महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-24

परमात्मेति यं प्राहुः सांख्ययोगविदो जनाः ।
महापुरुषसंज्ञां स लभते स्वेन कर्मणा ॥२४॥

24. paramātmeti yaṁ prāhuḥ sāṁkhyayogavido janāḥ ,
mahāpuruṣasaṁjñāṁ sa labhate svena karmaṇā.

24. paramātmā iti yam prāhuḥ sāṃkhyayogavidaḥ janāḥ
mahāpuruṣasaṃjñām saḥ labhate svena karmaṇā

24. sāṃkhyayogavidaḥ janāḥ yam paramātmā iti prāhuḥ,
saḥ svena karmaṇā mahāpuruṣasaṃjñām labhate

24. Whom the adherents of Sāṃkhya and Yoga systems refer to as the supreme self (paramātman), that one attains the appellation of the Great Person (mahāpuruṣa) through his own deeds (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the supreme self (paramātman) (the supreme self, the ultimate soul)

• इति (iti) - as, thus (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

• यम् (yam) - whom (whom, which)

• प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they refer to (they say, they call, they speak)

• सांख्ययोगविदः (sāṁkhyayogavidaḥ) - adherents of Sāṃkhya and Yoga systems (knowers of Sāṃkhya and Yoga)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, adherents (people, persons)

• महापुरुषसंज्ञाम् (mahāpuruṣasaṁjñām) - the appellation of the Great Person (mahāpuruṣa) (the designation/name of Mahāpuruṣa (Great Person))

• सः (saḥ) - that one, he (he, that)

• लभते (labhate) - attains ( obtains, gains, receives, achieves)

• स्वेन (svena) - by his own (by his own, by oneself)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - through his own deeds (karma) (by action, by deed, by ritual)

Words meanings and morphology

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - the supreme self (paramātman) (the supreme self, the ultimate soul)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - the supreme self, the ultimate soul

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, best
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: In "paramātmā iti".

इति (iti) - as, thus (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

Note: Follows the quoted term.

यम् (yam) - whom (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the Mahāpuruṣa.

प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they refer to (they say, they call, they speak)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of brū / ah

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Plural (irregular)

Irregular perfect form of √brū (to speak). Alternative root √ah also applies.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: "They" refers to 'janāḥ sāṃkhyayogavidaḥ'.

सांख्ययोगविदः (sāṁkhyayogavidaḥ) - adherents of Sāṃkhya and Yoga systems (knowers of Sāṃkhya and Yoga)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāṃkhyayogavid

sāṁkhyayogavid - knower of Sāṃkhya and Yoga

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (sāṃkhya+yoga+vid)

• sāṃkhya – Sāṃkhya system of philosophy, enumeration
  noun (neuter)
• yoga – Yoga system of philosophy, union, discipline
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knower
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'prāhuḥ'.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, adherents (people, persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'prāhuḥ', in apposition to 'sāṃkhyayogavidaḥ'.

महापुरुषसंज्ञाम् (mahāpuruṣasaṁjñām) - the appellation of the Great Person (mahāpuruṣa) (the designation/name of Mahāpuruṣa (Great Person))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahāpuruṣasaṃjñā

mahāpuruṣasaṁjñā - designation of a Great Person

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāpuruṣa+saṃjñā)

• mahāpuruṣa – Great Person, Supreme Being
  noun (masculine)
  mahā (great) + puruṣa (person)
• saṃjñā – designation, name, technical term
  noun (feminine)
  saṃ + √jñā (to know)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of 'labhate'.

सः (saḥ) - that one, he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative to 'yam'.

लभते (labhate) - attains ( obtains, gains, receives, achieves)

(verb)

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

Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular, Middle Voice

Root: labh (class 1)

स्वेन (svena) - by his own (by his own, by oneself)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, his own

Note: Qualifies 'karmaṇā'.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - through his own deeds (karma) (by action, by deed, by ritual)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

Derived from √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Instrumental case indicating means.