महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-23, verse-9

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
प्राणः प्रलीयत ततः पुनश्च प्रचचार ह ।
समानश्चाप्युदानश्च वचोऽब्रूतां ततः शुभे ॥९॥

9. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
prāṇaḥ pralīyata tataḥ punaśca pracacāra ha ,
samānaścāpyudānaśca vaco'brūtāṁ tataḥ śubhe.

9. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca | prāṇaḥ pralīyata tataḥ punaḥ ca pracacāra
ha | samānaḥ ca api udānaḥ ca vacaḥ abrūtām tataḥ śubhe

9. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca prāṇaḥ pralīyata tataḥ punaḥ ca ha
pracacāra tataḥ śubhe samānaḥ ca api udānaḥ ca vacaḥ abrūtām

9. The brahmin said: 'The vital breath (prāṇa) was absorbed, and then it became active again. Thereupon, O auspicious one, Samāna and Udāna also spoke these words.'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the primary vital breath (vital breath, life-force)

• प्रलीयत (pralīyata) - was absorbed, ceased

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रचचार (pracacāra) - became active again (moved, acted, proceeded)

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

• समानः (samānaḥ) - Samāna (one of the vital breaths)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदानः (udānaḥ) - Udāna (one of the vital breaths)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

• अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - they (two) spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• शुभे (śubhe) - addressing an auspicious female, perhaps the listener of the brahmin's tale (O auspicious one, O beautiful one)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - brahmin, a member of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, related to Brahman, sacred text, a priest

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)

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the primary vital breath (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)

प्रलीयत (pralīyata) - was absorbed, ceased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of pra-√lī

Imperfect Middle

Derived from root lī with prefix pra, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: √lī (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रचचार (pracacāra) - became active again (moved, acted, proceeded)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pra-√car

Perfect Active

Derived from root car with prefix pra, 3rd person singular.

Prefix: pra

Root: √car (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

समानः (samānaḥ) - Samāna (one of the vital breaths)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāna

samāna - equal, similar, same, one of the five vital airs (located in the navel, responsible for digestion)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+māna)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• māna – measure, honor, respect
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √mā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदानः (udānaḥ) - Udāna (one of the vital breaths)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāna

udāna - one of the five vital airs (located in the throat, responsible for speech, effort, upward movement)

Prefix: ud

Root: √an (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - words, speech

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

Root: √vac (class 2)

अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - they (two) spoke

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of √brū

Imperfect Active

Derived from root brū, 3rd person dual.

Root: √brū (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

शुभे (śubhe) - addressing an auspicious female, perhaps the listener of the brahmin's tale (O auspicious one, O beautiful one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, propitious, beautiful, radiant