महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-228, verse-7

तरत्येव महादुर्गं जरामरणसागरम् ।
एवं ह्येतेन योगेन युञ्जानोऽप्येकमन्ततः ।
अपि जिज्ञासमानो हि शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते ॥७॥

7. taratyeva mahādurgaṁ jarāmaraṇasāgaram ,
evaṁ hyetena yogena yuñjāno'pyekamantataḥ ,
api jijñāsamāno hi śabdabrahmātivartate.

7. tarati eva mahādurgaṃ jaramaraṇasāgaram
evam hi etena yogena
yuñjānaḥ api ekam antataḥ api
jijñāsamānaḥ hi śabdabrahma ativartate

7. tarati eva mahādurgaṃ jaramaraṇasāgaram
evam hi etena yogena
yuñjānaḥ api ekam antataḥ api
jijñāsamānaḥ hi śabdabrahma ativartate

7. One certainly overcomes the great ocean of old age and death. Indeed, by engaging in this practice (yoga), even if only for a short while, and even if merely desiring to know, one truly transcends the sonic manifestation of the absolute (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• तरति (tarati) - crosses, overcomes, passes over

• एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just

• महादुर्गं (mahādurgaṁ) - great difficulty, great obstacle, great fortress

• जरामरणसागरम् (jarāmaraṇasāgaram) - ocean of old age and death

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• एतेन (etena) - by this, with this

• योगेन (yogena) - by means of yoga, by practice, by application

• युञ्जानः (yuñjānaḥ) - engaging oneself, practicing, uniting

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• एकम् (ekam) - even for a little while, even a single thing (one, single, a little, for a moment)

• अन्ततः (antataḥ) - finally, ultimately, at last, at the end

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• जिज्ञासमानः (jijñāsamānaḥ) - desiring to know, seeking knowledge, inquirer

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• शब्दब्रह्म (śabdabrahma) - word-brahman, Brahman as sound or Veda, absolute as sound

• अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - transcends, surpasses, overcomes, passes over

Words meanings and morphology

तरति (tarati) - crosses, overcomes, passes over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tṛ

Present Active Indicative

3rd person singular present active indicative of root tṛ, class 1.

Root: tṛ (class 1)

एव (eva) - certainly, indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizing particle.

महादुर्गं (mahādurgaṁ) - great difficulty, great obstacle, great fortress

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahādurga

mahādurga - great difficulty, great obstacle, great fortress

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+durga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• durga – difficulty, obstacle, fortress, impassable place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'tarati'.

जरामरणसागरम् (jarāmaraṇasāgaram) - ocean of old age and death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jarāmaraṇasāgara

jarāmaraṇasāgara - ocean of old age and death

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jarā+maraṇa+sāgara)

• jarā – old age, decay, decrepitude
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṝ (class 4)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Verbal noun from root mṛ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'tarati'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or causal particle.

एतेन (etena) - by this, with this

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of etat

etat - this, that

Note: Adjective to 'yogena'.

योगेन (yogena) - by means of yoga, by practice, by application

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, spiritual discipline, practice, effort, means, method (yoga)

From root yuj (to join, unite).

Root: yuj (class 7)

युञ्जानः (yuñjānaḥ) - engaging oneself, practicing, uniting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuñjāna

yuñjāna - engaging oneself, practicing, applying, uniting, yoked

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of root yuj (to join, unite), class 7.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Functions as a noun or adjective here, referring to 'one who is engaging'.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

एकम् (ekam) - even for a little while, even a single thing (one, single, a little, for a moment)

(numeral)

Note: Used adverbially here to mean 'for a short while' or 'a little'.

अन्ततः (antataḥ) - finally, ultimately, at last, at the end

(indeclinable)

Derived from anta (end) with the suffix -tas.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

जिज्ञासमानः (jijñāsamānaḥ) - desiring to know, seeking knowledge, inquirer

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jijñāsamāna

jijñāsamāna - desiring to know, seeking knowledge, inquiring

Desiderative Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of the desiderative stem of root jñā (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Functions as a noun or adjective here, referring to 'one who is desiring to know'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic or causal particle.

शब्दब्रह्म (śabdabrahma) - word-brahman, Brahman as sound or Veda, absolute as sound

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śabdabrahma

śabdabrahma - word-brahman, Brahman as sound or Veda, absolute as sound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śabda+brahma)

• śabda – sound, word, voice, Veda
  noun (masculine)
• brahma – Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality (brahman)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'ativartate'.

अतिवर्तते (ativartate) - transcends, surpasses, overcomes, passes over

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular present middle indicative of root vṛt (class 1) with prefix ati.

Prefix: ati

Root: vṛt (class 1)