महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-203, verse-15

व्याध उवाच ।
मूर्धानमाश्रितो वह्निः शरीरं परिपालयन् ।
प्राणो मूर्धनि चाग्नौ च वर्तमानो विचेष्टते ।
भूतं भव्यं भविष्यच्च सर्वं प्राणे प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥१५॥

15. vyādha uvāca ,
mūrdhānamāśrito vahniḥ śarīraṁ paripālayan ,
prāṇo mūrdhani cāgnau ca vartamāno viceṣṭate ,
bhūtaṁ bhavyaṁ bhaviṣyacca sarvaṁ prāṇe pratiṣṭhitam.

15. vyādhaḥ uvāca mūrdhānam āśritaḥ vahniḥ
śarīram paripālayan prāṇaḥ mūrdhani ca
agnau ca vartamānaḥ viceṣṭate bhūtam bhavyam
bhaviṣyat ca sarvam prāṇe pratiṣṭhitam

15. The hunter said: "Fire (vahni) resides in the head, nourishing the body. The vital breath (prāṇa), dwelling both in the head and in the fire (vahni), performs its functions. All that is past, present, and future is established in the vital breath (prāṇa)."

Words meanings summery:

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - The hunter (hunter)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (the hunter) (said, spoke)

• मूर्धानम् (mūrdhānam) - the head (head, summit)

• आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - residing in (the head) (resorted to, dependent on, residing in)

• वह्निः (vahniḥ) - the fire (vahni) (fire, Agni, carrier)

• शरीरम् (śarīram) - the body (body)

• परिपालयन् (paripālayan) - nourishing (the body) (nourishing, protecting, cherishing)

• प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the vital breath (prāṇa) (vital breath, life force)

• मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - in the head (in the head, on the top)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire (vahni) (in fire, in Agni)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - dwelling (both in the head and in the fire) (existing, dwelling, being present)

• विचेष्टते (viceṣṭate) - performs its functions (moves, acts, exerts itself, performs functions)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - that which is past (past, what has been, creature)

• भव्यम् (bhavyam) - that which is future (future, what will be, auspicious)

• भविष्यत् (bhaviṣyat) - that which is future (another term for it) (future, what will be)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (that is past, present, and future) (all, whole, everything)

• प्राणे (prāṇe) - in the vital breath (prāṇa) (in the vital breath, in life)

• प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established (in prāṇa) (established, founded, based, standing firmly)

Words meanings and morphology

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - The hunter (hunter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler

उवाच (uvāca) - said (the hunter) (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

मूर्धानम् (mūrdhānam) - the head (head, summit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, skull, top, summit

आश्रितः (āśritaḥ) - residing in (the head) (resorted to, dependent on, residing in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, dependent on, dwelling in, taking refuge in

Past Passive Participle

From √śri with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

वह्निः (vahniḥ) - the fire (vahni) (fire, Agni, carrier)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (god of fire), carrier, horse

Root: vah (class 1)

शरीरम् (śarīram) - the body (body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical frame

Note: Object of paripālayan.

परिपालयन् (paripālayan) - nourishing (the body) (nourishing, protecting, cherishing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paripālayat

paripālayat - protecting, nourishing, maintaining

Present Active Participle

From √pāl with prefix pari-, in causative stem.

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the vital breath (prāṇa) (vital breath, life force)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

From √an with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Subject of viceṣṭate.

मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - in the head (in the head, on the top)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, skull, top, summit

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अग्नौ (agnau) - in the fire (vahni) (in fire, in Agni)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - dwelling (both in the head and in the fire) (existing, dwelling, being present)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, dwelling

Present Middle Participle

From √vṛt (to be, to exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

विचेष्टते (viceṣṭate) - performs its functions (moves, acts, exerts itself, performs functions)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viceṣṭate

Present Middle

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice, from √ceṣṭ with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

भूतम् (bhūtam) - that which is past (past, what has been, creature)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, past, creature, element

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

भव्यम् (bhavyam) - that which is future (future, what will be, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavya

bhavya - future, what will be, auspicious, proper

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

भविष्यत् (bhaviṣyat) - that which is future (another term for it) (future, what will be)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaviṣyat

bhaviṣyat - future, what will be, about to be

Future Active Participle

From √bhū (to be, to become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Often bhaviṣyat is used as an adjective, but here it stands as a noun alongside bhūtam and bhavyam.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (that is past, present, and future) (all, whole, everything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

प्राणे (prāṇe) - in the vital breath (prāṇa) (in the vital breath, in life)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - established (in prāṇa) (established, founded, based, standing firmly)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, based, standing firmly, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From √sthā with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)