महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-22

जीवा हि बहवो ब्रह्मन्वृक्षेषु च फलेषु च ।
उदके बहवश्चापि तत्र किं प्रतिभाति ते ॥२२॥

22. jīvā hi bahavo brahmanvṛkṣeṣu ca phaleṣu ca ,
udake bahavaścāpi tatra kiṁ pratibhāti te.

22. jīvāḥ hi bahavaḥ brahman vṛkṣeṣu ca phaleṣu ca
udake bahavaḥ ca api tatra kim pratibhāti te

22. Indeed, O brahmin, there are many living beings (jīva) in trees, in fruits, and also in water. What do you think about this?

Words meanings summery:

• जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings, creatures, souls

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

• वृक्षेषु (vṛkṣeṣu) - in trees

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• फलेषु (phaleṣu) - in fruits, in results

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• उदके (udake) - in water

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

• किम् (kim) - what? why? whether

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - it appears, it occurs, it becomes clear, it shines forth

• ते (te) - to you, for you

Words meanings and morphology

जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings, creatures, souls

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living being, creature, soul, life

Root: jīv

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, abundant

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest, religious person

वृक्षेषु (vṛkṣeṣu) - in trees

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

फलेषु (phaleṣu) - in fruits, in results

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

उदके (udake) - in water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many, numerous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, abundant

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, in that matter

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what? why? whether

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, whether

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - it appears, it occurs, it becomes clear, it shines forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pratibhā

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Alternate form of dat. sg. for 'you'.