महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-290, verse-74

सत्त्वं वहति शुद्धात्मन्परं नारायणं प्रभुम् ।
प्रभुर्वहति शुद्धात्मा परमात्मानमात्मना ॥७४॥

74. sattvaṁ vahati śuddhātmanparaṁ nārāyaṇaṁ prabhum ,
prabhurvahati śuddhātmā paramātmānamātmanā.

74. sattvam vahati śuddhātman param nārāyaṇam prabhum
prabhuḥ vahati śuddhātmā paramātmānam ātmanā

74. śuddhātman sattvam param nārāyaṇam prabhum vahati
śuddhātmā prabhuḥ ātmanā paramātmānam vahati

74. O pure soul (śuddhātman), the quality of goodness (sattva) leads to the supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa. The pure soul (śuddhātman), [who has become] a lord (prabhu), attains the supreme Self (paramātman) through the [individual] self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - goodness, existence, the quality of sattva

• वहति (vahati) - carries, bears, conveys

• शुद्धात्मन् (śuddhātman) - O pure self, O pure soul

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu)

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, powerful

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful (nominative)

• वहति (vahati) - carries, bears, conveys

• शुद्धात्मा (śuddhātmā) - the pure self, the pure soul (nominative)

• परमात्मानम् (paramātmānam) - the supreme Self, the universal soul (accusative)

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, through the self, by oneself

Words meanings and morphology

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - goodness, existence, the quality of sattva

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - goodness, existence, being, reality, the quality of sattva

Note: Acts as the subject for 'vahati' here, taking 'Nārāyaṇam prabhum' as its direct object (destination).

वहति (vahati) - carries, bears, conveys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vah

present indicative, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: vah (class 1)

शुद्धात्मन् (śuddhātman) - O pure self, O pure soul

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śuddhātman

śuddhātman - pure self, pure soul

Compound type : tatpurusha (śuddha+ātman)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śudh- 'to clean'
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the addressee of the verse.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Modifies 'Nārāyaṇam' and 'prabhum'.

नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Nārāyaṇa, a name of Vishnu, dwelling in water

Note: Object of 'vahati'.

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - lord, master, powerful

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vahati', also acts as an adjective for Nārāyaṇa.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, powerful (nominative)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as a subject along with 'śuddhātmā'.

वहति (vahati) - carries, bears, conveys

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vah

present indicative, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: vah (class 1)

शुद्धात्मा (śuddhātmā) - the pure self, the pure soul (nominative)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuddhātman

śuddhātman - pure self, pure soul

Compound type : tatpurusha (śuddha+ātman)

• śuddha – pure, clean, clear
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root śudh- 'to clean'
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as a subject along with 'prabhuḥ'.

परमात्मानम् (paramātmānam) - the supreme Self, the universal soul (accusative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - supreme Self, universal soul

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'vahati'.

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the self, through the self, by oneself

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual self

Note: Instrument by which the supreme Self is attained.