महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-23, verse-20

मयि प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे ।
मयि प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति श्रेष्ठो ह्यहं पश्यत मां प्रलीनम् ॥२०॥

20. mayi pralīne pralayaṁ vrajanti; sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṁ śarīre ,
mayi pracīrṇe ca punaścaranti; śreṣṭho hyahaṁ paśyata māṁ pralīnam.

20. mayi pralīne pralayam vrajanti
sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtām śarīre
mayi pracīrṇe ca punaḥ caranti
śreṣṭhaḥ hi aham paśyata mām pralīnam

20. prāṇabhṛtām śarīre mayi pralīne
sarve prāṇāḥ pralayam vrajanti ca
mayi pracīrṇe punaḥ caranti hi
aham śreṣṭhaḥ mām pralīnam paśyata

20. When I (the chief vital breath) am absorbed, all vital breaths (prāṇa) in the bodies of living beings go to dissolution. And when I am again active, they move once more. Indeed, I am the most excellent; behold me even when absorbed.

Words meanings summery:

• मयि (mayi) - in me (the chief vital breath) (in me, on me, with me)

• प्रलीने (pralīne) - when absorbed (by the chief vital breath) (absorbed, dissolved, merged, reabsorbed)

• प्रलयम् (pralayam) - to dissolution, to cessation (dissolution, reabsorption, destruction)

• व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go (to dissolution) (they go, they move, they proceed)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (vital breaths) (all, everyone)

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths (referring to the five secondary prāṇas) (vital breaths, life forces, individual prāṇas)

• प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of living beings (of living beings, of those who bear life)

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body (in the body, on the body)

• मयि (mayi) - when I (the chief vital breath) (in me, on me, with me)

• प्रचीर्णे (pracīrṇe) - when active again (by the chief vital breath) (dispersed, spread, active, released)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, further)

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they move (again) (they move, they wander, they function)

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent (best, excellent, chief, principal)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• अहम् (aham) - I (the chief vital breath) (I)

• पश्यत (paśyata) - behold (you all) (behold, see (you plural))

• माम् (mām) - me (the chief vital breath) (me)

• प्रलीनम् (pralīnam) - (even when) absorbed (absorbed, dissolved, merged, reabsorbed)

Words meanings and morphology

मयि (mayi) - in me (the chief vital breath) (in me, on me, with me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रलीने (pralīne) - when absorbed (by the chief vital breath) (absorbed, dissolved, merged, reabsorbed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pralīna

pralīna - absorbed, dissolved, reabsorbed, merged, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

from pra- + √lī (to cling, dissolve)

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: This participle functions adverbially, implying 'when I am absorbed'.

प्रलयम् (pralayam) - to dissolution, to cessation (dissolution, reabsorption, destruction)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, reabsorption, destruction, end

from pra- + √lī (to dissolve)

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go (to dissolution) (they go, they move, they proceed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vraj

Root: vraj (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (vital breaths) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Also functions as an adjective.

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths (referring to the five secondary prāṇas) (vital breaths, life forces, individual prāṇas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

from pra- + √an (to breathe)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

प्राणभृताम् (prāṇabhṛtām) - of living beings (of living beings, of those who bear life)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of prāṇabhṛt

prāṇabhṛt - living being, animate creature, one who bears life

Compound of prāṇa (life) + bhṛt (bearing, from √bhṛ - to bear)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+bhṛt)

• prāṇa – breath, vital air, life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining
  adjective
  from √bhṛ (to bear)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body (in the body, on the body)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body

मयि (mayi) - when I (the chief vital breath) (in me, on me, with me)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रचीर्णे (pracīrṇe) - when active again (by the chief vital breath) (dispersed, spread, active, released)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pracīrṇa

pracīrṇa - scattered, dispersed, spread, active, practiced

Past Passive Participle

from pra- + √car (to move, wander)

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

Note: This participle functions adverbially, implying 'when I am active'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, back, further)

(indeclinable)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they move (again) (they move, they wander, they function)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - the most excellent (best, excellent, chief, principal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal, highest

Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

अहम् (aham) - I (the chief vital breath) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

पश्यत (paśyata) - behold (you all) (behold, see (you plural))

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me (the chief vital breath) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्रलीनम् (pralīnam) - (even when) absorbed (absorbed, dissolved, merged, reabsorbed)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pralīna

pralīna - absorbed, dissolved, reabsorbed, merged, disappeared

Past Passive Participle

from pra- + √lī (to cling, dissolve)

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mām'.