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

प्राणिनामेतदात्मत्वात्स्यादपीति विनाशनम् ।
शोकाग्निना दह्यमानो धम्यमान इवाशयः ॥८॥

8. prāṇināmetadātmatvātsyādapīti vināśanam ,
śokāgninā dahyamāno dhamyamāna ivāśayaḥ.

8. prāṇinām etat ātmatvāt syāt api iti vināśanam
| śokāgninā dahyamānaḥ dhamyamānaḥ iva āśayaḥ

8. prāṇinām etat ātmatvāt vināśanam api syāt iti
śokāgninā dahyamānaḥ āśayaḥ dhamyamānaḥ iva

8. This destruction could even be (understood as) the destruction of the very essence (ātman) of living beings. His inner being (āśaya), scorched by the fire of grief, was as if being fanned (to intensify the flames).

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आत्मत्वात् (ātmatvāt) - from the nature of the self (ātman), due to its being the self/essence

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, could be

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

• विनाशनम् (vināśanam) - destruction, annihilation

• शोकाग्निना (śokāgninā) - by the fire of grief

• दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - being burnt, being consumed

• धम्यमानः (dhamyamānaḥ) - being fanned, being blown

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आशयः (āśayaḥ) - mind, heart, inner dwelling, abode, intention

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

आत्मत्वात् (ātmatvāt) - from the nature of the self (ātman), due to its being the self/essence

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of ātmatva

ātmatva - self-nature, individuality, essence, selfhood

abstract noun formed with suffix -tva from ātman

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, might be, could be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

विनाशनम् (vināśanam) - destruction, annihilation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vināśana

vināśana - destruction, annihilation

derived from verbal root

noun of action from root naś with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

शोकाग्निना (śokāgninā) - by the fire of grief

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śokāgni

śokāgni - fire of grief

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+agni)

• śoka – grief, sorrow
  noun (masculine)
• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)

दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - being burnt, being consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - being burnt, being consumed

Present Passive Participle

present passive participle from root dah

Root: dah (class 1)

धम्यमानः (dhamyamānaḥ) - being fanned, being blown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhamyamāna

dhamyamāna - being fanned, being blown

Present Passive Participle

present passive participle from root dham

Root: dham (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आशयः (āśayaḥ) - mind, heart, inner dwelling, abode, intention

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśaya

āśaya - mind, heart, inner dwelling, abode, intention