महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-23, verse-18

ततः समानः प्रालिल्ये पुनश्च प्रचचार ह ।
प्राणापानावुदानश्च व्यानश्चैव तमब्रुवन् ।
समान न त्वं श्रेष्ठोऽसि व्यान एव वशे तव ॥१८॥

18. tataḥ samānaḥ prālilye punaśca pracacāra ha ,
prāṇāpānāvudānaśca vyānaścaiva tamabruvan ,
samāna na tvaṁ śreṣṭho'si vyāna eva vaśe tava.

18. tataḥ samānaḥ prālilye punar ca
pracacāra ha prāṇāpānau udānaḥ ca
vyānaḥ ca eva tam abruvan samāna na
tvam śreṣṭhaḥ asi vyāna eva vaśe tava

18. tataḥ samānaḥ prālilye ca punar ha
pracacāra prāṇāpānau udānaḥ ca
vyānaḥ ca eva tam abruvan samāna na
tvam śreṣṭhaḥ asi vyāna eva vaśe tava

18. Then samāna (prāṇa) dissolved and indeed circulated again. Prāṇa, apāna, udāna, and vyāna then said to him: 'O Samāna, you are not the most superior; only vyāna is under your control.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• समानः (samānaḥ) - Samāna (the vital air) (Samāna (one of the five vital airs), equal, same)

• प्रालिल्ये (prālilye) - dissolved (Samāna dissolved its function) (merged, dissolved, absorbed)

• पुनर् (punar) - again (again, anew, back)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• प्रचचार (pracacāra) - circulated (referring to Samāna) (circulated, moved, functioned)

• ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

• प्राणापानौ (prāṇāpānau) - prāṇa and apāna (two vital airs) (prāṇa and apāna (the two vital airs))

• उदानः (udānaḥ) - Udāna (the vital air) (Udāna (one of the five vital airs))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - Vyāna (the vital air) (Vyāna (one of the five vital airs))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• तम् (tam) - him (Samāna) (him, that)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke (they spoke, they said)

• समान (samāna) - O Samāna (O Samāna, O equal one)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Samāna) (you)

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - most superior (best, most excellent, supreme, foremost)

• असि (asi) - you are (you are, you exist)

• व्यान (vyāna) - Vyāna (the vital air) (Vyāna (one of the five vital airs))

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

• वशे (vaśe) - under the control (in the power, under the control, at the will of)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun tad + suffix tas.

समानः (samānaḥ) - Samāna (the vital air) (Samāna (one of the five vital airs), equal, same)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāna

samāna - Samāna (one of the five vital airs, situated in the navel), equal, similar, common

From sam-an (to breathe together) or sam-mā (to be similar).

Root: an (class 2)

प्रालिल्ये (prālilye) - dissolved (Samāna dissolved its function) (merged, dissolved, absorbed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pralī

Perfect Tense

From pra-lī, Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Middle Voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

पुनर् (punar) - again (again, anew, back)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

प्रचचार (pracacāra) - circulated (referring to Samāna) (circulated, moved, functioned)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pracar

Perfect Tense

From pra- (prefix) + car (root), Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice. Reduplication.

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed (indeed, certainly (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

प्राणापानौ (prāṇāpānau) - prāṇa and apāna (two vital airs) (prāṇa and apāna (the two vital airs))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prāṇāpāna

prāṇāpāna - prāṇa and apāna (the two principal vital airs)

Dvandva compound of prāṇa and apāna.

Compound type : dvandva (prāṇa+apāna)

• prāṇa – vital air, breath, life, life-force
  noun (masculine)
  From pra-an (to breathe forward).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• apāna – downward vital air, exhalation, anus
  noun (masculine)
  From apa-an (to breathe down).
  Prefix: apa
  Root: an (class 2)

उदानः (udānaḥ) - Udāna (the vital air) (Udāna (one of the five vital airs))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāna

udāna - Udāna (one of the five vital airs, rising upwards)

From ud-an (to breathe up).

Prefix: ud

Root: an (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - Vyāna (the vital air) (Vyāna (one of the five vital airs))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāna

vyāna - Vyāna (one of the five vital airs, distributed throughout the body), pervading air

From vi-an (to breathe out, to live apart) or vi-yam (to spread).

Root: an (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him (Samāna) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense

From root brū (or vac), Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person Plural, Active Voice. Augment a-.

Root: brū (class 2)

समान (samāna) - O Samāna (O Samāna, O equal one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of samāna

samāna - Samāna (one of the five vital airs, situated in the navel), equal, similar, common

From sam-an (to breathe together) or sam-mā (to be similar).

Root: an (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Samāna) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - most superior (best, most excellent, supreme, foremost)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, foremost, principal

Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy).

Root: praśas

असि (asi) - you are (you are, you exist)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense

Present Tense, 2nd Person Singular, Active Voice.

Root: as (class 2)

व्यान (vyāna) - Vyāna (the vital air) (Vyāna (one of the five vital airs))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāna

vyāna - Vyāna (one of the five vital airs, distributed throughout the body), pervading air

From vi-an (to breathe out, to live apart) or vi-yam (to spread).

Root: an (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

वशे (vaśe) - under the control (in the power, under the control, at the will of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

Root: vaś (class 2)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.