महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-236, verse-23

आत्मयाजी सोऽऽत्मरतिरात्मक्रीडात्मसंश्रयः ।
आत्मन्यग्नीन्समारोप्य त्यक्त्वा सर्वपरिग्रहान् ॥२३॥

23. ātmayājī so''tmaratirātmakrīḍātmasaṁśrayaḥ ,
ātmanyagnīnsamāropya tyaktvā sarvaparigrahān.

23. ātmayājī saḥ ātmaratiḥ ātmakrīḍaḥ ātmasaṃśrayaḥ
ātmani agnīn samāropya tyaktvā sarvaparigrahān

23. saḥ ātmayājī ātmaratiḥ ātmakrīḍaḥ
ātmasaṃśrayaḥ (bhavati)
(saḥ) ātmani agnīn samāropya
sarvaparigrahān tyaktvā (tiṣṭhati)

23. Such a person is one who offers sacrifice to the self (ātman), whose delight is in the self (ātman), whose play is with the self (ātman), and whose refuge is the self (ātman). Having placed the sacred fires within the self (ātman), he abandons all possessions.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मयाजी (ātmayājī) - one who performs sacrifice for the self (ātman) (one who sacrifices to the self)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that (person))

• आत्मरतिः (ātmaratiḥ) - one whose delight is in the self (ātman) (one whose delight is in the self)

• आत्मक्रीडः (ātmakrīḍaḥ) - one whose sport or play is in the self (ātman) (one whose play is the self)

• आत्मसंश्रयः (ātmasaṁśrayaḥ) - one whose refuge or support is the self (ātman) (one whose refuge is the self)

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the self (ātman) (in the self, on the self)

• अग्नीन् (agnīn) - the (sacred) fires (fires (plural))

• समारोप्य (samāropya) - having placed (transferred) (having placed, having transferred, having imposed)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having renounced, having forsaken)

• सर्वपरिग्रहान् (sarvaparigrahān) - all possessions (all possessions, all belongings)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मयाजी (ātmayājī) - one who performs sacrifice for the self (ātman) (one who sacrifices to the self)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmayājin

ātmayājin - one who sacrifices to the self; a renunciant

From ātman (self) + yājin (sacrificer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+yājin)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• yājin – sacrificer, worshipper
  noun (masculine)
  From √yaj (to sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the renunciant.

आत्मरतिः (ātmaratiḥ) - one whose delight is in the self (ātman) (one whose delight is in the self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmarati

ātmarati - delighting in the self, self-content

Bahuvrihi compound: ātman (self) + rati (delight)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātman+rati)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• rati – delight, pleasure, love
  noun (feminine)
  From √ram (to rejoice, delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'saḥ'.

आत्मक्रीडः (ātmakrīḍaḥ) - one whose sport or play is in the self (ātman) (one whose play is the self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmakrīḍa

ātmakrīḍa - playing in the self, delighting in the self

Bahuvrihi compound: ātman (self) + krīḍā (play)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātman+krīḍā)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• krīḍā – play, sport, amusement
  noun (feminine)
  From √krīḍ (to play)
  Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'saḥ'.

आत्मसंश्रयः (ātmasaṁśrayaḥ) - one whose refuge or support is the self (ātman) (one whose refuge is the self)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmasaṃśraya

ātmasaṁśraya - having the self as refuge; self-reliant

Bahuvrihi compound: ātman (self) + saṃśraya (refuge, reliance)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ātman+saṃśraya)

• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
• saṃśraya – refuge, shelter, reliance, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-śri (to cling to, resort to)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'saḥ'.

आत्मनि (ātmani) - within the self (ātman) (in the self, on the self)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, breath, mind

Note: Location for placing fires.

अग्नीन् (agnīn) - the (sacred) fires (fires (plural))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of agni

agni - fire, sacred fire, god of fire

Note: Object of 'samāropya'. Refers to the sacred fires maintained by a householder, which are symbolically merged into the self by a renunciant.

समारोप्य (samāropya) - having placed (transferred) (having placed, having transferred, having imposed)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From sam-ā-√ruh (to cause to ascend, to place upon, transfer)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Indicates action completed before the main verb (implied).

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having renounced, having forsaken)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From √tyaj (to abandon, renounce)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Indicates action completed before the main verb.

सर्वपरिग्रहान् (sarvaparigrahān) - all possessions (all possessions, all belongings)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarvaparigraha

sarvaparigraha - all possessions, all belongings

Tatpuruṣa compound: sarva (all) + parigraha (possessions)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+parigraha)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• parigraha – possession, property, belongings; acquisition
  noun (masculine)
  From pari-√grah (to seize, take, possess)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Object of 'tyaktvā'.