महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-67

एवं पतति संसारे तासु तास्विह योनिषु ।
अविद्याकर्मतृष्णाभिर्भ्राम्यमाणोऽथ चक्रवत् ॥६७॥

67. evaṁ patati saṁsāre tāsu tāsviha yoniṣu ,
avidyākarmatṛṣṇābhirbhrāmyamāṇo'tha cakravat.

67. evam patati saṃsāre tāsu tāsu iha yoniṣu
avidyākarmatṛṣṇābhiḥ bhrāmyamāṇaḥ atha cakravat

67. Thus, he falls into the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), being whirled around like a wheel by ignorance (avidyā), actions (karma), and desires, taking birth in various species here in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• पतति (patati) - he falls, he goes, he enters

• संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), in the world

• तासु (tāsu) - in those

• तासु (tāsu) - in those

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• योनिषु (yoniṣu) - in wombs, in births, in species, in realms of existence

• अविद्याकर्मतृष्णाभिः (avidyākarmatṛṣṇābhiḥ) - by ignorance (avidyā), actions (karma) and desires

• भ्राम्यमाणः (bhrāmyamāṇaḥ) - being made to wander, being spun around, being revolved

• अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

• चक्रवत् (cakravat) - like a wheel, like a disk

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

पतति (patati) - he falls, he goes, he enters

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: The implied subject is the same 'he' from the previous verse.

संसारे (saṁsāre) - in the cycle of transmigration (saṃsāra), in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃsāra

saṁsāra - transmigration, cycle of birth and death, worldly existence

Derived from root sṛ (to flow) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the cycle of repeated existence.

तासु (tāsu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Repeated for emphasis with 'yoniṣu'.

तासु (tāsu) - in those

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Repeated for emphasis, signifying 'various'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb.

योनिषु (yoniṣu) - in wombs, in births, in species, in realms of existence

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of yoni

yoni - womb, source, origin, birth, species, realm of existence

Note: Refers to various forms of life or realms of rebirth.

अविद्याकर्मतृष्णाभिः (avidyākarmatṛṣṇābhiḥ) - by ignorance (avidyā), actions (karma) and desires

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of avidyākarmatṛṣṇā

avidyākarmatṛṣṇā - ignorance, action, and desire (as a collective cause)

Compound type : dvandva (avidyā+karma+tṛṣṇā)

• avidyā – ignorance, spiritual ignorance, nescience
  noun (feminine)
  Negation of 'vidyā' (knowledge).
  Prefix: a
  Root: vid (class 2)
• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate, consequence of action
  noun (neuter)
  Root kṛ (to do) with -man suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tṛṣṇā – thirst, desire, craving, longing
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root tṛṣ (to thirst)
  Root: tṛṣ (class 4)

Note: The instrumental case indicates the agents or causes of being whirled around.

भ्राम्यमाणः (bhrāmyamāṇaḥ) - being made to wander, being spun around, being revolved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrāmyamāṇa

bhrāmyamāṇa - being spun, being revolved, being made to wander

Present Passive Participle

Root bhram (to wander) in the causative passive, with -māna suffix.

Root: bhram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject ('he').

अथ (atha) - and, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses, often signifying continuation or a new topic.

चक्रवत् (cakravat) - like a wheel, like a disk

(indeclinable)

Suffix -vat added to cakra

Note: Adverbial use indicating similarity.