महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-23, verse-7

ब्रह्मोवाच ।
यस्मिन्प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे ।
यस्मिन्प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति स वै श्रेष्ठो गच्छत यत्र कामः ॥७॥

7. brahmovāca ,
yasminpralīne pralayaṁ vrajanti; sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtāṁ śarīre ,
yasminpracīrṇe ca punaścaranti; sa vai śreṣṭho gacchata yatra kāmaḥ.

7. brahmā uvāca yasmin pralīne pralayam
vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtām śarīre
yasmin pracīrṇe ca punaḥ caranti
saḥ vai śreṣṭhaḥ gacchata yatra kāmaḥ

7. Brahma said: 'The one in whom all the vital breaths (prāṇa) within the bodies of living beings experience dissolution (pralaya) when he (the chief life force) ceases to function, and in whom they again become active when he functions – he is indeed the best. Go, wherever your inclination leads you.'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma, the creator deity

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in the one (the chief life force) (in whom, in which)

• प्रलीने (pralīne) - when he (the chief life force) ceases to function (when dissolved, when merged, when ceased)

• प्रलयम् (pralayam) - dissolution, destruction, merging

• व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they attain, they approach

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - the various vital breaths (e.g., prāṇa, apāna, etc.) (vital breaths, life forces)

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

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in the one (the chief life force) (in whom, in which)

• प्रचीर्णे (pracīrṇe) - when he (the chief life force) functions (when dispersed, when active, when functioning)

• च (ca) - and

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they move, they function, they act

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

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

• गच्छत (gacchata) - you (plural) go!

• यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, inclination

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma, the creator deity

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god); the absolute reality (neuter); a Brahmin (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

Root 'vac' (2nd class/adādi), perfect active 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in the one (the chief life force) (in whom, in which)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रलीने (pralīne) - when he (the chief life force) ceases to function (when dissolved, when merged, when ceased)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pralīna

pralīna - dissolved, merged, absorbed, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'lī' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

प्रलयम् (pralayam) - dissolution, destruction, merging

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, destruction, cosmic reabsorption, merging, disappearance

Prefix: pra

Root: lī (class 4)

व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they go, they attain, they approach

(verb)

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

present active form

Root 'vraj' (1st class/bhvādi), present active 3rd plural

Root: vraj (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - the various vital breaths (e.g., prāṇa, apāna, etc.) (vital breaths, life forces)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life force, spirit; refers collectively to the five vital airs (pañca-prāṇa)

Root: an (class 2)

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇabhṛt

prāṇabhṛt - a living being, one who sustains life

Compound 'prāṇa' (life) + 'bhṛt' (bearing, sustaining, from root bhṛ)

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+bhṛt)

• prāṇa – life, vital air
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting
  adjective
  Agent noun / adjective from root 'bhṛ'
  Derived from root 'bhṛ'
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in the one (the chief life force) (in whom, in which)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रचीर्णे (pracīrṇe) - when he (the chief life force) functions (when dispersed, when active, when functioning)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pracīrṇa

pracīrṇa - dispersed, spread, practiced, performed, active, functioning

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'car' with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, furthermore

(indeclinable)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they move, they function, they act

(verb)

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

present active form

Root 'car' (1st class/bhvādi), present active 3rd plural

Root: car (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme (superlative of 'praśasya')

गच्छत (gacchata) - you (plural) go!

(verb)

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

imperative active form

Root 'gam' (1st class/bhvādi), imperative active 2nd plural

Root: gam (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, wherever

(indeclinable)

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, inclination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love; the god of love

Root: kam (class 1)