महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-33, verse-7

पश्यामि स्वं समुत्थानमुपजीवन्ति जन्तवः ।
अपि धाता विधाता च यथायमुदके बकः ॥७॥

7. paśyāmi svaṁ samutthānamupajīvanti jantavaḥ ,
api dhātā vidhātā ca yathāyamudake bakaḥ.

7. paśyāmi svam samutthānam upajīvanti jantavaḥ
api dhātā vidhātā ca yathā ayam udake bakaḥ

7. I observe that all beings sustain themselves through their own exertion. Even the Creator (dhātā) and the Ordainer (vidhātā) [operate similarly], just as this crane [sustains itself] in the water.

Words meanings summery:

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

• स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self, own

• समुत्थानम् (samutthānam) - exertion, effort, rising, endeavor

• उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they subsist by, they live upon, they depend on

• जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - creatures, living beings, animals

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• धाता (dhātā) - creator, sustainer, ordainer (Brahma)

• विधाता (vidhātā) - dispenser, ordainer, regulator

• च (ca) - and

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in what manner

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• उदके (udake) - in the water

• बकः (bakaḥ) - a crane

Words meanings and morphology

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I behold

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

Present stem (paśya-)

Class 1 verb, present stem is formed with paśya-

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्वम् (svam) - one's own, self, own

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - one's own, self, own property, kin

Note: Modifies 'samutthānam'.

समुत्थानम् (samutthānam) - exertion, effort, rising, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samutthāna

samutthāna - rising, exertion, effort, undertaking, endeavor

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud', forming the base 'samutthā'. The suffix '-ana' forms a neuter noun of action or result.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

उपजीवन्ति (upajīvanti) - they subsist by, they live upon, they depend on

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of upajīv

Class 1 verb 'jīv' with prefix 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - creatures, living beings, animals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living creature, animal, being, man

From root 'jan' (to be born) + 'tu' suffix.

Root: jan (class 4)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

धाता (dhātā) - creator, sustainer, ordainer (Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, establisher, supporter, ordainer, Brahma

Agent noun

Derived from root 'dhā' (to place, create) with the agent suffix '-tṛ'.

Root: dhā (class 3)

विधाता (vidhātā) - dispenser, ordainer, regulator

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ

vidhātṛ - ordainer, dispenser, disposer, creator

Agent noun

Derived from root 'dhā' (to place, create) with prefix 'vi' and agent suffix '-tṛ'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here, present

उदके (udake) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of udaka

udaka - water

बकः (bakaḥ) - a crane

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baka

baka - a crane, a heron