havis+bhūta)

• havis – oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Root: hu (class 3)
• bhūta – become, happened, being
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root BHŪ (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'guṇāḥ'.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - Refers to the objects of the senses, which are manifestations of the (prakṛti) qualities (guṇas). (qualities (guṇas), attributes, constituents (of prakṛti))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, excellence, constituent of nature (sattva, rajas, tamas)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Universal pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'guṇāḥ'.

प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - The qualities, transformed into sensory input, enter the gateway of perception. (they enter, they go into)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of praviś

Present tense, 3rd person plural

Parasmaipada verb, root class 6 (tu-dādi) with upasarga PRA

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

अग्निजम् (agnijam) - Describing the mouth, suggesting it is metaphorical and connected to the 'fires' of the senses. (fire-born, born from fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnija

agnija - fire-born, produced by fire, related to fire

Compound of agni (fire) + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+ja)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ag
• ja – born, produced from
  suffixial element (masculine)
  From root JAN (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

मुखम् (mukham) - The entrance or gateway of perception, where sensory input is received. (mouth, face, entrance, opening)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukha

mukha - mouth, face, front, opening, entrance

अन्तर्वासम् (antarvāsam) - A temporary stay or residence within the system of perception. (inner dwelling, residence within, sojourn inside)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of antarvāsa

antarvāsa - inner dwelling, residence within, a sojourn

Compound of antar (within) + vāsa (dwelling)

Compound type : avyayībhāva / tatpurusha (antar+vāsa)

• antar – within, inside
  indeclinable
• vāsa – dwelling, residing, stay
  noun (masculine)
  From root VAS (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverbial accusative, indicating a temporary dwelling.

उषित्वा (uṣitvā) - After a temporary stay within the perceptual system. (having dwelt, having resided, having stayed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root VAS (to dwell); irregular form with 'uṣ'

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Connects the actions of entering and being born.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जायन्ते (jāyante) - The perceptions or experiences are generated. (they are born, they arise, they come into being)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present tense, 3rd person plural (ātmanepada)

Dhatupatha root JAN (divādi, 4th class), ātmanepada

Root: jan (class 4)

स्वासु (svāsu) - Refers to the specific origins (yonis) of the qualities. (in their own)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sva

sva - own, one's own

Possessive pronoun

योनिषु (yoniṣu) - In the elements, mind, and intellect, as identified in the previous verse. (in the origins (yoniṣu), in the wombs)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of yoni

yoni - womb, origin, source, place of birth

From root YU (to unite)

Root: yu (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - Refers to the dissolution (pralaya). (there, in that place, in that case)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time

Root: tad

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

(indeclinable)

Particle

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

निरुध्यन्ते (nirudhyante) - The qualities, along with their manifestations, are reabsorbed into their primal state. (they are restrained, they are absorbed, they are dissolved)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of nirudh

Present tense, 3rd person plural (passive)

Passive voice of root RUDH (to obstruct) with upasarga NI

Prefix: ni

Root: rudh (class 7)

प्रलये (pralaye) - Refers to the cyclical cosmic dissolution (pralaya). (in the dissolution, in the reabsorption, in the cosmic annihilation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, destruction, reabsorption, cosmic annihilation

From root LĪ (to cling, dissolve) with upasarga PRA

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

भूतभावन (bhūtabhāvana) - Describing `pralaya` as not just an end but also the latent source for future creation, completing the cycle. (the cause of existence of beings, generating beings, the source of creation for beings)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhūtabhāvana

bhūtabhāvana - producing beings, causing existence, source of creation for beings

Compound of bhūta (beings) + bhāvana (causing to be, creating)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+bhāvana)

• bhūta – beings, creatures, elements
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root BHŪ (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• bhāvana – causing to be, producing, creating, conceiving
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Verbal Adjective
  From causative root BHĀV (to cause to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)