महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-23, verse-8

प्राण उवाच ।
मयि प्रलीने प्रलयं व्रजन्ति सर्वे प्राणाः प्राणभृतां शरीरे ।
मयि प्रचीर्णे च पुनश्चरन्ति श्रेष्ठो ह्यहं पश्यत मां प्रलीनम् ॥८॥

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

8. prāṇaḥ uvāca | mayi pralīne pralayam
vrajanti sarve prāṇāḥ prāṇabhṛtām śarīre
| mayi pracīrṇe ca punaḥ caranti
śreṣṭhaḥ hi aham paśyata mām pralīnam

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

8. The vital breath (prāṇa) said: 'When I am absorbed, all the vital functions (prāṇas) in the bodies of living beings cease. And when I resume my activity, they become active again. Indeed, I am the foremost; behold me when I am absorbed.'

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the primary vital breath, the speaker in this dialogue (vital breath, life-force)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मयि (mayi) - in me

• प्रलीने (pralīne) - when the primary vital breath (prāṇa) is absorbed/ceases its activity (when absorbed, when dissolved, when ceased)

• प्रलयम् (pralayam) - dissolution, cessation

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

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - other vital functions or subsidiary vital breaths/senses in the body (vital breaths, life-forces, senses)

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

• शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

• मयि (mayi) - in me

• प्रचीर्णे (pracīrṇe) - when the primary vital breath (prāṇa) resumes its activity (when having spread out, when active)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they become active again (they move, they act)

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - foremost, best, chief

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अहम् (aham) - I

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

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रलीनम् (pralīnam) - me, in a state of absorption/cessation (absorbed, dissolved, ceased)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the primary vital breath, the speaker in this dialogue (vital breath, life-force)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life-force, breath, air, inspiration, spirit, soul, (as plural) the five vital airs (prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna, samāna), senses

Root: √an (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect Active

Derived from the root vac with reduplication for perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: √vac (class 2)

मयि (mayi) - in me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

प्रलीने (pralīne) - when the primary vital breath (prāṇa) is absorbed/ceases its activity (when absorbed, when dissolved, when ceased)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pralīna

pralīna - absorbed, dissolved, disappeared, ceased, attached to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-√lī (to dissolve, absorb) with suffix -ta.

Prefix: pra

Root: √lī (class 4)

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

प्रलयम् (pralayam) - dissolution, cessation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, destruction, cessation, reabsorption

Prefix: pra

Root: √lī (class 4)

व्रजन्ति (vrajanti) - they cease, they come to dissolution (they go, they proceed)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Derived from root vraj, 3rd person plural.

Root: √vraj (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - other vital functions or subsidiary vital breaths/senses in the body (vital breaths, life-forces, senses)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - vital breath, life-force, breath, air, inspiration, spirit, soul, (as plural) the five vital airs (prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna, samāna), senses

Root: √an (class 2)

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇabhṛt

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

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+bhṛt)

• prāṇa – life, vital breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √an (class 2)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, supporting, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Participle
  Derived from √bhṛ (to bear, carry) with suffix -kvip (zero suffix).
  Root: √bhṛ (class 3)

शरीरे (śarīre) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, corporeal frame, physical form

मयि (mayi) - in me

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

प्रचीर्णे (pracīrṇe) - when the primary vital breath (prāṇa) resumes its activity (when having spread out, when active)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pracīrṇa

pracīrṇa - spread out, moved, practiced, acted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-√car (to move, proceed, act) with suffix -ta.

Prefix: pra

Root: √car (class 1)

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

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

(indeclinable)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they become active again (they move, they act)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Derived from root car, 3rd person plural.

Root: √car (class 1)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - foremost, best, chief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal

Superlative degree of 'praśasya' (excellent).

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

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

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Derived from root dṛś, 2nd person plural, using 'paśya' stem for present/imperative.

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

प्रलीनम् (pralīnam) - me, in a state of absorption/cessation (absorbed, dissolved, ceased)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pralīna

pralīna - absorbed, dissolved, disappeared, ceased, attached to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-√lī (to dissolve, absorb) with suffix -ta.

Prefix: pra

Root: √lī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'mām'.