महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-9

प्रलयं न विजानन्ति आत्मनः परिनिर्मितम् ।
ततस्ते नास्थिता मार्गं ध्रुवमक्षयमव्ययम् ॥९॥

9. pralayaṁ na vijānanti ātmanaḥ parinirmitam ,
tataste nāsthitā mārgaṁ dhruvamakṣayamavyayam.

9. pralayam na vijānanti ātmanaḥ parinirmitam tataḥ
te na āsthitāḥ mārgam dhruvam akṣayam avyayam

9. ātmanaḥ parinirmitam pralayam na vijānanti tataḥ
te dhruvam akṣayam avyayam mārgam na āsthitāḥ

9. They do not comprehend the dissolution (pralaya) ordained for their own selves (ātman). Therefore, they have not established themselves on the firm, imperishable, unchanging path.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रलयम् (pralayam) - dissolution, destruction, cosmic reabsorption

• न (na) - not, no

• विजानन्ति (vijānanti) - they comprehend (they know, they understand, they perceive)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of their own selves (of the self, of the soul, of oneself)

• परिनिर्मितम् (parinirmitam) - ordained or determined (for them) (completely made, entirely created, determined, ordained)

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (as a consequence) (then, therefore, thence)

• ते (te) - they (referring to the deities) (they, those)

• न (na) - not, no

• आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - established themselves on (the path) (resorted to, established in, standing on, occupied)

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, way, road, course

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - firm, constant, eternal, fixed

• अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying, inexhaustible

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable, unchanging, imperishable

Words meanings and morphology

प्रलयम् (pralayam) - dissolution, destruction, cosmic reabsorption

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pralaya

pralaya - dissolution, destruction, absorption, reabsorption, cosmic night

From pra (prefix) + √lī (to dissolve, melt).

Prefix: pra

Root: √lī (class 4)

Note: Object of vijānanti.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

Note: Negates the verb vijānanti.

विजानन्ति (vijānanti) - they comprehend (they know, they understand, they perceive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √jñā

Present

Root √jñā, prefix vi, third person plural, active voice, present indicative (laṭ lakāra).

Prefix: vi

Root: √jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject is implicit (referring to the deities from the previous verse).

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of their own selves (of the self, of the soul, of oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego, life-breath

Note: Possessive of pralayam.

परिनिर्मितम् (parinirmitam) - ordained or determined (for them) (completely made, entirely created, determined, ordained)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parinirmita

parinirmita - completely made, entirely created, determined, ordained

Past Passive Participle

From pari (prefix) + nir (prefix) + √mā (to measure, create, build) or √mā (to measure, form, build).

Compound type : pradi-samāsa (pari+nir+mita)

• pari – around, completely, fully
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix.
• nir – out, forth, without, completely
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix.
• mita – measured, created, formed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √mā (to measure, create).
  Root: √mā (class 2)

Note: Modifies pralayam.

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (as a consequence) (then, therefore, thence)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

ते (te) - they (referring to the deities) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative plural.

Note: Subject of āsthitāḥ.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

आस्थिताः (āsthitāḥ) - established themselves on (the path) (resorted to, established in, standing on, occupied)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āsthita

āsthita - resorted to, established in, standing on, occupied

Past Passive Participle

From ā (prefix) + √sthā (to stand, reside).

Prefix: ā

Root: √sthā (class 1)

Note: Used here in a quasi-verbal sense, as a predicative adjective.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, way, road, course

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course, track

From √mṛj (to purify, wipe) or √mṛg (to hunt) with suffix ghañ.

Root: √mṛj (class 2)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - firm, constant, eternal, fixed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhruva

dhruva - firm, constant, eternal, fixed, permanent

From √dhru (to be firm).

Root: √dhru (class 1)

अक्षयम् (akṣayam) - imperishable, undecaying, inexhaustible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, inexhaustible

Negation (a-) of kṣaya (decay, destruction). From a (not) + √kṣi (to decay, destroy).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṣi (to destroy, perish).
  Root: √kṣi (class 1)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - immutable, unchanging, imperishable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - immutable, unchanging, imperishable, indeclinable

Negation (a-) of vyaya (expenditure, change, decay). From a (not) + vi (prefix) + √i (to go, perish).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyaya – expenditure, destruction, change, decay
  noun (masculine)
  From vi (prefix) + √i (to go, perish).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √i (class 2)