महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-117

भीष्म उवाच ।
जापकानां फलावाप्तिर्मया ते संप्रकीर्तिता ।
गतिः स्थानं च लोकाश्च जापकेन यथा जिताः ॥११७॥

117. bhīṣma uvāca ,
jāpakānāṁ phalāvāptirmayā te saṁprakīrtitā ,
gatiḥ sthānaṁ ca lokāśca jāpakena yathā jitāḥ.

117. Bhīṣma uvāca | jāpakānāṃ phalāvāptiḥ mayā te saṃprakīrtitā
| gatiḥ sthānam ca lokāḥ ca jāpakena yathā jitāḥ

117. Bhīṣma uvāca te mayā jāpakānāṃ phalāvāptiḥ saṃprakīrtitā
yathā ca jāpakena gatiḥ sthānam ca lokāḥ jitāḥ

117. Bhīṣma said: The attainment of results by reciters has been fully declared by me to you. So too, the paths, positions, and worlds that are conquered by a reciter.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (the speaker) (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• जापकानां (jāpakānāṁ) - of those who practice repetition (japa) (of the reciters)

• फलावाप्तिः (phalāvāptiḥ) - the attainment of spiritual or material benefits (fruits) (attainment of results, fruit-attainment)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Bhishma) (by me)

• ते (te) - to you (Dhritarashtra/Yudhishthira) (to you, by you, your)

• संप्रकीर्तिता (saṁprakīrtitā) - fully explained (fully declared, proclaimed)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - spiritual path or destiny (path, course, destination)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - spiritual abode or realm (place, position, abode)

• च (ca) - and

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - different celestial or spiritual realms (worlds, realms)

• च (ca) - and

• जापकेन (jāpakena) - by the one who performs japa (by the reciter)

• यथा (yathā) - so too, in the manner that (as, just as, in which way)

• जिताः (jitāḥ) - attained, vanquished (conquered, overcome)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (the speaker) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Bhīṣma

Bhīṣma - Bhishma, a proper name

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Irregular perfect formation from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

जापकानां (jāpakānāṁ) - of those who practice repetition (japa) (of the reciters)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jāpaka

jāpaka - one who recites, a reciter, a mumbler of prayers

Derived from root jap- (to murmur, utter softly) + aka (agent suffix)

Root: jap (class 1)

फलावाप्तिः (phalāvāptiḥ) - the attainment of spiritual or material benefits (fruits) (attainment of results, fruit-attainment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of phalāvāpti

phalāvāpti - attainment of fruit, acquisition of reward

Compound type : tatpurusha (phala+āvāpti)

• phala – fruit, result, reward
  noun (neuter)
• āvāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining
  noun (feminine)
  From ā- + √āp (to obtain)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: āp (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me (Bhishma) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

ते (te) - to you (Dhritarashtra/Yudhishthira) (to you, by you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: This is an enclitic form for dative/genitive singular or nominative/accusative plural. Context indicates dative singular.

संप्रकीर्तिता (saṁprakīrtitā) - fully explained (fully declared, proclaimed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃprakīrtita

saṁprakīrtita - fully declared, proclaimed, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

From sam- + pra- + √kīrt (to proclaim, mention)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - spiritual path or destiny (path, course, destination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, state, condition, destiny

From √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

स्थानम् (sthānam) - spiritual abode or realm (place, position, abode)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - standing, place, position, abode, state

From √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - different celestial or spiritual realms (worlds, realms)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

जापकेन (jāpakena) - by the one who performs japa (by the reciter)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jāpaka

jāpaka - one who recites, a reciter, a mumbler of prayers

Derived from root jap- (to murmur, utter softly) + aka (agent suffix)

Root: jap (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - so too, in the manner that (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

जिताः (jitāḥ) - attained, vanquished (conquered, overcome)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jita

jita - conquered, won, subdued, attained

Past Passive Participle

From √ji (to conquer, win)

Root: ji (class 1)