महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-103, verse-23

जीवितं बहु मन्येऽहं जीवितं ह्यद्य दुर्लभम् ।
जीवितस्याद्य शेषेण चरिष्ये धर्ममुत्तमम् ॥२३॥

23. jīvitaṁ bahu manye'haṁ jīvitaṁ hyadya durlabham ,
jīvitasyādya śeṣeṇa cariṣye dharmamuttamam.

23. jīvitam bahu manye aham jīvitam hi adya durlabham
| jīvitasya adya śeṣeṇa cariṣye dharmam uttamam

23. aham jīvitam bahu manye hi adya jīvitam durlabham
adya jīvitasya śeṣeṇa uttamam dharmam cariṣye

23. I greatly value life; indeed, life is rare these days. With what remains of my life now, I shall fulfill my supreme duty (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood, living

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly, abundant

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood, living

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible

• जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life, of living

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• शेषेण (śeṣeṇa) - with the remainder, with what is left

• चरिष्ये (cariṣye) - I shall perform, I shall practice, I shall act

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, virtue, natural law, constitution

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, highest, best

Words meanings and morphology

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood, living

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, existence, living

Derived from root 'jīv' (to live) with suffix '-ita'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Also nominative singular neuter. Context suggests accusative.

बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly, abundant

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

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

(verb)

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

Present tense, Atmanepada

1st person singular, present indicative, Atmanepada.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: The root 'man' is also class 8, but 4th class is more common for this meaning.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, livelihood, living

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, existence, living

Derived from root 'jīv' (to live) with suffix '-ita'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: This is the subject of 'durlabham'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because, for

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'idam' (this) + '-dya' (today).

दुर्लभम् (durlabham) - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of durlabha

durlabha - difficult to obtain, rare, inaccessible

Compound of 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'labha' (obtainable).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+labha)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• labha – obtainable, to be obtained, gain
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root 'labh' with suffix '-a'.
  Root: labh (class 1)

जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life, of living

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, livelihood, existence, living

Derived from root 'jīv' (to live) with suffix '-ita'.

Root: jīv (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'idam' (this) + '-dya' (today).

शेषेण (śeṣeṇa) - with the remainder, with what is left

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, residue, surplus, end

From root 'śiṣ' (to leave, remain).

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Refers to the remaining portion of life.

चरिष्ये (cariṣye) - I shall perform, I shall practice, I shall act

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of car

Future tense, Atmanepada

1st person singular, future indicative, Atmanepada.

Root: car (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, virtue, natural law, constitution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, conduct, religion

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 3)

Note: The object of 'cariṣye'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, highest, best

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief

Superlative form of 'ud' (up).