महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-26

यथा कर्कटकी गर्भमाधत्ते मृत्युमात्मनः ।
तथाविधमहं मन्ये वासं तव शुचिस्मिते ॥२६॥

26. yathā karkaṭakī garbhamādhatte mṛtyumātmanaḥ ,
tathāvidhamahaṁ manye vāsaṁ tava śucismite.

26. yathā karkaṭakī garbham ā dhatte mṛtyum ātmanaḥ
tathāvidham aham manye vāsam tava śucismite

26. O pure-smiling woman, just as a female crab carries offspring that lead to its own death (ātman), so too do I consider your presence to be of a similar nature (i.e., bringing death).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• कर्कटकी (karkaṭakī) - a female crab

• गर्भम् (garbham) - its young/offspring (embryo, fetus, offspring)

• आ (ā) - towards, upto, fully, prefix for verbs

• धत्ते (dhatte) - produces, brings forth (holds, bears, produces)

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of itself (of the self, of oneself)

• तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - of such a kind (i.e. bringing death) (of that kind, such, similar)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• वासम् (vāsam) - your presence, your stay (with me) (dwelling, residence, living)

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - Refers to the woman being addressed. (O pure-smiling one, O bright-smiling one)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

कर्कटकी (karkaṭakī) - a female crab

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karkaṭakī

karkaṭakī - female crab

Feminine form of karkaṭaka (crab).

गर्भम् (garbham) - its young/offspring (embryo, fetus, offspring)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of garbha

garbha - womb, embryo, fetus, offspring, interior

आ (ā) - towards, upto, fully, prefix for verbs

(indeclinable)

Used as a preverb (upasarga) with `dhatte`.

Note: Preverb with `dhatte`.

धत्ते (dhatte) - produces, brings forth (holds, bears, produces)

(verb)

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

Root √dhā (3rd class), conjugated in the present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used with prefix `ā`.

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, Yama (god of death), mortal state

From √mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of itself (of the self, of oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life, mind, body

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Refers to the crab's own self/being.

तथाविधम् (tathāvidham) - of such a kind (i.e. bringing death) (of that kind, such, similar)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tathāvidha

tathāvidha - of such a kind, similar, so, suchlike

Compound of tathā (thus) and vidha (kind, sort).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tathā+vidha)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, part, portion
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā (to place, arrange, put).
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `vāsam`.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root √man (4th class), conjugated in the present tense, 1st person singular, middle voice.

Root: man (class 4)

वासम् (vāsam) - your presence, your stay (with me) (dwelling, residence, living)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, residence, abode, stay, living

From √vas (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of `manye`.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

शुचिस्मिते (śucismite) - Refers to the woman being addressed. (O pure-smiling one, O bright-smiling one)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of śucismitā

śucismitā - having a pure/bright smile (feminine)

Bahuvrihi compound of śuci (pure, bright) and smita (smile).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (śuci+smita)

• śuci – pure, clean, bright, white
  adjective
• smita – smile, smiling (n.), smiled (ppp.)
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √smi (to smile).
  Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound.