महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-211, verse-29

प्रेत्य भूतात्ययश्चैव देवताभ्युपयाचनम् ।
मृते कर्मनिवृत्तिश्च प्रमाणमिति निश्चयः ॥२९॥

29. pretya bhūtātyayaścaiva devatābhyupayācanam ,
mṛte karmanivṛttiśca pramāṇamiti niścayaḥ.

29. pretya bhūtātyayaḥ ca eva devatābhyupayācanam
mṛte karmanivṛttiḥ ca pramāṇam iti niścayaḥ

29. pretya bhūtātyayaḥ ca eva devatābhyupayācanam
mṛte karmanivṛttiḥ ca pramāṇam iti niścayaḥ

29. The dissolution of beings after death, and indeed the propitiation of deities, and also the cessation of actions (karma) upon death—such is determined to be valid knowledge (pramāṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - having gone away, after death, having departed

• भूतात्ययः (bhūtātyayaḥ) - dissolution of beings, destruction of elements

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• देवताभ्युपयाचनम् (devatābhyupayācanam) - entreaty to deities, propitiation of gods

• मृते (mṛte) - upon death, when dead, in the deceased

• कर्मनिवृत्तिः (karmanivṛttiḥ) - cessation of actions, stopping of deeds (karma)

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - valid knowledge, proof, authority, means of knowledge (pramāṇa)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, ascertainment, certainty, decision

Words meanings and morphology

प्रेत्य (pretya) - having gone away, after death, having departed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From pra-√i (to go) + -tya suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

भूतात्ययः (bhūtātyayaḥ) - dissolution of beings, destruction of elements

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtātyaya

bhūtātyaya - dissolution of beings/elements, passing away of creatures

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+atyaya)

• bhūta – being, creature, element; past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bhū (to be, become) + kta suffix
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• atyaya – passing away, destruction, transgression, demise
  noun (masculine)
  From ati-√i (to go beyond)
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

देवताभ्युपयाचनम् (devatābhyupayācanam) - entreaty to deities, propitiation of gods

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of devatābhyupayācana

devatābhyupayācana - entreaty to deities, propitiation of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (devatā+abhyupayācana)

• devatā – deity, divinity, godhood
  noun (feminine)
  From √div (to shine) + tal suffix
  Root: div (class 4)
• abhyupayācana – entreaty, supplication, petition
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  From abhi-upa-√yāc (to beg, supplicate)
  Prefixes: abhi+upa
  Root: yāc (class 1)

मृते (mṛte) - upon death, when dead, in the deceased

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased, died

Past Passive Participle

From √mṛ (to die) + kta suffix

Root: mṛ (class 10)

कर्मनिवृत्तिः (karmanivṛttiḥ) - cessation of actions, stopping of deeds (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karmanivṛtti

karmanivṛtti - cessation of actions (karma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (karman+nivṛtti)

• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action, fate (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• nivṛtti – cessation, retirement, abstention, turning back
  noun (feminine)
  Verbal noun
  From ni-√vṛt (to turn back, cease)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - valid knowledge, proof, authority, means of knowledge (pramāṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - valid knowledge, proof, authority, measure, standard (pramāṇa)

From pra-√mā (to measure, perceive correctly)

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation

(indeclinable)

Root: i (class 2)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - firm conviction, ascertainment, certainty, decision

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - firm conviction, ascertainment, certainty, decision, resolution

From nis-√ci (to gather, fix, ascertain)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)