महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-286, verse-27

ऊर्ध्वं हित्वा प्रतिष्ठन्ते प्राणाः पुण्यकृतां नृप ।
मध्यतो मध्यपुण्यानामधो दुष्कृतकर्मणाम् ॥२७॥

27. ūrdhvaṁ hitvā pratiṣṭhante prāṇāḥ puṇyakṛtāṁ nṛpa ,
madhyato madhyapuṇyānāmadho duṣkṛtakarmaṇām.

27. ūrdhvam hitvā pratiṣṭhante prāṇāḥ puṇyakṛtām nṛpa
| madhyataḥ madhyapuṇyānām adhaḥ duṣkṛtakarmaṇām

27. nṛpa,
puṇyakṛtām prāṇāḥ hitvā ūrdhvam pratiṣṭhante; madhyapuṇyānām madhyataḥ,
duṣkṛtakarmaṇām adhaḥ (pratiṣṭhante)

27. O King, having left (the body), the vital breaths (prāṇa) of those who perform meritorious deeds (karma) ascend; those of moderately virtuous people remain in the middle, and those of evil-doers descend.

Words meanings summery:

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having left the body (having abandoned, having left)

• प्रतिष्ठन्ते (pratiṣṭhante) - they ascend (in the case of the meritorious), they remain (in the middle), they descend (in the case of the evil-doers) (they proceed, they are established, they ascend/descend)

• प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths (prāṇa) (vital breaths, life forces)

• पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of those who do meritorious deeds, of the righteous

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King

• मध्यतः (madhyataḥ) - in the middle, from the middle

• मध्यपुण्यानाम् (madhyapuṇyānām) - of those with moderate merit

• अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

• दुष्कृतकर्मणाम् (duṣkṛtakarmaṇām) - of those who commit evil deeds, of evil-doers

Words meanings and morphology

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above

(indeclinable)

हित्वा (hitvā) - having left the body (having abandoned, having left)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive from root 'hā' with suffix -tvā.

Root: hā (class 3)

प्रतिष्ठन्ते (pratiṣṭhante) - they ascend (in the case of the meritorious), they remain (in the middle), they descend (in the case of the evil-doers) (they proceed, they are established, they ascend/descend)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pratiṣṭhā

Present

Root 'sthā' with prefix 'prati', ātmanepada, 3rd person plural.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्राणाः (prāṇāḥ) - vital breaths (prāṇa) (vital breaths, life forces)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa)

from pra + an (to breathe)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of those who do meritorious deeds, of the righteous

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṇyakṛt

puṇyakṛt - doer of good deeds, righteous

from puṇya (merit) and kṛt (doer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṛt)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous
  adjective (neuter)
• kṛt – doer, maker
  noun (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

नृप (nṛpa) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

nṛ (man) + pā (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

मध्यतः (madhyataḥ) - in the middle, from the middle

(indeclinable)

suffix -tas from madhya

मध्यपुण्यानाम् (madhyapuṇyānām) - of those with moderate merit

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of madhyapuṇya

madhyapuṇya - of moderate merit

madhya (middle) + puṇya (merit)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (madhya+puṇya)

• madhya – middle, moderate
  adjective (neuter)
• puṇya – merit, virtuous deed
  noun (neuter)

अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below

(indeclinable)

दुष्कृतकर्मणाम् (duṣkṛtakarmaṇām) - of those who commit evil deeds, of evil-doers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of duṣkṛtakarman

duṣkṛtakarman - one whose karma is evil, evil-doer

duṣ (bad) + kṛta (done) + karman (action)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+kṛta+karman)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  prefix
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• karman – action, deed (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)