महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-35

न छन्दांसि वृजिनात्तारयन्ति मायाविनं मायया वर्तमानम् ।
नीडं शकुन्ता इव जातपक्षाश्छन्दांस्येनं प्रजहत्यन्तकाले ॥३५॥

35. na chandāṁsi vṛjināttārayanti; māyāvinaṁ māyayā vartamānam ,
nīḍaṁ śakuntā iva jātapakṣā;śchandāṁsyenaṁ prajahatyantakāle.

35. na chandāṃsi vṛjināt tārayanti
māyāvinam māyayā vartamānam
nīḍam śakuntāḥ iva jātapakṣāḥ
chandāṃsi enam prajahati antakāle

35. The Vedic texts (chandas) do not rescue a deceitful person (māyāvin) who operates through illusion (māyā) from sin. Just as birds with grown wings abandon their nest, so too do the Vedic texts abandon such a person at the time of death.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• छन्दांसि (chandāṁsi) - the Vedic texts (the Vedic texts, meters, desires)

• वृजिनात् (vṛjināt) - from sin, from wickedness, from evil

• तारयन्ति (tārayanti) - they cause to cross, they save, they rescue

• मायाविनम् (māyāvinam) - a deceitful person, an illusionist, a conjurer

• मायया (māyayā) - by deceit, by illusion

• वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - who acts (existing, being, acting, present)

• नीडम् (nīḍam) - nest, dwelling, abode

• शकुन्ताः (śakuntāḥ) - birds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• जातपक्षाः (jātapakṣāḥ) - having grown wings, winged

• छन्दांसि (chandāṁsi) - the Vedic texts (the Vedic texts, meters, desires)

• एनम् (enam) - him, this one

• प्रजहति (prajahati) - they abandon, they give up, they forsake

• अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of death, at the end

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

छन्दांसि (chandāṁsi) - the Vedic texts (the Vedic texts, meters, desires)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of chandas

chandas - Vedic hymn, sacred text, meter, desire

Root: chand (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'tārayanti' and 'prajahati'.

वृजिनात् (vṛjināt) - from sin, from wickedness, from evil

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vṛjina

vṛjina - crooked, dishonest, wicked, sin

Root: vṛj (class 1)

तारयन्ति (tārayanti) - they cause to cross, they save, they rescue

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative (causative)

Causative form of root tṝ (1st class) -> tārayati

Root: tṝ (class 1)

मायाविनम् (māyāvinam) - a deceitful person, an illusionist, a conjurer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of māyāvin

māyāvin - possessing illusion (māyā), deceitful, a magician

From māyā + -vin suffix

Note: Object of 'tārayanti'.

मायया (māyayā) - by deceit, by illusion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of māyā

māyā - illusion, deceit, supernatural power

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the means by which the māyāvin acts.

वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - who acts (existing, being, acting, present)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, present, current, acting

Present Middle Participle

From root vṛt (1st class)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

नीडम् (nīḍam) - nest, dwelling, abode

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nīḍa

nīḍa - nest, dwelling, resting place

Root: ni

शकुन्ताः (śakuntāḥ) - birds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śakunta

śakunta - bird

Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Subject of implied verb in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

जातपक्षाः (jātapakṣāḥ) - having grown wings, winged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jātapakṣa

jātapakṣa - having grown wings, full-winged

Bahuvrīhi compound: "whose wings are grown". Jāta (past passive participle) + pakṣa.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jāta+pakṣa)

• jāta – born, grown, produced
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pakṣa – wing, feather, side, party
  noun (masculine)

छन्दांसि (chandāṁsi) - the Vedic texts (the Vedic texts, meters, desires)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of chandas

chandas - Vedic hymn, sacred text, meter, desire

Root: chand (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'tārayanti' and 'prajahati'.

एनम् (enam) - him, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - him, this (anaphoric pronoun)

From a pronominal base 'e'

प्रजहति (prajahati) - they abandon, they give up, they forsake

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

From root hā (3rd class) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)

अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of death, at the end

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antakāla

antakāla - time of death, end time

Compound type : tatpurusha (anta+kāla)

• anta – end, death, limit
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period, death
  noun (masculine)