महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-119, verse-8

पतेयं सत्स्विति वचस्त्रिरुक्त्वा नहुषात्मजः ।
पतिष्यंश्चिन्तयामास गतिं गतिमतां वरः ॥८॥

8. pateyaṁ satsviti vacastriruktvā nahuṣātmajaḥ ,
patiṣyaṁścintayāmāsa gatiṁ gatimatāṁ varaḥ.

8. pateyam satsu iti vacaḥ triḥ uktvā nahuṣātmajaḥ
patiṣyan cintayāmāsa gatim gatimatām varaḥ

8. "May I fall among noble persons (sat)," the son of Nahuṣa (Yayāti) said this word three times. As he was about to fall, that foremost among all beings (gatimatām varaḥ) pondered his destination.

Words meanings summery:

• पतेयम् (pateyam) - may I fall, I should fall

• सत्सु (satsu) - among virtuous and righteous individuals (among the good, among noble persons)

• इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech or thought (thus, so)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

• त्रिः (triḥ) - thrice, three times

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, after saying

• नहुषात्मजः (nahuṣātmajaḥ) - referring to Yayāti, who was the son of Nahuṣa (son of Nahuṣa)

• पतिष्यन् (patiṣyan) - as he was in the process of falling from heaven (about to fall, falling)

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he pondered, he thought deeply

• गतिम् (gatim) - his path or fate after falling (destination, course, movement)

• गतिमताम् (gatimatām) - of all living beings (of those who move, of beings)

• वरः (varaḥ) - Yayāti, being the foremost among human kings (the best, excellent one)

Words meanings and morphology

पतेयम् (pateyam) - may I fall, I should fall

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

सत्सु (satsu) - among virtuous and righteous individuals (among the good, among noble persons)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real, noble person

Present Active Participle

From √as (to be, exist)

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - marks the end of the direct speech or thought (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, saying

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

त्रिः (triḥ) - thrice, three times

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken, after saying

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √vac (to speak), irregular absolutive form

Root: vac (class 2)

नहुषात्मजः (nahuṣātmajaḥ) - referring to Yayāti, who was the son of Nahuṣa (son of Nahuṣa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣātmaja

nahuṣātmaja - son of Nahuṣa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nahuṣa+ātmaja)

• nahuṣa – Nahuṣa (a legendary king, father of Yayāti)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – self-born, born from oneself, son
  noun (masculine)
  From ātman (self) + √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

पतिष्यन् (patiṣyan) - as he was in the process of falling from heaven (about to fall, falling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of patiṣyat

patiṣyat - about to fall, falling, flying

Future Active Participle

From √pat (to fall)

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'nahuṣātmajaḥ'

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he pondered, he thought deeply

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of cint

Denominative verb from the root 'cit' (to perceive, understand)

Root: cit (class 1)

गतिम् (gatim) - his path or fate after falling (destination, course, movement)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

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

From √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

गतिमताम् (gatimatām) - of all living beings (of those who move, of beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gatimat

gatimat - having motion, moving, endowed with movement, a living being

From 'gati' (movement) + suffix '-mat' (having)

Note: Modifies 'varaḥ'

वरः (varaḥ) - Yayāti, being the foremost among human kings (the best, excellent one)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, principal, suitor, boon

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'nahuṣātmajaḥ' implicitly