महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-22, verse-26

वैमनस्यं गतानां च जन्तूनामल्पचेतसाम् ।
अस्मदर्थे कृते कार्ये दृश्यते प्राणधारणम् ॥२६॥

26. vaimanasyaṁ gatānāṁ ca jantūnāmalpacetasām ,
asmadarthe kṛte kārye dṛśyate prāṇadhāraṇam.

26. vaimanasyaṃ gatānām ca jantūnām alpacetasām
asmadarthe kṛte kārye dṛśyate prāṇadhāraṇam

26. jantūnām vaimanasyaṃ gatānām ca alpacetasām
asmadarthe kṛte kārye prāṇadhāraṇam dṛśyate

26. And for beings, even those dejected and of small intellect, the very maintenance of life (prāṇa) is observed through actions performed for our benefit.

Words meanings summery:

• वैमनस्यं (vaimanasyaṁ) - dejection, despondency, mental distress

• गतानाम् (gatānām) - Refers to those who have reached the state of 'vaimanasya' (of those who have gone, reached, attained)

• च (ca) - and

• जन्तूनाम् (jantūnām) - of living beings, creatures

• अल्पचेतसाम् (alpacetasām) - of those with little intelligence, of the foolish

• अस्मदर्थे (asmadarthe) - for our sake, for our purpose/benefit

• कृते (kṛte) - Agrees with 'kārye' in locative singular neuter (when done, performed)

• कार्ये (kārye) - in work, in action, in a task

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed, appears

• प्राणधारणम् (prāṇadhāraṇam) - sustenance of life, maintenance of vital breath

Words meanings and morphology

वैमनस्यं (vaimanasyaṁ) - dejection, despondency, mental distress

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaimanasya

vaimanasya - despondency, dejection, depression

Derived from 'vi-manas' (disheartened) + 'ya' suffix

Prefix: vi

Root: man (class 4)

गतानाम् (gatānām) - Refers to those who have reached the state of 'vaimanasya' (of those who have gone, reached, attained)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

जन्तूनाम् (jantūnām) - of living beings, creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, man

Derived from root jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)

अल्पचेतसाम् (alpacetasām) - of those with little intelligence, of the foolish

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of alpacetas

alpacetas - of small intellect, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+cetas)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound 'alpa-cetas' meaning 'having a small mind/intellect'

अस्मदर्थे (asmadarthe) - for our sake, for our purpose/benefit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of asmadartha

asmadartha - our purpose, our object, for our sake

Compound type : tatpurusha (asmad+artha)

• asmad – I, we (first person pronoun)
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, object, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative case indicates 'for the sake of', 'in the matter of'

कृते (kṛte) - Agrees with 'kārye' in locative singular neuter (when done, performed)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कार्ये (kārye) - in work, in action, in a task

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, business, work, action

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do), meaning 'that which must be done'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present tense

Passive formation of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

प्राणधारणम् (prāṇadhāraṇam) - sustenance of life, maintenance of vital breath

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāṇadhāraṇa

prāṇadhāraṇa - sustaining life, maintenance of breath

Compound: prāṇa (life-breath) + dhāraṇa (holding, maintaining)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+dhāraṇa)

• prāṇa – breath, vital air, life, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• dhāraṇa – holding, bearing, maintaining, sustaining
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)