महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-296, verse-29

केवलात्मा तथा चैव केवलेन समेत्य वै ।
स्वतन्त्रश्च स्वतन्त्रेण स्वतन्त्रत्वमवाप्नुते ॥२९॥

29. kevalātmā tathā caiva kevalena sametya vai ,
svatantraśca svatantreṇa svatantratvamavāpnute.

29. kevalātmā tathā ca eva kevalena sametya vai |
svatantraḥ ca svatantreṇa svatantratvam avāpnute

29. tathā ca eva vai kevalena sametya kevalātmā (bhavati)
ca svatantreṇa svatantraḥ svatantratvam avāpnute

29. And similarly, one's self (ātman) indeed becomes absolute (kevalātmā) by uniting with the absolute (kevalena). And the independent person (svatantraḥ) attains independence (svatantratvam) through another independent person (svatantreṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• केवलात्मा (kevalātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is absolute/solitary, possessing an absolute self

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• केवलेन (kevalena) - by the absolute one, by the solitary one

• समेत्य (sametya) - having united, having met, having joined

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• स्वतन्त्रः (svatantraḥ) - independent, self-reliant, free

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्वतन्त्रेण (svatantreṇa) - by the independent one

• स्वतन्त्रत्वम् (svatantratvam) - independence, self-reliance, freedom

• अवाप्नुते (avāpnute) - attains, obtains, reaches

Words meanings and morphology

केवलात्मा (kevalātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is absolute/solitary, possessing an absolute self

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kevalātman

kevalātman - one whose self (ātman) is absolute/solitary; having an absolute self (ātman)

Compound of 'kevala' and 'ātman'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kevala+ātman)

• kevala – solitary, alone, absolute, pure, whole
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in the same way

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

केवलेन (kevalena) - by the absolute one, by the solitary one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kevala

kevala - solitary, alone, absolute, pure, whole

समेत्य (sametya) - having united, having met, having joined

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root i with prefix sam, followed by suffix -ya.

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

स्वतन्त्रः (svatantraḥ) - independent, self-reliant, free

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svatantra

svatantra - independent, self-reliant, free, acting on one's own will

Compound of 'sva' (self) and 'tantra' (system, rule, principle).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+tantra)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• tantra – system, doctrine, rule, thread, loom
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root tan.
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Used as a noun here, 'the independent one'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्वतन्त्रेण (svatantreṇa) - by the independent one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svatantra

svatantra - independent, self-reliant, free, acting on one's own will

Compound of 'sva' (self) and 'tantra' (system, rule, principle).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+tantra)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun
• tantra – system, doctrine, rule, thread, loom
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root tan.
  Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Refers to another independent person.

स्वतन्त्रत्वम् (svatantratvam) - independence, self-reliance, freedom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svatantratva

svatantratva - independence, self-reliance, freedom, quality of being independent

Abstract noun formed from 'svatantra' with suffix -tva.

अवाप्नुते (avāpnute) - attains, obtains, reaches

(verb)

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

Present Middle Indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice. Root with prefix ava.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)