महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-288, verse-31

आचक्षेऽहं मनुष्येभ्यो देवेभ्यः प्रतिसंचरन् ।
सत्यं स्वर्गस्य सोपानं पारावारस्य नौरिव ॥३१॥

31. ācakṣe'haṁ manuṣyebhyo devebhyaḥ pratisaṁcaran ,
satyaṁ svargasya sopānaṁ pārāvārasya nauriva.

31. ācakṣe aham manuṣyebhyaḥ devebhyaḥ pratisaṃcaran
satyam svargasya sopānam pārāvārasya nauḥ iva

31. aham manuṣyebhyaḥ devebhyaḥ pratisaṃcaran ācakṣe [yat] satyam svargasya sopānam [asti],
pārāvārasya nauḥ iva

31. Moving between humans and gods, I declare that truth (satyam) is the ladder to heaven, just as a boat is for crossing the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• आचक्षे (ācakṣe) - I declare (I declare, I explain, I tell)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) - to humans, for humans

• देवेभ्यः (devebhyaḥ) - to gods, for gods

• प्रतिसंचरन् (pratisaṁcaran) - moving between (humans and gods) (moving back and forth, visiting, traveling through)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (satyam) (truth, reality)

• स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven, of paradise

• सोपानम् (sopānam) - ladder (ladder, staircase, step)

• पारावारस्य (pārāvārasya) - of crossing the ocean (of the ocean, of crossing to the other shore)

• नौः (nauḥ) - a boat (boat, ship)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

आचक्षे (ācakṣe) - I declare (I declare, I explain, I tell)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ācakṣ

Present Tense

First person singular, present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada), from root 'cakṣ' with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मनुष्येभ्यः (manuṣyebhyaḥ) - to humans, for humans

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

Derived from 'manu' (man, progenitor).

Note: Can also be ablative plural. Here, dative (to whom I declare).

देवेभ्यः (devebhyaḥ) - to gods, for gods

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

From root 'div' (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Can also be ablative plural. Here, dative (to whom I declare).

प्रतिसंचरन् (pratisaṁcaran) - moving between (humans and gods) (moving back and forth, visiting, traveling through)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratisaṃcarat

pratisaṁcarat - moving about, traversing, visiting, travelling

Present Active Participle

From prefixes 'prati-' and 'sam-' and root 'car' (to move, go) + śatṛ suffix.

Prefixes: prati+sam

Root: car (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (satyam) (truth, reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, existent, true

From 'sat' (being, true).

Root: as (class 2)

स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven, of paradise

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode

From 'su' (good) + 'ga' (going).

Root: gam (class 1)

सोपानम् (sopānam) - ladder (ladder, staircase, step)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sopāna

sopāna - staircase, ladder, step, means of ascent

From 'sa-' (with) + 'upāyana' (approach) or 'utpātana' (raising).

पारावारस्य (pārāvārasya) - of crossing the ocean (of the ocean, of crossing to the other shore)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārāvāra

pārāvāra - ocean, sea, the near and far banks (of a river), limit

Compound of 'pāra' (far shore) and 'avāra' (near shore).

Compound type : dvandva (pāra+avāra)

• pāra – far shore, opposite bank, beyond, end
  noun (masculine)
• avāra – near shore, this side
  noun (masculine)
  Negative prefix 'a-' with 'vāra' (barrier, side).
  Prefix: a

नौः (nauḥ) - a boat (boat, ship)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)