महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-210, verse-23

भवान्तप्रभवप्रज्ञा आसते ये विपर्ययम् ।
धृत्या देहान्धारयन्तो बुद्धिसंक्षिप्तमानसाः ।
स्थानेभ्यो ध्वंसमानाश्च सूक्ष्मत्वात्तानुपासते ॥२३॥

23. bhavāntaprabhavaprajñā āsate ye viparyayam ,
dhṛtyā dehāndhārayanto buddhisaṁkṣiptamānasāḥ ,
sthānebhyo dhvaṁsamānāśca sūkṣmatvāttānupāsate.

23. bhavāntaprabhavaprajñāḥ āsate ye
viparyayam dhṛtyā dehān dhārayantaḥ
buddhisaṃkṣiptamānasāḥ sthānebhyaḥ
dhvaṃsamānāḥ ca sūkṣmatvāt tān upāsate

23. bhavāntaprabhavaprajñāḥ āsate ye
viparyayam dhṛtyā dehān dhārayantaḥ
buddhisaṃkṣiptamānasāḥ sthānebhyaḥ
dhvaṃsamānāḥ ca sūkṣmatvāt tān upāsate

23. Those whose profound wisdom (prajñā) emerges from the culmination of existences, they perceive the world's true nature as an inversion (of common perception). Sustaining their bodies with fortitude (dhṛti), their minds are entirely absorbed by their intellect. And as they decay from their (gross) physical forms, they, due to their subtle nature, resort to (or abide in) those (subtle elements or states of being).

Words meanings summery:

• भवान्तप्रभवप्रज्ञाः (bhavāntaprabhavaprajñāḥ) - those whose ultimate spiritual wisdom (prajñā) has fully manifested with the cessation of the cycle of birth and death (bhava) (whose wisdom arises at the end of existence)

• आसते (āsate) - they perceive or experience a state of being (they sit, they dwell, they attain, they observe)

• ये (ye) - referring to the individuals described (who, those who)

• विपर्ययम् (viparyayam) - the inverted or illusory nature of reality, or a mistaken perception (contradiction, reversal, error, delusion)

• धृत्या (dhṛtyā) - through unwavering mental resolve and patience (by fortitude, by steadfastness, by resolve)

• देहान् (dehān) - their physical forms (bodies)

• धारयन्तः (dhārayantaḥ) - maintaining their physical existence (sustaining, holding, bearing)

• बुद्धिसंक्षिप्तमानसाः (buddhisaṁkṣiptamānasāḥ) - those whose minds are disciplined and controlled by a discerning intellect (whose minds are contracted by intellect, whose intellects have contracted their minds)

• स्थानेभ्यः (sthānebhyaḥ) - from their physical abodes or gross states of being (from places, from states, from positions)

• ध्वंसमानाः (dhvaṁsamānāḥ) - undergoing dissolution or transformation (of the physical body) (decaying, falling, perishing, being destroyed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - owing to their inherently subtle (non-material) nature (due to subtlety, because of minuteness)

• तान् (tān) - referring to the subtle elements, principles, or realms previously implied by `sthānebhyaḥ` (those)

• उपासते (upāsate) - they adhere to, or become absorbed in, subtle principles or states (they worship, they attend, they resort to, they follow, they contemplate)

Words meanings and morphology

भवान्तप्रभवप्रज्ञाः (bhavāntaprabhavaprajñāḥ) - those whose ultimate spiritual wisdom (prajñā) has fully manifested with the cessation of the cycle of birth and death (bhava) (whose wisdom arises at the end of existence)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavāntaprabhavaprajñā

bhavāntaprabhavaprajñā - having wisdom arising from the end of existence

`bhava` (existence) + `anta` (end) + `prabhava` (origin) + `prajñā` (wisdom)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhava+anta+prabhava+prajñā)

• bhava – existence, birth, becoming
  noun (masculine)
  From root `bhū` + `ap` suffix.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• prabhava – origin, source, production, birth
  noun (masculine)
  From `pra` + `bhū` + `ap` suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• prajñā – wisdom, intellect, understanding, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  From `pra` + `jñā` + `a` suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

आसते (āsate) - they perceive or experience a state of being (they sit, they dwell, they attain, they observe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Present tense, 3rd person plural

From root `ās` (2A) + `ate` (3rd plural `ātmanepada` ending)

Root: ās (class 2)

ये (ye) - referring to the individuals described (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Masculine nominative plural of `yad`.

विपर्ययम् (viparyayam) - the inverted or illusory nature of reality, or a mistaken perception (contradiction, reversal, error, delusion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viparyaya

viparyaya - inversion, reversal, contrary, error, delusion, contradiction

From `vi` + `pari` + `i` + `ac` suffix.

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of `āsate`.

धृत्या (dhṛtyā) - through unwavering mental resolve and patience (by fortitude, by steadfastness, by resolve)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhṛti

dhṛti - firmness, steadfastness, fortitude, resolve, patience

From root `dhṛ` + `kti` suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

देहान् (dehān) - their physical forms (bodies)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form, person

From root `dih` + `a` suffix.

Root: dih (class 6)

Note: Object of `dhārayantaḥ`.

धारयन्तः (dhārayantaḥ) - maintaining their physical existence (sustaining, holding, bearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhārayat

dhārayat - sustaining, holding, bearing

Present Active Participle

Causative of root `dhṛ` (1P) + `śatṛ` suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

बुद्धिसंक्षिप्तमानसाः (buddhisaṁkṣiptamānasāḥ) - those whose minds are disciplined and controlled by a discerning intellect (whose minds are contracted by intellect, whose intellects have contracted their minds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhisaṃkṣiptamanas

buddhisaṁkṣiptamanas - whose mind is contracted/controlled by intellect

`buddhi` (intellect) + `saṃkṣipta` (contracted, subdued) + `manas` (mind)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (buddhi+saṃkṣipta+manas)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  From root `budh` + `kti` suffix.
  Root: budh (class 1)
• saṃkṣipta – contracted, condensed, subdued, brought together
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `sam` + `kṣip` + `kta` suffix.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)

स्थानेभ्यः (sthānebhyaḥ) - from their physical abodes or gross states of being (from places, from states, from positions)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of sthāna

sthāna - place, station, abode, state, condition

From root `sthā` + `lyuṭ` suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Denotes separation or departure from.

ध्वंसमानाः (dhvaṁsamānāḥ) - undergoing dissolution or transformation (of the physical body) (decaying, falling, perishing, being destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhvaṃsamāna

dhvaṁsamāna - decaying, falling, being destroyed, perishing

Present Middle Participle

From root `dhvaṃs` (1A) + `śānac` suffix.

Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सूक्ष्मत्वात् (sūkṣmatvāt) - owing to their inherently subtle (non-material) nature (due to subtlety, because of minuteness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sūkṣmatva

sūkṣmatva - subtlety, minuteness, fineness

`sūkṣma` (subtle) + `tva` (abstract suffix).

Note: Denotes cause or reason.

तान् (tān) - referring to the subtle elements, principles, or realms previously implied by `sthānebhyaḥ` (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, it

Masculine accusative plural of `tad`.

Note: Object of `upāsate`.

उपासते (upāsate) - they adhere to, or become absorbed in, subtle principles or states (they worship, they attend, they resort to, they follow, they contemplate)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Present tense, 3rd person plural

From `upa` + `ās` (2A) + `ate` (3rd plural `ātmanepada` ending)

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Subject is `ye` (those who).