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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-234, verse-13

गृहस्थो ब्रह्मचारी च वानप्रस्थोऽथ भिक्षुकः ।
यथोक्तकारिणः सर्वे गच्छन्ति परमां गतिम् ॥१३॥
13. gṛhastho brahmacārī ca vānaprastho'tha bhikṣukaḥ ,
yathoktakāriṇaḥ sarve gacchanti paramāṁ gatim.
13. gṛhasthaḥ brahma-cārī ca vāna-prasthaḥ atha bhikṣukaḥ
yathā-ukta-kāriṇaḥ sarve gacchanti paramām gatim
13. gṛhasthaḥ brahma-cārī ca vāna-prasthaḥ atha bhikṣukaḥ
sarve yathā-ukta-kāriṇaḥ paramām gatim gacchanti
13. The householder (gṛhastha), the celibate student (brahmacārī), the forest dweller (vānaprastha), and also the mendicant (bhikṣuka) – all those who act according to what is prescribed attain the highest goal.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder (gṛhastha)
  • ब्रह्म-चारी (brahma-cārī) - celibate student, spiritual student (brahmacārī)
  • (ca) - and
  • वान-प्रस्थः (vāna-prasthaḥ) - forest dweller, hermit (vānaprastha)
  • अथ (atha) - then, next, also
  • भिक्षुकः (bhikṣukaḥ) - mendicant, renunciant (bhikṣuka)
  • यथा-उक्त-कारिणः (yathā-ukta-kāriṇaḥ) - those who act as enjoined, those who follow instructions
  • सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone
  • गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain
  • परमाम् (paramām) - highest, supreme
  • गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path

Words meanings and morphology

गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder (gṛhastha)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha
gṛhastha - one who dwells in a house, householder (one of the four āśramas)
ब्रह्म-चारी (brahma-cārī) - celibate student, spiritual student (brahmacārī)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahma-cārin
brahma-cārin - one who observes celibacy, a Vedic student (brahmacārī)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+cārin)
  • brahman – sacred utterance, Veda, ultimate reality (brahman)
    noun (neuter)
  • cārin – moving, practicing, observing
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: car (class 1)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वान-प्रस्थः (vāna-prasthaḥ) - forest dweller, hermit (vānaprastha)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vāna-prastha
vāna-prastha - one who has gone to the forest, a hermit (vānaprastha)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+prastha)
  • vana – forest, wood
    noun (neuter)
  • prastha – going forth, standing on, dwelling
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from pra-sthā
    Prefix: pra
    Root: sthā (class 1)
अथ (atha) - then, next, also
(indeclinable)
भिक्षुकः (bhikṣukaḥ) - mendicant, renunciant (bhikṣuka)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bhikṣuka
bhikṣuka - mendicant, beggar, renunciant (bhikṣuka)
Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
यथा-उक्त-कारिणः (yathā-ukta-kāriṇaḥ) - those who act as enjoined, those who follow instructions
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yathā-ukta-kārin
yathā-ukta-kārin - one who acts according to what is said/enjoined
Compound type : karmadhāraya (yathā+ukta+kārin)
  • yathā – as, just as
    indeclinable
  • ukta – spoken, said, enjoined
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root vac
    Root: vac (class 2)
  • kārin – doing, making, performing
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from root kṛ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
परमाम् (paramām) - highest, supreme
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of parama
parama - highest, supreme, excellent
गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of gati
gati - going, movement, course, path, destination, state
Root: gam (class 1)