महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-22, verse-19

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यद्यस्मासु प्रलीनेषु तर्पणं प्राणधारणम् ।
भोगान्भुङ्क्षे रसान्भुङ्क्षे यथैतन्मन्यते तथा ॥१९॥

19. yadyasmāsu pralīneṣu tarpaṇaṁ prāṇadhāraṇam ,
bhogānbhuṅkṣe rasānbhuṅkṣe yathaitanmanyate tathā.

19. yadi asmāsu pralīneṣu tarpaṇam prāṇadhāraṇam bhogān
bhuṅkṣe rasān bhuṅkṣe yathā etat manyate tathā

19. yadi asmāsu pralīneṣu (satsu) [tvam] tarpaṇam prāṇadhāraṇam bhogān rasān ca bhuṅkṣe,
tathā [ca] yathā etat manyate [tvam]

19. If, when we (the senses) are absorbed and inactive, You can sustain life by enjoying nourishment, and experience gratifications and tastes, then it is just as You believe.

Words meanings summery:

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यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

अस्मासु (asmāsu) - in us, among us

प्रलीनेषु (pralīneṣu) - when we (the senses) are withdrawn or inactive (when absorbed, when dissolved, when ceased (their functions))

तर्पणम् (tarpaṇam) - nourishment (as an object of enjoyment) (nourishment, satisfaction, offering)

प्राणधारणम् (prāṇadhāraṇam) - the act of maintaining life itself (as an experience) (sustenance of life, maintaining breath)

भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments, gratifications, objects of sense

भुङ्क्षे (bhuṅkṣe) - you enjoy, you experience

रसान् (rasān) - tastes, essences, flavors

भुङ्क्षे (bhuṅkṣe) - you enjoy, you experience

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

एतत् (etat) - this assertion/belief (this, that)

मन्यते (manyate) - (You) think, believe, consider (thinks, believes, considers)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if, in case that

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a conditional clause.

अस्मासु (asmāsu) - in us, among us

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, us (first person pronoun stem)

First person plural pronoun stem.

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'pralīneṣu'.

प्रलीनेषु (pralīneṣu) - when we (the senses) are withdrawn or inactive (when absorbed, when dissolved, when ceased (their functions))

(participle)

Locative, masculine, plural of pralīna

pralīna - absorbed, dissolved, disappeared, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the prefix 'pra' and the root √lī (to cling, dissolve).

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

तर्पणम् (tarpaṇam) - nourishment (as an object of enjoyment) (nourishment, satisfaction, offering)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tarpaṇa

tarpaṇa - nourishing, satisfying, refreshment, offering

Derived from the root √tṛp (to satisfy).

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Direct object of the implied verb 'bhuṅkṣe'.

प्राणधारणम् (prāṇadhāraṇam) - the act of maintaining life itself (as an experience) (sustenance of life, maintaining breath)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāṇadhāraṇa

prāṇadhāraṇa - sustenance of life, holding the breath, preserving life

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+dhāraṇa)

prāṇa – breath, life, vital air
noun (masculine)
Derived from pra-√an (to breathe).
Prefix: pra
Root: an (class 2)
dhāraṇa – holding, bearing, supporting, sustaining
noun (neuter)
Derived from the root √dhṛ (to hold, support).
Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of the implied verb 'bhuṅkṣe'.

भोगान् (bhogān) - enjoyments, gratifications, objects of sense

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, gratification, experience, object of sense, possession

Derived from the root √bhuj (to enjoy).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Direct object of 'bhuṅkṣe'.

भुङ्क्षे (bhuṅkṣe) - you enjoy, you experience

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of bhuj

Present middle indicative