महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-17

गतेन तेनास्मि कृतो विचेता गात्रं च मे संपरितप्यतीव ।
इच्छामि तस्यान्तिकमाशु गन्तुं तं चेह नित्यं परिवर्तमानम् ॥१७॥

17. gatena tenāsmi kṛto vicetā; gātraṁ ca me saṁparitapyatīva ,
icchāmi tasyāntikamāśu gantuṁ; taṁ ceha nityaṁ parivartamānam.

17. gatena tena asmi kṛtaḥ vicetā
gātram ca me saṃparitapyati iva
icchāmi tasya antikam āśu gantum
tam ca iha nityam parivartamānam

17. By his departure, I have been made distraught, and my body feels as if it is burning. I desire to quickly go into his presence, and to be with him as he constantly moves about here.

Words meanings summery:

• गतेन (gatena) - by the one who has gone, by the departed

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done

• विचेता (vicetā) - distraught, bewildered, deprived of consciousness/senses

• गात्रम् (gātram) - body, limb

• च (ca) - and, also

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• संपरितप्यति (saṁparitapyati) - it suffers, it is afflicted, it burns

• इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its

• अन्तिकम् (antikam) - proximity, presence, near

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• च (ca) - and, also

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• परिवर्तमानम् (parivartamānam) - moving around, dwelling, existing

Words meanings and morphology

गतेन (gatena) - by the one who has gone, by the departed

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, reached

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with "tena".

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the ascetic.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - made, done

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - made, done, performed

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. from root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject "I" (from asmi).

विचेता (vicetā) - distraught, bewildered, deprived of consciousness/senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicetas

vicetas - distraught, bewildered, deprived of consciousness/senses

From vi (without) + cetas (mind, consciousness).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+cetas)

• vi – without, apart, dis-
  indeclinable
• cetas – mind, consciousness, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject "I".

गात्रम् (gātram) - body, limb

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gātra

gātra - body, limb, member

Note: Subject of "saṃparitapyati".

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)

Note: Possessive 'my' for gātram.

संपरितप्यति (saṁparitapyati) - it suffers, it is afflicted, it burns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tap

From root tap (to burn) with upasargas sam (completely) and pari (around, completely). Causal form: tāpayati.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Verb for "gātram".

इव (iva) - as if, like, similar to

(indeclinable)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the ascetic.

अन्तिकम् (antikam) - proximity, presence, near

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of antika

antika - proximity, presence, near

From anta (end, vicinity).

Note: Object of "gantum".

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies "gantum".

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive suffix -tum.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Infinitive, object of "icchāmi".

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of "parivartamānam" (which is used here as a complement to the implied verb of being). Refers to the ascetic.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies "parivartamānam".

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb, modifies "parivartamānam".

परिवर्तमानम् (parivartamānam) - moving around, dwelling, existing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parivartamāna

parivartamāna - moving around, revolving, dwelling, existing

Present Middle Participle

Present Middle Participle from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with upasarga pari (around).

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with "tam".

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