महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-55

शुद्धां गतिं तां परमां परैति शुद्धेन नित्यं मनसा विचिन्वन् ।
ततोऽव्ययं स्थानमुपैति ब्रह्म दुष्प्रापमभ्येति स शाश्वतं वै ।
इत्येतदाख्यातमहीनसत्त्व नारायणस्येह बलं मया ते ॥५५॥

55. śuddhāṁ gatiṁ tāṁ paramāṁ paraiti; śuddhena nityaṁ manasā vicinvan ,
tato'vyayaṁ sthānamupaiti brahma; duṣprāpamabhyeti sa śāśvataṁ vai ,
ityetadākhyātamahīnasattva; nārāyaṇasyeha balaṁ mayā te.

55. śuddhām gatim tām paramām paraiti śuddhena nityam
manasā vicinvan tataḥ avyayam sthānam upaiti brahma
duṣprāpam abhyeti saḥ śāśvatam vai iti etat
ākhyātam ahīnasattva nārāyaṇasya iha balam mayā te

55. (saḥ) śuddhena manasā nityam vicinvan,
tām śuddhām paramām gatim paraiti.
tataḥ avyayam brahma sthānam upaiti.
saḥ duṣprāpam śāśvatam (sthānam) vai abhyeti.
iti etat nārāyaṇasya balam mayā te iha ahīnasattva ākhyātam.

55. He attains that pure, supreme destination, constantly discerning with a pure mind. Thereafter, he reaches the imperishable abode, which is Brahman (brahman). He indeed approaches that eternal state, which is difficult to obtain. Thus, O noble one, this power of Narayana (nārāyaṇa) has been recounted by me to you here.

Words meanings summery:

• शुद्धाम् (śuddhām) - pure, clean, clear

• गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path, movement

• ताम् (tām) - that

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• परैति (paraiti) - attains, goes towards, reaches

• शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by the pure, with a pure

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, eternally, always

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• विचिन्वन् (vicinvan) - discerning, pondering, investigating

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undiminishing, immutable

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode, place, state, position

• उपैति (upaiti) - approaches, attains, reaches

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

• दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to obtain, hard to reach

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - reaches, approaches, goes towards

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, constant

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly (emphatic particle)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks conclusion or quotation)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - related, told, recounted, declared

• अहीनसत्त्व (ahīnasattva) - O noble-minded one, O one of undiminished essence/being

• नारायणस्य (nārāyaṇasya) - of Narayana

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• बलम् (balam) - power, strength, might

• मया (mayā) - by me

• ते (te) - to you, for you (dative/genitive of 'you')

Words meanings and morphology

शुद्धाम् (śuddhām) - pure, clean, clear

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, stainless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śudh' (to purify) with suffix '-kta'.

Root: śudh (class 4)

गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path, movement

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, destination, state, means of attaining

Derived from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix '-ti'.

Root: gam (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best

परैति (paraiti) - attains, goes towards, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pari-i

Prefix: pari

Root: i (class 2)

शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by the pure, with a pure

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, stainless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śudh' (to purify) with suffix '-kta'.

Root: śudh (class 4)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, eternally, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an adverb.

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

विचिन्वन् (vicinvan) - discerning, pondering, investigating

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicinva

vicinvat - discerning, investigating

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'ci' (to collect, observe) with prefix 'vi-' and suffix '-śatṛ'.

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject 'saḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, undiminishing, immutable

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undiminishing, indeclinable

Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and 'vyaya' (perishable).

स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode, place, state, position

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, abode, station, state, position

Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand) with suffix '-ana'.

Root: sthā (class 1)

उपैति (upaiti) - approaches, attains, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of upa-i

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute Reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred word

Note: In apposition to 'sthānam' (abode).

दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to obtain, hard to reach

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣprāpa

duṣprāpa - difficult to obtain/reach

Compound of 'dus-' (difficult) and 'prāpa' (attainable).

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - reaches, approaches, goes towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of abhi-i

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, constant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks conclusion or quotation)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - related, told, recounted, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - told, related, narrated, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'khyā' (to tell) with prefix 'ā-' and suffix '-kta'.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'balam'.

अहीनसत्त्व (ahīnasattva) - O noble-minded one, O one of undiminished essence/being

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ahīnasattva

ahīnasattva - one of undiminished courage/essence, noble-minded

Compound of 'ahīna' (undiminished) and 'sattva' (essence/courage).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ahīna+sattva)

• ahīna – undiminished, unimpaired, not inferior
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from root 'hī' (to abandon, diminish) with negative prefix 'a-'.
  Root: hī (class 3)
• sattva – essence, being, existence, courage, goodness
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'as' (to be) with suffix '-tva'.
  Root: as (class 2)

नारायणस्य (nārāyaṇasya) - of Narayana

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Narayana (a name of Vishnu), refuge of men

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

बलम् (balam) - power, strength, might

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, might, force

Note: Subject of 'ākhyātam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

ते (te) - to you, for you (dative/genitive of 'you')

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)