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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-181, verse-24

आयुषोऽन्ते प्रहायेदं क्षीणप्रायं कलेवरम् ।
संभवत्येव युगपद्योनौ नास्त्यन्तराभवः ॥२४॥
24. āyuṣo'nte prahāyedaṁ kṣīṇaprāyaṁ kalevaram ,
saṁbhavatyeva yugapadyonau nāstyantarābhavaḥ.
24. āyuṣaḥ ante prahāya idaṃ kṣīṇaprāyaṃ kalevaraṃ
saṃbhavati eva yugapat yonau na asti antarābhavaḥ
24. At the end of life, after abandoning this body (kalevara) that is almost completely worn out, a being is immediately born in a new womb (yoni). There is no intermediate existence (antarābhava) between lives.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, duration of life
  • अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally, near
  • प्रहाय (prahāya) - having abandoned, having given up, having left
  • इदं (idaṁ) - this body (this, this one)
  • क्षीणप्रायं (kṣīṇaprāyaṁ) - almost perished, nearly worn out, predominantly decayed
  • कलेवरं (kalevaraṁ) - body, physical frame
  • संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is born, arises, happens, becomes
  • एव (eva) - emphasizes immediacy (indeed, just, only, certainly)
  • युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once, immediately
  • योनौ (yonau) - in a womb, in a birthplace, in a source
  • (na) - not, no
  • अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
  • अन्तराभवः (antarābhavaḥ) - intermediate existence, existence between births

Words meanings and morphology

आयुषः (āyuṣaḥ) - of life, duration of life
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of āyus
āyus - life, duration of life, vital power
Note: Connects with ante.
अन्ते (ante) - at the end, finally, near
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of anta
anta - end, limit, border, proximity
Root: at (class 1)
प्रहाय (prahāya) - having abandoned, having given up, having left
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
From root hā (3rd class) with prefix pra. lyap suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Gerund indicating a prior action.
इदं (idaṁ) - this body (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
क्षीणप्रायं (kṣīṇaprāyaṁ) - almost perished, nearly worn out, predominantly decayed
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇaprāya
kṣīṇaprāya - nearly exhausted, almost worn out, mostly decayed
Compound of kṣīṇa (decayed, wasted) and prāya (mostly, almost). kṣīṇa is PPP of kṣi.
Compound type : avyayībhāva (kṣīṇa+prāya)
  • kṣīṇa – decayed, wasted, exhausted, diminished
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root kṣi- (to destroy, waste) with suffix -na
    Root: kṣi (class 1)
  • prāya – mostly, almost, generally (often as suffix)
    indeclinable
कलेवरं (kalevaraṁ) - body, physical frame
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kalevara
kalevara - body, physical form
संभवति (saṁbhavati) - is born, arises, happens, becomes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū
Present active indicative, 1st class verb
From root bhū (1st class) with prefix sam.
Prefix: sam
Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Refers to the being (implied subject).
एव (eva) - emphasizes immediacy (indeed, just, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
युगपत् (yugapat) - simultaneously, at once, immediately
(indeclinable)
योनौ (yonau) - in a womb, in a birthplace, in a source
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of yoni
yoni - womb, vulva, origin, source, birthplace, race, family
Root: yu (class 2)
Note: Location of birth.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्ति (asti) - is, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as
Present active indicative, 2nd class verb
From root as (2nd class).
Root: as (class 2)
अन्तराभवः (antarābhavaḥ) - intermediate existence, existence between births
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of antarābhava
antarābhava - intermediate existence, period between death and rebirth
Compound of antara (intermediate) and bhava (existence, birth).
Compound type : karmadhāraya (antara+bhava)
  • antara – intermediate, internal, other
    adjective (neuter)
  • bhava – being, existence, birth, state of being
    noun (masculine)
    action noun
    Derived from root bhū- (to be)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Subject of the negated verb asti.