महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-321, verse-41

तं वेदाश्चाश्रमाश्चैव नानातनुसमास्थिताः ।
भक्त्या संपूजयन्त्याद्यं गतिं चैषां ददाति सः ॥४१॥

41. taṁ vedāścāśramāścaiva nānātanusamāsthitāḥ ,
bhaktyā saṁpūjayantyādyaṁ gatiṁ caiṣāṁ dadāti saḥ.

41. tam vedāḥ ca āśramāḥ ca eva nānātanusamāsthitāḥ
bhaktyā sampūjayanti ādyam gatim ca eṣām dadāti saḥ

41. vedāḥ ca āśramāḥ ca eva nānātanusamāsthitāḥ bhaktyā
tam ādyam sampūjayanti saḥ ca eṣām gatim dadāti

41. The Vedas, and also the stages of life (āśramas), who abide in various forms, worship that primeval one with devotion (bhakti). And he grants them their respective destinations.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (the Self mentioned previously) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (as a tradition/body of knowledge) (the Vedas, sacred knowledge)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) - the stages of life (āśramas) (āśramas, stages of life, hermitages)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• नानातनुसमास्थिताः (nānātanusamāsthitāḥ) - who abide in various forms (abiding in various bodies/forms)

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion (bhakti) (by devotion, with devotion)

• सम्पूजयन्ति (sampūjayanti) - they worship (him) devoutly (they worship, they honor)

• आद्यम् (ādyam) - the primeval one (primeval, first, original)

• गतिम् (gatim) - their destination (destination, goal, path, movement)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (the Vedas and āśramas/their followers) (of these (masculine/neuter genitive plural))

• ददाति (dadāti) - grants (gives, grants)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the primeval one, Self) (he, that)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (the Self mentioned previously) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'sampūjayanti'.

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (as a tradition/body of knowledge) (the Vedas, sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda

from root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'sampūjayanti'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) - the stages of life (āśramas) (āśramas, stages of life, hermitages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, stage of life (āśrama), religious order

from ā- (towards) + root 'śram' (to toil, exert)

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'sampūjayanti'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding item.

नानातनुसमास्थिताः (nānātanusamāsthitāḥ) - who abide in various forms (abiding in various bodies/forms)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānātanusamāsthita

nānātanusamāsthita - abiding in various bodies or forms

Past Passive Participle

Compound: nānā (various) + tanu (body/form) + samāsthita (situated, abiding)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+tanu+samāsthita)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• tanu – body, form, person
  noun (feminine)
• samāsthita – situated, abiding, standing firmly
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-ā- (together, thoroughly) + root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vedāḥ' and 'āśramāḥ', implying persons embodying these traditions.

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion (bhakti) (by devotion, with devotion)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, adoration (bhakti)

from root 'bhaj' (to divide, to share, to adore)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Means by which worship is performed.

सम्पूजयन्ति (sampūjayanti) - they worship (him) devoutly (they worship, they honor)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sampūj

Present Active

from sam- (together, thoroughly) + root 'pūj' (to worship)

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Verb for 'vedāḥ' and 'āśramāḥ'.

आद्यम् (ādyam) - the primeval one (primeval, first, original)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ādya

ādya - first, primeval, original, chief

from ādi (beginning)

Note: Agrees with 'tam'.

गतिम् (gatim) - their destination (destination, goal, path, movement)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - movement, course, destination, state, goal, path

from root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'dadāti'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these (the Vedas and āśramas/their followers) (of these (masculine/neuter genitive plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this

Note: Possessive for 'gatim'.

ददाति (dadāti) - grants (gives, grants)

(verb)

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

Present Active

from root 'dā' (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Verb for 'saḥ'.

सः (saḥ) - he (the primeval one, Self) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'dadāti'.