महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-289, verse-38

आवेश्यात्मनि चात्मानं योगी तिष्ठति योऽचलः ।
पापं हन्तेव मीनानां पदमाप्नोति सोऽजरम् ॥३८॥

38. āveśyātmani cātmānaṁ yogī tiṣṭhati yo'calaḥ ,
pāpaṁ hanteva mīnānāṁ padamāpnoti so'jaram.

38. āveśya ātmani ca ātmānam yogī tiṣṭhati yaḥ acalaḥ
pāpam hantā iva mīnānām padam āpnoti saḥ ajaram

38. yaḥ acalaḥ yogī ātmani ca ātmānam āveśya tiṣṭhati,
saḥ pāpam mīnānām hantā iva ajaram padam āpnoti

38. And the practitioner of yoga (yogī) who, having fully absorbed the individual self into the supreme Self (ātman), remains unmoving and steadfast, attains that eternal state, just as a fisherman (hantā) captures fish (mīnānām) with a net (pāpa).

Words meanings summery:

• आवेश्य (āveśya) - having caused to enter, having absorbed, having immersed

• आत्मनि (ātmani) - into the supreme Self (in the Self (ātman), in the soul)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the individual self (the Self (ātman), the individual self)

• योगी (yogī) - a yogi, practitioner of yoga

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains (stands, remains, stays)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

• अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, steadfast, immovable

• पापम् (pāpam) - fishing net (net, snare, trap (rarely); alternatively, sin, evil (common))

• हन्ता (hantā) - fisherman (hunter of fish) (slayer, hunter, killer)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• मीनानाम् (mīnānām) - of fish

• पदम् (padam) - eternal state (state, place, abode, footstep)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• अजरम् (ajaram) - imperishable, eternal, undecaying

Words meanings and morphology

आवेश्य (āveśya) - having caused to enter, having absorbed, having immersed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From prefix 'ā' + root 'viś' (to enter), in causative form

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)

आत्मनि (ātmani) - into the supreme Self (in the Self (ātman), in the soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, the ultimate reality

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the individual self (the Self (ātman), the individual self)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, the ultimate reality

Note: Object of 'āveśya'.

योगी (yogī) - a yogi, practitioner of yoga

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - yogi, ascetic, one practicing yoga

From 'yoga' with suffix '-in'

Note: Subject of the sentence.

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains (stands, remains, stays)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'yogī'.

अचलः (acalaḥ) - unmoving, steadfast, immovable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acala

acala - unmoving, immovable, steady, mountain

Compound 'a' (not) + 'cala' (moving)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+cala)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, shaking, fickle
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'cal' (to move)
  Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yogī'.

पापम् (pāpam) - fishing net (net, snare, trap (rarely); alternatively, sin, evil (common))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - net, snare, trap (rarely); sin, evil, vice (commonly)

Note: Functions as an instrument for the 'hantā' (fisherman), implying 'captures with a net'.

हन्ता (hantā) - fisherman (hunter of fish) (slayer, hunter, killer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hantṛ

hantṛ - slayer, killer, destroyer, hunter

Agent noun from root 'han' (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Subject of the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

मीनानाम् (mīnānām) - of fish

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mīna

mīna - fish

Note: Related to 'hantā' (slayer of fish).

पदम् (padam) - eternal state (state, place, abode, footstep)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, rank

Note: Object of 'āpnoti'.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'yogī'.

अजरम् (ajaram) - imperishable, eternal, undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajara

ajara - imperishable, undecaying, ageless, eternal

Compound 'a' (not) + 'jara' (decaying)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+jara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• jara – decaying, old, wearing out
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'jṛ' (to decay)
  Root: jṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'padam'.