महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-21, verse-14

प्राणापानान्तरे देवी वाग्वै नित्यं स्म तिष्ठति ।
प्रेर्यमाणा महाभागे विना प्राणमपानती ।
प्रजापतिमुपाधावत्प्रसीद भगवन्निति ॥१४॥

14. prāṇāpānāntare devī vāgvai nityaṁ sma tiṣṭhati ,
preryamāṇā mahābhāge vinā prāṇamapānatī ,
prajāpatimupādhāvatprasīda bhagavanniti.

14. prāṇāpānāntare devī vāk vai nityam
sma tiṣṭhati | preryamāṇā mahābhāge
vinā prāṇam apānatī | prajāpatim
upādhāvat prasīda bhagavan iti

14. mahābhāge devī vāk vai prāṇāpānāntare nityam sma tiṣṭhati preryamāṇā vinā prāṇam apānatī (sā) prajāpatim upādhāvat,
"bhagavan prasīda" iti

14. O most fortunate one, the divine speech (vāc) always resides between the life-breath (prāṇa) and downward breath (apāna). Being impelled, yet exhaling without proper inhalation (prāṇa), she approached Prajapati, saying, "Be gracious, O Lord!"

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणापानान्तरे (prāṇāpānāntare) - between the prāṇa and apāna breaths

• देवी (devī) - the divine speech (Vāc) (divine, goddess)

• वाक् (vāk) - the goddess of speech (Vāc) (speech, voice, word)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• स्म (sma) - an indeclinable particle indicating past tense or emphasis

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stays, stands, exists

• प्रेर्यमाणा (preryamāṇā) - being impelled, being urged

• महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O most fortunate Vāc (O greatly fortunate one, O blessed one)

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• प्राणम् (prāṇam) - life-breath, vital air, inhalation

• अपानती (apānatī) - exhaling, breathing out, drawing back

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - to Prajapati (the lord of creatures)

• उपाधावत् (upādhāvat) - she ran to, she approached

• प्रसीद (prasīda) - be gracious, be pleased, be tranquil

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord Prajapati (O Lord, O venerable one, O divine one)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणापानान्तरे (prāṇāpānāntare) - between the prāṇa and apāna breaths

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāṇāpānāntara

prāṇāpānāntara - space between prāṇa and apāna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+apāna+antara)

• prāṇa – life-breath, vital air, inhalation
  noun (masculine)
• apāna – downward breath, exhalation, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• antara – middle, internal, interval, space between
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative singular, implying 'in the interval between'.

देवी (devī) - the divine speech (Vāc) (divine, goddess)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine female, queen

वाक् (vāk) - the goddess of speech (Vāc) (speech, voice, word)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language

Root: √vac (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here.

स्म (sma) - an indeclinable particle indicating past tense or emphasis

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - stays, stands, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of √sthā

Present Indicative Active

Root: √sthā (class 1)

प्रेर्यमाणा (preryamāṇā) - being impelled, being urged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of preryamāṇa

preryamāṇa - being impelled, being urged, being set in motion

Present Passive Participle

From root √īr (to move, stir) with prefix pra- (forward, forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: √īr (class 2)

महाभागे (mahābhāge) - O most fortunate Vāc (O greatly fortunate one, O blessed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, highly honored, blessed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs the accusative case.

प्राणम् (prāṇam) - life-breath, vital air, inhalation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - life-breath, vital air, inhalation, spirit

अपानती (apānatī) - exhaling, breathing out, drawing back

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apānat

apānat - exhaling, breathing out, going downwards

Present Participle

From root √an (to breathe) with prefix apa- (away, down).

Prefix: apa

Root: √an (class 2)

प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - to Prajapati (the lord of creatures)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, creator god (e.g., Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

उपाधावत् (upādhāvat) - she ran to, she approached

(verb)

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

Imperfect Indicative Active

From root √dhāv (to run) with prefixes upa- (near, to) and ā- (towards).

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: √dhāv (class 1)

प्रसीद (prasīda) - be gracious, be pleased, be tranquil

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of √sad

Imperative Active

From root √sad (to sit) with prefix pra- (forth, completely).

Prefix: pra

Root: √sad (class 1)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord Prajapati (O Lord, O venerable one, O divine one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, venerable

Note: Vocative singular of bhagavat.

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

(indeclinable)