महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-238, verse-8

इन्द्रियाणां तु सर्वेषां वश्यात्मा चलितस्मृतिः ।
आत्मनः संप्रदानेन मर्त्यो मृत्युमुपाश्नुते ॥८॥

8. indriyāṇāṁ tu sarveṣāṁ vaśyātmā calitasmṛtiḥ ,
ātmanaḥ saṁpradānena martyo mṛtyumupāśnute.

8. indriyāṇām tu sarveṣām vaśya-ātmā calita-smṛtiḥ
ātmanaḥ sampradānena martyaḥ mṛtyum upāśnute

8. martyaḥ tu sarveṣām indriyāṇām vaśya-ātmā
calita-smṛtiḥ ātmanaḥ sampradānena mṛtyum upāśnute

8. Indeed, a mortal whose self (ātman) is enslaved by all the senses and whose discernment is disturbed, attains death by surrendering his own essence (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the sensory organs (of the senses, of the organs of sense)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• वश्य-आत्मा (vaśya-ātmā) - whose self (ātman) is subservient (to the senses) (whose self is subservient, one whose self is controlled)

• चलित-स्मृतिः (calita-smṛtiḥ) - whose discernment is disturbed (whose memory is disturbed, having wavering discernment)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own true nature (ātman) (of the self, of one's own, from the self)

• सम्प्रदानेन (sampradānena) - by surrendering (his own essence) (by giving, by presenting, by surrendering)

• मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - a mortal man (mortal, human being)

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death (death, the god of death)

• उपाश्नुते (upāśnute) - experiences, attains (attains, reaches, experiences, enjoys)

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the sensory organs (of the senses, of the organs of sense)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense organ, faculty of sense, organ of activity

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with indriyāṇām.

वश्य-आत्मा (vaśya-ātmā) - whose self (ātman) is subservient (to the senses) (whose self is subservient, one whose self is controlled)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśyātman

vaśyātman - one whose self is obedient/controlled/subservient

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vaśya+ātman)

• vaśya – obedient, submissive, controllable, to be controlled
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root vaś (to wish, to control)
  Root: vaś (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the 'mortal' (martyaḥ).

चलित-स्मृतिः (calita-smṛtiḥ) - whose discernment is disturbed (whose memory is disturbed, having wavering discernment)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of calitasmṛti

calitasmṛti - having disturbed memory or recollection, having wavering discernment

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (calita+smṛti)

• calita – moved, agitated, disturbed, wavering
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root cal (to move, shake)
  Root: cal (class 1)
• smṛti – memory, recollection, tradition, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with martyaḥ.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own true nature (ātman) (of the self, of one's own, from the self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, essence, true nature, breath

Note: Object of sampradānena.

सम्प्रदानेन (sampradānena) - by surrendering (his own essence) (by giving, by presenting, by surrendering)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sampradāna

sampradāna - giving, bestowing, granting, surrender

Action noun

Derived from sam-pra-dā (to give entirely, bestow) + ana suffix.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the means by which death is attained.

मर्त्यः (martyaḥ) - a mortal man (mortal, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human being, one destined to die

Gerundive

From root mṛ (to die), 'one who is to die'.

Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: The subject of the verb upāśnute.

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death (death, the god of death)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, demise, mortality, the personification of Death

Derived from root mṛ (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

उपाश्नुते (upāśnute) - experiences, attains (attains, reaches, experiences, enjoys)

(verb)

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

Present tense

Formed from upa + root aś (5P)

Prefix: upa

Root: aś (class 5)

Note: The verb ending -te indicates ātmanepada.