महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-262, verse-32

एतेषां प्रेत्यभावे तु कतमः स्वर्गजित्तमः ।
एतदाचक्ष्व मे ब्रह्मन्यथातथ्येन पृच्छतः ॥३२॥

32. eteṣāṁ pretyabhāve tu katamaḥ svargajittamaḥ ,
etadācakṣva me brahmanyathātathyena pṛcchataḥ.

32. eteṣām pretyabhāve tu katamaḥ svargajittamaḥ
etat ācakṣva me brahman yathātathyena pṛcchataḥ

32. brahman,
eteṣām pretyabhāve tu katamaḥ svargajittamaḥ? me pṛcchataḥ etat yathātathyena ācakṣva.

32. Among these (various types of practitioners), who, in the afterlife (pretyabhāve), is truly the best conqueror of heaven? O Brahman (brahman), please tell me this accurately (yathātathyena), as I inquire (pṛcchataḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - among these different types of spiritual practitioners mentioned in the previous verse (of these, among these)

• प्रेत्यभावे (pretyabhāve) - in the state after death, in the afterlife, in future existence

• तु (tu) - Emphasizes the inquiry (but, indeed, however, certainly)

• कतमः (katamaḥ) - who among them, which one

• स्वर्गजित्तमः (svargajittamaḥ) - the best conqueror of heaven, most excellent among those who win heaven

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the question asked (this)

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate, describe

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Referring to a wise sage or priest (O Brahman, O holy one)

• यथातथ्येन (yathātathyena) - truthfully, accurately, exactly as it is

• पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of me, who is asking (of one who asks, to one who asks)

Words meanings and morphology

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - among these different types of spiritual practitioners mentioned in the previous verse (of these, among these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

प्रेत्यभावे (pretyabhāve) - in the state after death, in the afterlife, in future existence

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pretyabhāva

pretyabhāva - the state after death, future existence, afterlife

Compound of pretya (having died) and bhāva (state)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pretya+bhāva)

• pretya – having died, after death
  indeclinable
  Absolutive
  From root i- to go, with prefix pra, and suffix -ya (l-yap)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: i (class 2)
• bhāva – state, existence, nature, feeling
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū- to be, become
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तु (tu) - Emphasizes the inquiry (but, indeed, however, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Particle

कतमः (katamaḥ) - who among them, which one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of katama

katama - who among them, which one (superlative of interrogative pronoun kim)

Interrogative pronoun

स्वर्गजित्तमः (svargajittamaḥ) - the best conqueror of heaven, most excellent among those who win heaven

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svargajittama

svargajittama - the best conqueror of heaven

Superlative form of `svargajit` (conqueror of heaven)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+jit+tama)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• jit – conqueror, victorious
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun (suffix kvip)
  From root ji- to conquer, with kvip suffix
  Root: ji (class 1)
• tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  suffix (masculine)
  Superlative suffix

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the question asked (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, relate, describe

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of cakṣ

Imperative Middle

Root cakṣ (class 2) with prefix ā; 2nd person singular, imperative mood; Ātmanepada (middle voice)

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

First person singular pronoun; enclitic form of dative/genitive singular

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - Referring to a wise sage or priest (O Brahman, O holy one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a priest, a knower of Veda, a wise person; the Supreme Reality (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

यथातथ्येन (yathātathyena) - truthfully, accurately, exactly as it is

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yathātathya

yathātathya - truth, reality, exactness, conformity to reality

Compound formed from yathā (as) and tathya (true)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tathya)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• tathya – true, real, what is so
  adjective (neuter)
  From tad + ya

पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - of me, who is asking (of one who asks, to one who asks)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, inquiring

Present Active Participle

From root prach (class 6) + śatṛ suffix

Root: prach (class 6)