महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-51, verse-10

सा नाशकद्यदा गन्तुं पदात्पदमपि स्वयम् ।
चकार गमने बुद्धिं परलोकाय वै तदा ॥१०॥

10. sā nāśakadyadā gantuṁ padātpadamapi svayam ,
cakāra gamane buddhiṁ paralokāya vai tadā.

10. sā na aśakat yadā gantum padāt padam api svayam
cakāra gamane buddhim paralokāya vai tadā

10. yadā sā svayām padāt padam api gantum na aśakat,
tadā vai paralokāya gamane buddhim cakāra

10. When she herself was no longer able to move even a single step, then she firmly resolved to journey to the next world.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - she

• न (na) - not

• अशकत् (aśakat) - was able, could

• यदा (yadā) - when

• गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to move, to proceed

• पदात् (padāt) - from a step

• पदम् (padam) - step, foot

• अपि (api) - even, also

• स्वयम् (svayam) - herself, by oneself

• चकार (cakāra) - she made, she did

• गमने (gamane) - in going, concerning going

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, thought, intention

• परलोकाय (paralokāya) - for the other world, for the next world

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

अशकत् (aśakat) - was able, could

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of śak

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular

Root: śak (class 5)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

From yad + dā suffix

Note: Introduces a temporal clause.

गन्तुम् (gantum) - to go, to move, to proceed

(infinitive)

Note: Object of ability ('aśakat').

पदात् (padāt) - from a step

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, word, place

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Used in idiom 'padāt padam' (step by step, even a single step).

पदम् (padam) - step, foot

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, word, place

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Used in idiom 'padāt padam' (step by step, even a single step).

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic, meaning 'even'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - herself, by oneself

(indeclinable)

Note: Reflexive adverb.

चकार (cakāra) - she made, she did

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of kṛ

Past Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गमने (gamane) - in going, concerning going

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gamana

gamana - going, moving, journey

Derived from root gam + Lyuṭ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative indicating the sphere of action for 'buddhim cakāra'.

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, thought, intention

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, mind, perception, intention, understanding

From root budh + ktin suffix

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'cakāra'.

परलोकाय (paralokāya) - for the other world, for the next world

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of paraloka

paraloka - the other world, the next world

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (para+loka)

• para – other, subsequent, supreme, distant
  adjective
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  From root lok + ghañ suffix
  Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose or destination.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From tad + dā suffix

Note: Correlative to 'yadā'.