महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-309, verse-34

पुरा मृतः प्रणीयसे यमस्य मृत्युशासनात् ।
तदन्तिकाय दारुणैः प्रयत्नमार्जवे कुरु ॥३४॥

34. purā mṛtaḥ praṇīyase yamasya mṛtyuśāsanāt ,
tadantikāya dāruṇaiḥ prayatnamārjave kuru.

34. purā mṛtaḥ praṇīyase yamasya mṛtyu-śāsanāt
tat antikāya dāruṇaiḥ prayatnam ārjave kuru

34. purā mṛtaḥ yamasya mṛtyu-śāsanāt praṇīyase
tat antikāya dāruṇaiḥ ārjave prayatnam kuru

34. Soon you will be led away, as if dead, by Yama's command of death. Therefore, to face that destiny, make a sincere effort, even if it requires harsh disciplines.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - soon, formerly, long ago, before

• मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased, as if dead

• प्रणीयसे (praṇīyase) - you are led, you are taken, you are brought

• यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama, of the god of death

• मृत्यु-शासनात् (mṛtyu-śāsanāt) - from the command of death, by the decree of death

• तत् (tat) - therefore, then, so

• अन्तिकाय (antikāya) - to the vicinity, towards the presence (of), to face (a destiny)

• दारुणैः (dāruṇaiḥ) - by terrible things, by harsh means, by severe disciplines

• प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• आर्जवे (ārjave) - in sincerity, in uprightness, in straightforwardness

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - soon, formerly, long ago, before

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

मृतः (mṛtaḥ) - dead, deceased, as if dead

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

From root √mṛ (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

प्रणीयसे (praṇīyase) - you are led, you are taken, you are brought

(verb)

2nd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of praṇī

Present Passive

From pra- (forth) + root √nī (to lead)

Prefix: pra

Root: nī (class 1)

यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama, of the god of death

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death), control, restraint

From root √yam (to restrain, control)

Root: yam (class 1)

मृत्यु-शासनात् (mṛtyu-śāsanāt) - from the command of death, by the decree of death

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mṛtyu-śāsana

mṛtyu-śāsana - command of death, decree of death

Tatpuruṣa compound of mṛtyu (death) and śāsana (command, instruction)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mṛtyu+śāsana)

• mṛtyu – death
  noun (masculine)
  From root √mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• śāsana – command, instruction, rule
  noun (neuter)
  From root √śās (to command, instruct)
  Root: śās (class 2)

तत् (tat) - therefore, then, so

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of the neuter pronoun tat

अन्तिकाय (antikāya) - to the vicinity, towards the presence (of), to face (a destiny)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of antika

antika - proximity, vicinity, presence

From anta (end) + ika

दारुणैः (dāruṇaiḥ) - by terrible things, by harsh means, by severe disciplines

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, harsh, severe, cruel

प्रयत्नम् (prayatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prayatna

prayatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

From pra- (forth, much) + root √yat (to strive, exert)

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

आर्जवे (ārjave) - in sincerity, in uprightness, in straightforwardness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - sincerity, uprightness, straightforwardness, rectitude

From ṛju (straight, honest) + suffix aṇ

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Present Imperative

Root √kṛ (to do), 2nd person singular imperative

Root: kṛ (class 8)