महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-290, verse-76

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
स्थानमुत्तममासाद्य भगवन्तं स्थिरव्रताः ।
आजन्ममरणं वा ते स्मरन्त्युत न वानघ ॥७६॥

76. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
sthānamuttamamāsādya bhagavantaṁ sthiravratāḥ ,
ājanmamaraṇaṁ vā te smarantyuta na vānagha.

76. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca sthānam uttamam āsādya bhagavantam
sthiravratāḥ ājanmamaraṇam vā te smaranti uta na vā anagha

76. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca anagha uttamam sthānam āsādya sthiravratāḥ
te ājanmamaraṇam bhagavantam smaranti uta vā na vā

76. Yudhiṣṭhira said: 'Having attained the supreme state, O sinless one (anagha), do those with firm vows (sthiravratāḥ) remember the Venerable One (Bhagavant) from birth until death, or not?'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - state, place, position

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached, having approached

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - Referring to the Supreme Being, Nārāyaṇa. (the Venerable One, the Lord, the auspicious one)

• स्थिरव्रताः (sthiravratāḥ) - those with firm vows, steady in their observances

• आजन्ममरणम् (ājanmamaraṇam) - from birth until death, throughout life

• वा (vā) - or, either

• ते (te) - Refers to 'sthiravratāḥ'. (they)

• स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember

• उत (uta) - Used in interrogation, usually with 'vā'. (or, whether, moreover)

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अनघ (anagha) - Refers to the person being addressed, possibly Bhīṣma or another sage. (O sinless one, O faultless one)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira, firm in battle

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थानम् (sthānam) - state, place, position

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, standing, position, state, station

verbal noun

from root sthā- 'to stand'

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āsādya'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent

Note: Modifies 'sthānam'.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root sad- 'to sit' with prefix ā- 'to, near' and suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - Referring to the Supreme Being, Nārāyaṇa. (the Venerable One, the Lord, the auspicious one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - Venerable, divine, fortunate, prosperous, the Lord

from root bhaj- 'to partake' + suffix -vat

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'smaranti'.

स्थिरव्रताः (sthiravratāḥ) - those with firm vows, steady in their observances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sthiravrata

sthiravrata - firm in vows, steady in religious observances

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sthira+vrata)

• sthira – firm, steady, stable, constant
  adjective
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of 'smaranti'.

आजन्ममरणम् (ājanmamaraṇam) - from birth until death, throughout life

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ā+janman+maraṇa)

• ā – up to, until, from (prefix)
  indeclinable
• janman – birth, origin, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root mṛ- 'to die'
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Functions adverbially.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to form a question 'X or Y'.

ते (te) - Refers to 'sthiravratāḥ'. (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

Note: Explicit subject of 'smaranti'.

स्मरन्ति (smaranti) - they remember

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of smṛ

present indicative, active voice, 3rd person plural

Root: smṛ (class 1)

उत (uta) - Used in interrogation, usually with 'vā'. (or, whether, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of 'uta...vā...' (whether...or...).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'smaranti'.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to form a question 'X or Y'.

अनघ (anagha) - Refers to the person being addressed, possibly Bhīṣma or another sage. (O sinless one, O faultless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure

negative prefix 'a-' + 'agha' (sin)