महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-260, verse-13

गच्छत्येव परित्यागी वानप्रस्थश्च गच्छति ।
गृहस्थो ब्रह्मचारी च उभौ तावपि गच्छतः ॥१३॥

13. gacchatyeva parityāgī vānaprasthaśca gacchati ,
gṛhastho brahmacārī ca ubhau tāvapi gacchataḥ.

13. gacchati eva parityāgī vānaprasthaḥ ca gacchati
gṛhasthaḥ brahmacārī ca ubhau tau api gacchataḥ

13. parityāgī gacchati eva vānaprasthaḥ ca gacchati
gṛhasthaḥ brahmacārī ca ubhau tau api gacchataḥ

13. The renunciant (parityāgī) certainly proceeds, and the forest dweller (vānaprastha) also proceeds. The householder (gṛhastha) and the student (brahmacārī) – both of them likewise proceed.

Words meanings summery:

• गच्छति (gacchati) - proceeds (through life, towards a goal) (goes, proceeds, moves)

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

• परित्यागी (parityāgī) - renunciant (one who has abandoned worldly attachments) (renunciant, one who abandons completely)

• वानप्रस्थः (vānaprasthaḥ) - forest dweller (a person in the vānaprastha stage of life) (forest dweller, hermit)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - proceeds (through life, towards a goal) (goes, proceeds, moves)

• गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder (a person in the gṛhastha stage of life) (householder, one who stays at home)

• ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - student (a person in the brahmacarya stage of life) (celibate student, student of sacred knowledge)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• उभौ (ubhau) - both of them (both)

• तौ (tau) - they (referring to the householder and student) (those two, they (dual))

• अपि (api) - also, likewise (also, even, too)

• गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - proceed (referring to the two individuals) (go, proceed (dual))

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छति (gacchati) - proceeds (through life, towards a goal) (goes, proceeds, moves)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

3rd person singular, Paras.pada, Indicative Mood

Root: gam (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

परित्यागी (parityāgī) - renunciant (one who has abandoned worldly attachments) (renunciant, one who abandons completely)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parityāgin

parityāgin - renunciant, one who abandons or forsakes completely

Agent Noun

Derived from pari + tyaj (to abandon) + ṇin (agent suffix)

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the saṃnyāsī āśrama, or one who has renounced.

वानप्रस्थः (vānaprasthaḥ) - forest dweller (a person in the vānaprastha stage of life) (forest dweller, hermit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vānaprastha

vānaprastha - a forest-dweller, hermit, one who has entered the vānaprastha stage of life

Compound of vana (forest) + prastha (staying, standing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vana+prastha)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• prastha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pra-sthā
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

गच्छति (gacchati) - proceeds (through life, towards a goal) (goes, proceeds, moves)

(verb)

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

Present Tense

3rd person singular, Paras.pada, Indicative Mood

Root: gam (class 1)

गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder (a person in the gṛhastha stage of life) (householder, one who stays at home)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder, one who dwells in a house, one who has entered the gṛhastha stage of life

Compound of gṛha (house) + stha (staying, standing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - student (a person in the brahmacarya stage of life) (celibate student, student of sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmacārin

brahmacārin - a religious student, one who practices celibacy, student of sacred knowledge

Agent Noun

Compound of brahman (Veda, sacred knowledge) + car (to practice) + ṇin (agent suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+cārin)

• brahman – Veda, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, practicing, observing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from car + ṇin
  Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

उभौ (ubhau) - both of them (both)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

तौ (tau) - they (referring to the householder and student) (those two, they (dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to gṛhastha and brahmacārī.

अपि (api) - also, likewise (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

गच्छतः (gacchataḥ) - proceed (referring to the two individuals) (go, proceed (dual))

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Tense

3rd person dual, Paras.pada, Indicative Mood

Root: gam (class 1)