महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-26

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
रमे जपन्महाभाग कृतं लोकैः सनातनैः ।
सशरीरेण गन्तव्यो मया स्वर्गो न वा विभो ॥२६॥

26. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
rame japanmahābhāga kṛtaṁ lokaiḥ sanātanaiḥ ,
saśarīreṇa gantavyo mayā svargo na vā vibho.

26. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca rame japan mahābhāga kṛtam lokaiḥ
sanātanaiḥ saśarīreṇa gantavyaḥ mayā svargaḥ na vā vibho

26. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca.
mahābhāga,
rame japan kṛtam sanātanaiḥ lokaiḥ.
vibho,
svargaḥ saśarīreṇa mayā gantavyaḥ vā na?

26. The Brahmin said: O greatly fortunate one, I delight in chanting what has been done by eternal beings. Should I go to heaven with my body, or not, O powerful one?

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• रमे (rame) - I delight, I enjoy

• जपन् (japan) - chanting, muttering, reciting

• महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one, O noble one

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - that which has been done/performed (done, made, performed)

• लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - by (the) beings (by beings, by people, by worlds)

• सनातनैः (sanātanaiḥ) - by eternal, by ancient

• सशरीरेण (saśarīreṇa) - with the body, embodied

• गन्तव्यः (gantavyaḥ) - to be gone to, to be attained

• मया (mayā) - by me

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial abode

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or (introduces a question) (or, either...or)

• विभो (vibho) - O powerful one, O lord, O omnipresent one

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, relating to Brahman

Root: bṛh (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

रमे (rame) - I delight, I enjoy

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

Present Middle

1st person singular present middle

Root: ram (class 1)

जपन् (japan) - chanting, muttering, reciting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jap

jap - to murmur, to whisper, to chant, to repeat

Present Active Participle

Present participle from `jap`, masculine nominative singular

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Refers to the speaker 'I' (rame).

महाभाग (mahābhāga) - O greatly fortunate one, O noble one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, noble, highly esteemed

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Addressing Dharma.

कृतम् (kṛtam) - that which has been done/performed (done, made, performed)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Past Passive Participle

Neuter nominative/accusative singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लोकैः (lokaiḥ) - by (the) beings (by beings, by people, by worlds)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, beings

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Agent for the past passive participle `kṛtam`.

सनातनैः (sanātanaiḥ) - by eternal, by ancient

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, ancient, primeval

Note: Modifies `lokaiḥ`.

सशरीरेण (saśarīreṇa) - with the body, embodied

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saśarīra

saśarīra - with the body, embodied, having a body

Prefix 'sa-' (with) + 'śarīra' (body)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+śarīra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• śarīra – body, physical frame
  noun (neuter)

Note: Modifies the implicit agent of `gantavyaḥ`.

गन्तव्यः (gantavyaḥ) - to be gone to, to be attained

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gam

gam - to go, to move, to proceed

Gerundive

Formed with suffix -tavya, masculine nominative singular

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with `svargaḥ`.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent for the gerundive `gantavyaḥ`.

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial abode

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial abode, paradise

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or (introduces a question) (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

विभो (vibho) - O powerful one, O lord, O omnipresent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, lord, master

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Addressing Dharma.