महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-226, verse-31

सहस्रजिच्च राजर्षिः प्राणानिष्टान्महायशाः ।
ब्राह्मणार्थे परित्यज्य गतो लोकाननुत्तमान् ॥३१॥

31. sahasrajicca rājarṣiḥ prāṇāniṣṭānmahāyaśāḥ ,
brāhmaṇārthe parityajya gato lokānanuttamān.

31. sahasrajit ca rājarṣiḥ prāṇān iṣṭān mahāyaśāḥ
brāhmaṇārthe parityajya gataḥ lokān anuttamān

31. mahāyaśāḥ rājarṣiḥ sahasrajit ca brāhmaṇārthe
iṣṭān prāṇān parityajya anuttamān lokān gataḥ

31. The illustrious royal sage Sahasrajit, having sacrificed his cherished life for the sake of a Brahmin, attained supreme worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• सहस्रजित् (sahasrajit) - Sahasrajit (a proper name, lit. 'conqueror of thousands')

• च (ca) - and, also

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, king-sage

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths

• इष्टान् (iṣṭān) - desired, beloved, cherished

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - very famous, illustrious, glorious

• ब्राह्मणार्थे (brāhmaṇārthe) - for the sake of a Brahmin

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up, having sacrificed

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

सहस्रजित् (sahasrajit) - Sahasrajit (a proper name, lit. 'conqueror of thousands')

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahasrajit

sahasrajit - conqueror of thousands; a king's name

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahasra+jit)

• sahasra – thousand; multitude
  numeral (neuter)
• jit – conqueror, victor
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root 'ji' (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, king-sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - a king who is also a sage; a royal sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet, a Vedic poet
  noun (masculine)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit

Root: an (class 2)

इष्टान् (iṣṭān) - desired, beloved, cherished

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, longed for, beloved, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'iṣ' (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - very famous, illustrious, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - great glory, very famous, illustrious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – glory, fame, honor, reputation
  noun (neuter)

ब्राह्मणार्थे (brāhmaṇārthe) - for the sake of a Brahmin

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇārtha

brāhmaṇārtha - for the sake of a Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+artha)

• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up, having sacrificed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, attained, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, attained, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 1)

अनुत्तमान् (anuttamān) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anuttama

anuttama - unrivalled, unsurpassed, supreme, best

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• uttama – highest, best, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)