महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-171, verse-50

एष ब्रह्मप्रविष्टोऽहं ग्रीष्मे शीतमिव ह्रदम् ।
शाम्यामि परिनिर्वामि सुखमासे च केवलम् ॥५०॥

50. eṣa brahmapraviṣṭo'haṁ grīṣme śītamiva hradam ,
śāmyāmi parinirvāmi sukhamāse ca kevalam.

50. eṣaḥ brahma-praviṣṭaḥ aham grīṣme śītam iva
hradam śāmyāmi parinirvāmi sukham āse ca kevalam

50. aham eṣaḥ brahma-praviṣṭaḥ,
grīṣme śītam hradam iva.
śāmyāmi,
parinirvāmi ca sukham kevalam āse

50. I, having entered into Brahman (brahman), am like a cool pool in summer. I become calm, attain complete liberation (nirvāṇa), and simply dwell in happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), he

• ब्रह्म-प्रविष्टः (brahma-praviṣṭaḥ) - Having attained spiritual union with the Absolute Reality (brahman). (entered into Brahman)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ग्रीष्मे (grīṣme) - in summer

• शीतम् (śītam) - cool, cold, chilly

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ह्रदम् (hradam) - a pool, a lake, a deep body of water

• शाम्यामि (śāmyāmi) - I become calm, I am pacified, I cease

• परिनिर्वामि (parinirvāmi) - I am completely extinguished, I attain final liberation (nirvāṇa)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease, joyfully

• आसे (āse) - I dwell, I sit, I am, I abide

• च (ca) - and, also

• केवलम् (kevalam) - solely, purely, only, exclusively

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one), he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, he

Nominative singular masculine form of 'etad'.

Note: Emphasizes the 'I'.

ब्रह्म-प्रविष्टः (brahma-praviṣṭaḥ) - Having attained spiritual union with the Absolute Reality (brahman). (entered into Brahman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahma-praviṣṭa

brahma-praviṣṭa - entered into Brahman, absorbed in Brahman

Past Passive Participle

Compound formed from 'brahman' (Brahman) and 'praviṣṭa' (entered). 'Praviṣṭa' is the past passive participle of pra- + √viś.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+praviṣṭa)

• brahman – the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, sacred utterance, prayer
  noun (neuter)
  From √bṛh (to grow, to expand)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• praviṣṭa – entered, gone into, approached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From pra- + √viś (to enter)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Describes the state of the subject.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular pronoun.

ग्रीष्मे (grīṣme) - in summer

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of grīṣma

grīṣma - summer, hot season

Root: grai (class 1)

Note: Specifies the time/condition for the analogy.

शीतम् (śītam) - cool, cold, chilly

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śīta

śīta - cold, cool, chilling, frigid

From √śyai (to freeze, to be cold)

Root: śyai (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'hradam'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

ह्रदम् (hradam) - a pool, a lake, a deep body of water

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hrada

hrada - lake, pool, deep water, whirlpool

From √hrad (to roar, to sound).

Root: hrad (class 1)

Note: This entire phrase 'grīṣme śītam iva hradam' forms an adverbial comparison.

शाम्यामि (śāmyāmi) - I become calm, I am pacified, I cease

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √śam

Present Indicative

First person singular, present tense, active voice (from a class 4 verb).

Root: śam (class 4)

Note: Refers to the internal state of tranquility.

परिनिर्वामि (parinirvāmi) - I am completely extinguished, I attain final liberation (nirvāṇa)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pari-nir-√vā

Present Indicative

First person singular, present tense, active voice. From pari- + nir- + √vā (to blow, to extinguish).

Prefixes: pari+nir

Root: vā (class 2)

Note: Implies attaining nirvāṇa.

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease, joyfully

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of 'sukha'.

Note: Modifies 'āse'.

आसे (āse) - I dwell, I sit, I am, I abide

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √ās

Present Indicative

First person singular, present tense, middle voice.

Root: ās (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

केवलम् (kevalam) - solely, purely, only, exclusively

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of 'kevala'.

Note: Modifies 'āse'.