महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-34, verse-64

असौ हि चन्द्रमाः क्षीणः किंचिच्छेषो हि लक्ष्यते ।
क्षयाच्चैवास्य देवेश प्रजाश्चापि गताः क्षयम् ॥६४॥

64. asau hi candramāḥ kṣīṇaḥ kiṁciccheṣo hi lakṣyate ,
kṣayāccaivāsya deveśa prajāścāpi gatāḥ kṣayam.

64. asau hi candramāḥ kṣīṇaḥ kiñcit śeṣaḥ hi lakṣyate
kṣayāt ca eva asya deveśa prajāḥ ca api gatāḥ kṣayam

64. hi asau candramāḥ kṣīṇaḥ kiñcit śeṣaḥ hi lakṣyate
deveśa asya kṣayāt ca eva prajāḥ ca api kṣayam gatāḥ

64. Indeed, this moon (Soma) has wasted away; only a small part of him is now visible. And because of his decline, O Lord of gods (Dakṣa), creatures are also facing destruction.

Words meanings summery:

• असौ (asau) - this Moon (this (one), that (one))

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the Moon god Soma (the moon)

• क्षीणः (kṣīṇaḥ) - wasted away, diminished, withered

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, somewhat, some

• शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - remaining, remnant, residue

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, is observed

• क्षयात् (kṣayāt) - from decline, due to wasting, from destruction

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - just, indeed

• अस्य (asya) - of this Soma (his, of him)

• देवेश (deveśa) - O Dakṣa (O Lord of gods)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, offspring, subjects

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• गताः (gatāḥ) - have gone to (gone, reached)

• क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction, to decay, to ruin

Words meanings and morphology

असौ (asau) - this Moon (this (one), that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रमाः (candramāḥ) - the Moon god Soma (the moon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - the moon, Soma (the Moon god)

क्षीणः (kṣīṇaḥ) - wasted away, diminished, withered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, wasted, emaciated, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root √kṣi (to waste away, to diminish)

Root: √kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'candramāḥ'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - a little, somewhat, some

(indeclinable)

शेषः (śeṣaḥ) - remaining, remnant, residue

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śeṣa

śeṣa - remainder, rest, remnant, that which is left

Root: √śiṣ (class 7)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

लक्ष्यते (lakṣyate) - is seen, is perceived, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √lakṣ

Present 3rd person singular passive

Root: √lakṣ (class 10)

क्षयात् (kṣayāt) - from decline, due to wasting, from destruction

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - decline, decay, destruction, loss

Root: √kṣi (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this Soma (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

देवेश (deveśa) - O Dakṣa (O Lord of gods)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deveśa

deveśa - lord of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+īśa)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √īś (class 2)

Note: An address to Dakṣa.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - creatures, offspring, subjects

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, people, creatures

Prefix: pra

Root: √jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

गताः (gatāḥ) - have gone to (gone, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gata

gata - gone, moved, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root √gam (to go)

Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prajāḥ'.

क्षयम् (kṣayam) - to destruction, to decay, to ruin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, decay, ruin, loss

Root: √kṣi (class 1)