महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-24, verse-19

प्रथमं समानो व्यानो व्यस्यते कर्म तेन तत् ।
तृतीयं तु समानेन पुनरेव व्यवस्यते ॥१९॥

19. prathamaṁ samāno vyāno vyasyate karma tena tat ,
tṛtīyaṁ tu samānena punareva vyavasyate.

19. prathamam samānaḥ vyānaḥ vyasyate karma tena
tat tṛtīyam tu samānena punaḥ eva vyavasyate

19. prathamam samānaḥ vyānaḥ vyasyate karma tena
tat tṛtīyam tu samānena punaḥ eva vyavasyate

19. First, the samāna (vital air) and vyāna (vital air) are mentioned. That particular function (karma) is distributed by the former (samāna). But the third function is again regulated solely by samāna.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first

• समानः (samānaḥ) - samāna (a vital air)

• व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - vyāna (a vital air)

• व्यस्यते (vyasyate) - is distributed, spread out

• कर्म (karma) - action, function, deed

• तेन (tena) - by that (samāna vital air) (by that)

• तत् (tat) - that

• तृतीयम् (tṛtīyam) - the third (function or vital air) (third)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• समानेन (samānena) - by samāna (the vital air)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• व्यवस्यते (vyavasyate) - is undertaken, regulated, determined

Words meanings and morphology

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first

(adjective)

neuter, singular of prathama

prathama - first, foremost, primary

Note: Used adverbially here

समानः (samānaḥ) - samāna (a vital air)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāna

samāna - one of the five vital airs (prāṇas) responsible for digestion and assimilation; similar, equal

Prefix: sam

Root: an (class 2)

व्यानः (vyānaḥ) - vyāna (a vital air)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāna

vyāna - one of the five vital airs (prāṇas) responsible for circulation and distribution throughout the body; pervading

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: an (class 2)

व्यस्यते (vyasyate) - is distributed, spread out

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vyas

Passive voice

From root √as with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 4)

कर्म (karma) - action, function, deed

(noun)

neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, function; result of action (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेन (tena) - by that (samāna vital air) (by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to samāna (masculine singular)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'karma'

तृतीयम् (tṛtīyam) - the third (function or vital air) (third)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third

Note: Implied noun 'kārya' (function) or 'prāṇa' (vital air)

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

समानेन (samānena) - by samāna (the vital air)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samāna

samāna - one of the five vital airs (prāṇas) responsible for digestion and assimilation; similar, equal

Prefix: sam

Root: an (class 2)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

व्यवस्यते (vyavasyate) - is undertaken, regulated, determined

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vyavasā

Passive voice

From root √sā with prefixes vi- and ava-

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sā (class 4)