महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-131, verse-8

भक्ष्याद्विलोपितस्याद्य मम प्राणा विशां पते ।
विसृज्य कायमेष्यन्ति पन्थानमपुनर्भवम् ॥८॥

8. bhakṣyādvilopitasyādya mama prāṇā viśāṁ pate ,
visṛjya kāyameṣyanti panthānamapunarbhavam.

8. bhakṣyāt vilopitasya adya mama prāṇāḥ viśām pate
visṛjya kāyam eṣyanti panthānam apunarbhavam

8. O ruler of the people, if I am deprived of my prey today, my vital breaths will abandon my body and depart on the path from which there is no return (apunarbhava).

8. הו אדון העם, היום, כשנשלל ממני מזוני, נשמת חיי תעזוב את גופי ותלך בדרך שאין ממנה שיבה לחיים.

Words meanings summery:

• भक्ष्यात् (bhakṣyāt) - from prey, from food

• विलोपितस्य (vilopitasya) - of one deprived, robbed, taken away from

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths, life

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

• विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

• कायम् (kāyam) - the body

• एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - they will go

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

• अपुनर्भवम् (apunarbhavam) - from which there is no return, no rebirth, final liberation

Words meanings and morphology

भक्ष्यात् (bhakṣyāt) - from prey, from food

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - food, prey, edible

Gerundive

Gerundive (potential passive participle) of root bhakṣ (to eat) with ya suffix.

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

Note: Indicates the source of deprivation.

विलोपितस्य (vilopitasya) - of one deprived, robbed, taken away from

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vilopita

vilopita - robbed, deprived, destroyed, vanished

Past Passive Participle (causative)

PPP of the causative stem lopaya from root lup (to cut, injure) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: lup (class 6)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'me' or 'my being', thus agreeing with 'mama'.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Possessive, referring to the hawk.

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths, life

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life force, life

Derived from prefix pra- + root an (to breathe) + ac suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'eṣyanti'. Often used in plural for 'life'.

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

Note: Part of the vocative compound 'viśām pate'.

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

Note: Forms a vocative compound with 'viśām'.

विसृज्य (visṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Gerund of root sṛj (to abandon) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Expresses prior action to 'eṣyanti'.

कायम् (kāyam) - the body

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāya

kāya - body, assemblage

Note: Object of 'visṛjya'.

एष्यन्ति (eṣyanti) - they will go

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of i

Future tense

Future tense, 3rd person plural, active voice of root i.

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'prāṇāḥ'.

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

Note: Object of 'eṣyanti'.

अपुनर्भवम् (apunarbhavam) - from which there is no return, no rebirth, final liberation

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apunarbhava

apunarbhava - non-return, no rebirth, final liberation (mokṣa)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+punarbhava)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• punarbhava – rebirth, renewed existence
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of punar (again) + bhava (being, birth).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'panthānam'.

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