महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-203, verse-17

एवं त्विह स सर्वत्र प्राणेन परिपाल्यते ।
पृष्ठतस्तु समानेन स्वां स्वां गतिमुपाश्रितः ॥१७॥

17. evaṁ tviha sa sarvatra prāṇena paripālyate ,
pṛṣṭhatastu samānena svāṁ svāṁ gatimupāśritaḥ.

17. evam tu iha saḥ sarvatra prāṇena paripālyate
pṛṣṭataḥ tu samānena svām svām gatim upāśritaḥ

17. Thus, indeed, he (that Puruṣa/Prāṇa) is nourished everywhere by the vital breath (prāṇa). From behind, having resorted to its own distinct courses, he is maintained by the samāna breath.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, yet, indeed)

• इह (iha) - in this context (here, in this world)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the Puruṣa/Prāṇa from the previous verse) (he, that)

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere (everywhere, in all places)

• प्राणेन (prāṇena) - by the vital breath (prāṇa) (by the vital breath, by life)

• परिपाल्यते (paripālyate) - is nourished, is maintained (is protected, is nourished, is maintained)

• पृष्टतः (pṛṣṭataḥ) - from behind (from behind, from the back)

• तु (tu) - but (but, yet, indeed)

• समानेन (samānena) - by the samāna breath (by the samāna (breath), by the equal)

• स्वाम् (svām) - its own (distinct course) (own, his own)

• स्वाम् (svām) - its own (distinct course) (own, his own)

• गतिम् (gatim) - its course/path (course, movement, path, state)

• उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - having resorted to (its course) (resorted to, dependent on, dwelling in)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, yet, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with eva to form tveva, here separated.

इह (iha) - in this context (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he (the Puruṣa/Prāṇa from the previous verse) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere (everywhere, in all places)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) with suffix -tra.

प्राणेन (prāṇena) - by the vital breath (prāṇa) (by the vital breath, by life)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agent of the passive verb paripālyate.

परिपाल्यते (paripālyate) - is nourished, is maintained (is protected, is nourished, is maintained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of paripāl

Present Passive

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice, from √pāl with prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

पृष्टतः (pṛṣṭataḥ) - from behind (from behind, from the back)

(indeclinable)

From pṛṣṭha (back) with suffix -tas.

तु (tu) - but (but, yet, indeed)

(indeclinable)

समानेन (samānena) - by the samāna breath (by the samāna (breath), by the equal)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samāna

samāna - equal, similar, same, one of the five vital airs (prāṇa)

Prefix: sam

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Another agent for paripālyate, indicating different aspects of nourishment.

स्वाम् (svām) - its own (distinct course) (own, his own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Agrees with gatim.

स्वाम् (svām) - its own (distinct course) (own, his own)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Agrees with gatim.

गतिम् (gatim) - its course/path (course, movement, path, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, destination, state

From √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of upāśritaḥ.

उपाश्रितः (upāśritaḥ) - having resorted to (its course) (resorted to, dependent on, dwelling in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upāśrita

upāśrita - resorted to, dependent on, dwelling in, taking refuge in, having taken up

Past Passive Participle

From √śri with prefixes upa- and ā-.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: śri (class 1)