महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-206, verse-30

प्राणदानान्महाबाहो चर धर्ममनुत्तमम् ।
शरणं च प्रपन्नास्मि त्वामद्य पुरुषोत्तम ॥३०॥

30. prāṇadānānmahābāho cara dharmamanuttamam ,
śaraṇaṁ ca prapannāsmi tvāmadya puruṣottama.

30. prāṇadānāt mahābāho cara dharmam anuttamam
śaraṇam ca prapannā asmi tvām adya puruṣottama

30. O mighty-armed one, you are the giver of life, therefore perform your supreme duty (dharma). Today, O best among men (puruṣottama), I have taken refuge in you.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणदानात् (prāṇadānāt) - because you are the giver of life (from giving life, due to the giving of life)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• चर (cara) - perform (practice, follow, perform, move)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - supreme duty (dharma) (duty, righteousness, constitution (dharma))

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - I have taken refuge (having resorted, having sought refuge, approached)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men (puruṣottama)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणदानात् (prāṇadānāt) - because you are the giver of life (from giving life, due to the giving of life)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of prāṇadāna

prāṇadāna - giving of life, gift of life

Compound of prāṇa (life) and dāna (giving).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+dāna)

• prāṇa – life, breath, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – giving, gift, donation
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'dā' (to give) with suffix 'ana'.
  Root: dā (class 3)

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Compound of mahā (great) and bāhu (arm).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

चर (cara) - perform (practice, follow, perform, move)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of car

imperative

Second person singular, active voice, imperative mood.

Root: car (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - supreme duty (dharma) (duty, righteousness, constitution (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, virtue, law, custom, nature, constitution (dharma)

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, excellent, supreme, best

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'uttama' (best).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection, shelter

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, protection, shelter, home

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

प्रपन्ना (prapannā) - I have taken refuge (having resorted, having sought refuge, approached)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prapanna

prapanna - having arrived, having resorted, having sought refuge, having surrendered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'pad' (to go) with prefix 'pra' and suffix 'kta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Used predicatively with 'asmi'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present

First person singular, active voice, present tense.

Root: as (class 2)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun.

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

पुरुषोत्तम (puruṣottama) - O best among men (puruṣottama)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best among men, supreme person (puruṣottama)

Compound of puruṣa (man, person) and uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, male, person, spirit (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)