महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-21, verse-15

ततः प्राणः प्रादुरभूद्वाचमाप्याययन्पुनः ।
तस्मादुच्छ्वासमासाद्य न वाग्वदति कर्हिचित् ॥१५॥

15. tataḥ prāṇaḥ prādurabhūdvācamāpyāyayanpunaḥ ,
tasmāducchvāsamāsādya na vāgvadati karhicit.

15. tataḥ prāṇaḥ prāduḥ abhūt vācam āpyāyayan punaḥ
| tasmāt ucchvāsam āsādya na vāk vadati karhicit

15. tataḥ prāṇaḥ vācam punaḥ āpyāyayan prāduḥ abhūt
tasmāt ucchvāsam āsādya vāk karhicit na vadati

15. Then the life-breath (prāṇa) appeared, nourishing speech (vāc) again. Therefore, it is precisely when mere exhalation (ucchvāsa) is attained that speech (vāc) never speaks (on its own).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the life-breath, vital air

• प्रादुः (prāduḥ) - manifest, apparent, visible

• अभूत् (abhūt) - appeared, came into being, became

• वाचम् (vācam) - the goddess of speech (Vāc) (speech, voice, word)

• आप्याययन् (āpyāyayan) - nourishing, causing to swell, invigorating

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, because of that

• उच्छ्वासम् (ucchvāsam) - exhalation, vital breath, expiration

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained

• न (na) - not, no

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

• वदति (vadati) - speaks, says, utters

• कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time (with 'na', means 'never')

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the life-breath, vital air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

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

प्रादुः (prāduḥ) - manifest, apparent, visible

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with verbs like 'bhū' (to be) to form 'to appear'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - appeared, came into being, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of √bhū

Aorist Indicative Active

Root: √bhū (class 1)

वाचम् (vācam) - the goddess of speech (Vāc) (speech, voice, word)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language

Root: √vac (class 2)

आप्याययन् (āpyāyayan) - nourishing, causing to swell, invigorating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpyāyayat

āpyāyayat - nourishing, enriching, causing to grow/swell

Present Participle (Causative)

From root √pyāy (to swell, grow) with prefix ā- (to, towards). In causative form.

Prefix: ā

Root: √pyāy (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'prāṇaḥ'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, moreover

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, because of that

(indeclinable)

उच्छ्वासम् (ucchvāsam) - exhalation, vital breath, expiration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ucchvāsa

ucchvāsa - exhalation, expiration, breath, vital breath

Prefix: ud

Root: √śvas (class 2)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having obtained, having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √sad (to sit, settle) with prefix ā- (to, near).

Prefix: ā

Root: √sad (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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)

वदति (vadati) - speaks, says, utters

(verb)

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

Present Indicative Active

Root: √vad (class 1)

कर्हिचित् (karhicit) - ever, at any time (with 'na', means 'never')

(indeclinable)