महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-36

यं चासि प्रस्थितो देशं मनः पूर्वं गतं च ते ।
न तं गन्तासि गन्तासि मार्गं बकहिडिम्बयोः ॥३६॥

36. yaṁ cāsi prasthito deśaṁ manaḥ pūrvaṁ gataṁ ca te ,
na taṁ gantāsi gantāsi mārgaṁ bakahiḍimbayoḥ.

36. yam ca asi prasthitaḥ deśam manaḥ pūrvam gatam ca
te na tam gantā asi gantā asi mārgam bakahiḍimbayoḥ

36. The land you are heading to, and which your mind (manas) has already reached, you will not attain. Instead, you will go the way of Baka and Hiḍimba.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - which, whom

• च (ca) - and

• असि (asi) - you are

• प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - set out for, departed

• देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, intention

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before, formerly

• गतम् (gatam) - gone, reached

• च (ca) - and

• ते (te) - your

• न (na) - not, no

• तम् (tam) - that (place)

• गन्ता (gantā) - a goer, one who goes

• असि (asi) - you are

• गन्ता (gantā) - a goer, one who goes

• असि (asi) - you are

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, road, way

• बकहिडिम्बयोः (bakahiḍimbayoḥ) - of Baka and Hiḍimba

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - which, whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

From root 'as' (class 2) in Parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

प्रस्थितः (prasthitaḥ) - set out for, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasthita

prasthita - set out, departed, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'pra-' and suffix '-kta' (for PPP).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (pra+sthita)

• pra – forth, forward
  indeclinable
  Verbal prefix
• sthita – stood, situated, being
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix '-kta' (for PPP).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'you' (Hiḍimba).

देशम् (deśam) - region, country, place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

Note: Object of 'prasthitaḥ' (set out for).

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, intention

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

Root: man (class 4)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before, formerly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage here.

गतम् (gatam) - gone, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-kta' (for PPP).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Hiḍimba's mind.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (place)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to 'deśam'.

गन्ता (gantā) - a goer, one who goes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gantṛ

gantṛ - goer, one who goes, future agent

Agent noun (future participle)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-tṛ' indicating agent or future action.

Root: gam (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

From root 'as' (class 2) in Parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms periphrastic future with 'gantā'.

गन्ता (gantā) - a goer, one who goes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gantṛ

gantṛ - goer, one who goes, future agent

Agent noun (future participle)

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-tṛ' indicating agent or future action.

Root: gam (class 1)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

From root 'as' (class 2) in Parasmaipada.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms periphrastic future with 'gantā'.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, road, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, road, way, course

Note: Object of 'gantā asi'.

बकहिडिम्बयोः (bakahiḍimbayoḥ) - of Baka and Hiḍimba

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of bakahiḍimba

bakahiḍimba - Baka and Hiḍimba

Compound type : dvandva (baka+hiḍimba)

• baka – Baka (a demon killed by Bhīma)
  proper noun (masculine)
• hiḍimba – Hiḍimba (the demon being addressed)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive, 'the path of Baka and Hiḍimba'.