महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-142, verse-3

तन्मे दहति गात्राणि तूलराशिमिवानलः ।
यच्च वीरं न पश्यामि धनंजयमुपान्तिके ॥३॥

3. tanme dahati gātrāṇi tūlarāśimivānalaḥ ,
yacca vīraṁ na paśyāmi dhanaṁjayamupāntike.

3. tat me dahati gātrāṇi tūlarāśim iva analaḥ
yat ca vīram na paśyāmi dhanañjayam upāntike

3. That thought burns my limbs like fire consumes a pile of cotton. And the fact that I do not see the hero Dhananjaya (Arjuna) nearby also torments me.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (thought, i.e., the state of affairs) (that, this)

• मे (me) - my (limbs) (to me, my)

• दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

• गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - (my) limbs (limbs, body parts)

• तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - a pile of cotton (a heap of cotton)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

• यत् (yat) - the fact that (that which, what)

• च (ca) - and, also (and)

• वीरम् (vīram) - the hero (Arjuna) (hero, valiant one)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

• धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna

• उपान्तिके (upāntike) - nearby, at hand (nearby, in the vicinity)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (thought, i.e., the state of affairs) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

मे (me) - my (limbs) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Can also be dative. Here, functions as possessive

दहति (dahati) - burns, consumes

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd singular present active of √dah

Root: dah (class 1)

गात्राणि (gātrāṇi) - (my) limbs (limbs, body parts)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of gātra

gātra - limb, member of the body, body

Root: gā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'dahati'

तूलराशिम् (tūlarāśim) - a pile of cotton (a heap of cotton)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tūlarāśi

tūlarāśi - a heap of cotton

'tūla' (cotton) + 'rāśi' (heap)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tūla+rāśi)

• tūla – cotton, flock
  noun (neuter)
• rāśi – heap, pile, mass, quantity
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of implicit verb like 'burns'

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

अनलः (analaḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, Agni; lit. 'not enough' (insatiable)

'an' (not) + 'ala' (sufficient, enough)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+nala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• nala – sufficient, enough
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √al
  Root: al

Note: Subject of 'dahati'

यत् (yat) - the fact that (that which, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also (and)

(indeclinable)

वीरम् (vīram) - the hero (Arjuna) (hero, valiant one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

Root: vī

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see (I see, I behold)

(verb)

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

Present Active

1st singular present active of √dṛś (irregular root in present system, uses paśya-)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

धनञ्जयम् (dhanañjayam) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhanañjaya

dhanañjaya - conqueror of wealth; a name of Arjuna

Formed from 'dhana' (wealth) + 'jaya' (conqueror)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhana+jaya)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest; a conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from √ji
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of 'paśyāmi'

उपान्तिके (upāntike) - nearby, at hand (nearby, in the vicinity)

(indeclinable)

'upa' (near) + 'antika' (near, end)

Compound type : avyayibhava (upa+antika)

• upa – near, towards
  indeclinable
  Preposition/upasarga
• antika – near, proximate
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: ant

Note: Locative used as adverb