महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-64, verse-6

अमेध्ये वै गतप्राणे शून्ये ज्ञातिभिरुज्झिते ।
देहे त्रितयमेवैतत्पुरुषस्योपजायते ॥६॥

6. amedhye vai gataprāṇe śūnye jñātibhirujjhite ,
dehe tritayamevaitatpuruṣasyopajāyate.

6. amedhye vai gataprāṇe śūnye jñātibhiḥ ujjhite
dehe tritayam eva etat puruṣasya upajāyate

6. In a body that is impure, indeed lifeless, empty, and abandoned by relatives, these three qualities (of impurity, lifelessness, and emptiness) become evident concerning the individual (puruṣa).

6. כאשר הגוף טמא, חסר חיים, ריק ונטוש בידי קרוביו, שלושת אלה בלבד נוצרים לאדם.

Words meanings summery:

• अमेध्ये (amedhye) - in the impure, in the unclean

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

• गतप्राणे (gataprāṇe) - in the lifeless, in the one whose life has departed

• शून्ये (śūnye) - in the empty, in the void

• ज्ञातिभिः (jñātibhiḥ) - by relatives, by kinsmen

• उज्झिते (ujjhite) - in the one abandoned, forsaken

• देहे (dehe) - in the body

• त्रितयम् (tritayam) - the three qualities/states (impurity, lifelessness, emptiness) mentioned earlier in the verse (a triad, a group of three, three things)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the person, of the individual (puruṣa)

• उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, comes into being, is born

Words meanings and morphology

अमेध्ये (amedhye) - in the impure, in the unclean

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of amedhya

amedhya - impure, unclean, unfit for sacrifice

Negative prefix 'a-' + 'medhya'

Note: Modifies 'dehe'.

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

गतप्राणे (gataprāṇe) - in the lifeless, in the one whose life has departed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of gataprāṇa

gataprāṇa - lifeless, deceased, one from whom life has departed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (gata+prāṇa)

• gata – gone, departed, reached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• prāṇa – life-force, breath, vital air, energy
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'dehe'.

शून्ये (śūnye) - in the empty, in the void

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, vacant, deserted, zero

Note: Modifies 'dehe'.

ज्ञातिभिः (jñātibhiḥ) - by relatives, by kinsmen

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of jñāti

jñāti - relative, kinsman, family member, caste

Note: Agent in passive construction (with 'ujjhiate').

उज्झिते (ujjhite) - in the one abandoned, forsaken

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ujjita

ujjita - abandoned, forsaken, cast off, rejected

Past Passive Participle

From root √ujjh (to abandon, forsake)

Root: ujjh

Note: Modifies 'dehe'.

देहे (dehe) - in the body

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deha

deha - body, physical form, embodiment

Note: The noun modified by the preceding adjectives.

त्रितयम् (tritayam) - the three qualities/states (impurity, lifelessness, emptiness) mentioned earlier in the verse (a triad, a group of three, three things)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tritaya

tritaya - a triad, a group of three, three elements/parts

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to 'tritayam'.

पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of the person, of the individual (puruṣa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, individual, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

Note: In philosophical context, 'puruṣa' refers to the conscious principle, distinct from the body.

उपजायते (upajāyate) - arises, comes into being, is born

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upa-√jan

Prefix: upa

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

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