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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-270, verse-21

तिर्यग्गच्छन्ति नरकं मानुष्यं दैवमेव च ।
सुखदुःखे प्रियद्वेष्ये चरित्वा पूर्वमेव च ॥२१॥
21. tiryaggacchanti narakaṁ mānuṣyaṁ daivameva ca ,
sukhaduḥkhe priyadveṣye caritvā pūrvameva ca.
21. tiryak gacchanti narakam mānuṣyam daivam eva ca
| sukhaduḥkhe priyadveṣye caritvā pūrvam eva ca
21. (te) tiryak narakam mānuṣyam daivam eva ca gacchanti
sukhaduḥkhe priyadveṣye pūrvam eva ca caritvā
21. They go to animal births, to hell, to human existence, and indeed to divine existence, having experienced pleasure and pain, attraction and aversion, as they have done before.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तिर्यक् (tiryak) - (to) animal births/realms (crosswise, obliquely, horizontally; an animal)
  • गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move
  • नरकम् (narakam) - (to) hell (hell, infernal region)
  • मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - (to) human existence (humanity, human state, human existence)
  • दैवम् (daivam) - (to) divine existence (divinity, divine state, divine existence)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
  • (ca) - and, also
  • सुखदुःखे (sukhaduḥkhe) - pleasure and pain
  • प्रियद्वेष्ये (priyadveṣye) - liking and disliking, attraction and aversion
  • चरित्वा (caritvā) - having experienced (having experienced, having wandered, having performed)
  • पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before, previously
  • एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
  • (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

तिर्यक् (tiryak) - (to) animal births/realms (crosswise, obliquely, horizontally; an animal)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially or as an accusative noun indicating a destination.
गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Present Indicative
Third person plural present active indicative of √gam (to go)
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: The subject 'they' (referring to beings/souls) is implied.
नरकम् (narakam) - (to) hell (hell, infernal region)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of naraka
naraka - hell, infernal region, perdition
Note: Object of `gacchanti`.
मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - (to) human existence (humanity, human state, human existence)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of mānuṣya
mānuṣya - humanity, human state, human existence, human nature
Derived from man- (man) with suffix -ya.
Note: Object of `gacchanti`.
दैवम् (daivam) - (to) divine existence (divinity, divine state, divine existence)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva
daiva - divine, relating to gods; fate, destiny; divine state/power
Derived from deva (god) with suffix -a.
Note: Object of `gacchanti`.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
सुखदुःखे (sukhaduḥkhe) - pleasure and pain
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of sukhaduḥkha
sukhaduḥkha - pleasure and pain, joy and sorrow
Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)
  • sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease
    noun (neuter)
  • duḥkha – pain, sorrow, suffering, difficulty
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of `caritvā`.
प्रियद्वेष्ये (priyadveṣye) - liking and disliking, attraction and aversion
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, dual of priyadveṣya
priyadveṣya - liking and disliking, love and hatred, attraction and aversion
Compound type : dvandva (priya+dveṣya)
  • priya – dear, beloved; liking, attraction
    noun (neuter)
  • dveṣya – to be hated, hateful; hatred, aversion
    noun (neuter)
Note: Object of `caritvā`.
चरित्वा (caritvā) - having experienced (having experienced, having wandered, having performed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Absolutive (ktvā) from √car (to move, to wander, to perform, to experience)
Root: car (class 1)
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, before, previously
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.