महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-328, verse-30

चतुर्विधा मम जना भक्ता एवं हि ते श्रुतम् ।
तेषामेकान्तिनः श्रेष्ठास्ते चैवानन्यदेवताः ।
अहमेव गतिस्तेषां निराशीःकर्मकारिणाम् ॥३०॥

30. caturvidhā mama janā bhaktā evaṁ hi te śrutam ,
teṣāmekāntinaḥ śreṣṭhāste caivānanyadevatāḥ ,
ahameva gatisteṣāṁ nirāśīḥkarmakāriṇām.

30. caturvidhāḥ mama janāḥ bhaktāḥ evam
hi te śrutam teṣām ekāntinaḥ
śreṣṭhāḥ te ca eva ananyadevatāḥ aham
eva gatiḥ teṣām nirāśīḥ karmakāriṇām

30. mama bhaktāḥ janāḥ caturvidhāḥ evam
hi te śrutam teṣām ekāntinaḥ
śreṣṭhāḥ te ca eva ananyadevatāḥ nirāśīḥ
karmakāriṇām teṣām aham eva gatiḥ

30. My devotees (bhakta) are of four types; indeed, this has been heard by you. Among them, the exclusive devotees are the best, and they worship no other deities. I alone am the path for those who perform actions (karma) without desire for results.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - of four kinds, fourfold

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees, faithful ones

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• ते (te) - by you

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, has been heard

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

• एकान्तिनः (ekāntinaḥ) - exclusive devotees, those devoted to one alone

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - best, most excellent

• ते (te) - they

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• अनन्यदेवताः (ananyadevatāḥ) - having no other deities, devoted to one deity

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, goal, refuge

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• निराशीःकर्मकारिणाम् (nirāśīḥkarmakāriṇām) - of those who perform actions without desire for results

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्विधाः (caturvidhāḥ) - of four kinds, fourfold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caturvidha

caturvidha - of four sorts or kinds, fourfold

Compound of 'catur' (four) and 'vidha' (kind, sort)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun

Note: Agrees with 'janāḥ bhaktāḥ'

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Personal pronoun, 1st person

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, creature, people

Derived from root √jan (to be born, to produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees, faithful ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, loyal, adherent, devotee (bhakta)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bhaj (to divide, share, worship) + kta suffix, used as a noun

Root: bhaj (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tva

tva - you (singular)

Personal pronoun, 2nd person

Note: Used as an enclitic form for the instrumental of 'you'

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, has been heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, famous, traditional knowledge

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śru (to hear) + kta suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Here functioning predicatively with 'iti' implied: 'this has been heard (by you)'

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

एकान्तिनः (ekāntinaḥ) - exclusive devotees, those devoted to one alone

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ekāntin

ekāntin - exclusive, devoted to one object alone, solitary, absolute

Derived from 'ekānta' (one-pointed, exclusive) with the -in suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral
• anta – end, limit, ultimate, side
  noun (masculine)

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, chief, excellent, superior

Superlative form of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अनन्यदेवताः (ananyadevatāḥ) - having no other deities, devoted to one deity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ananyadevatā

ananyadevatā - having no other deities or objects of worship

Compound of 'ananya' (no other) and 'devatā' (deity)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ananya+devatā)

• ananya – no other, exclusive
  adjective
  Negative compound of 'na' + 'anya'
• devatā – deity, divinity
  noun (feminine)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Personal pronoun, 1st person

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - path, goal, refuge

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, way, path, access, refuge, goal

Derived from root √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

निराशीःकर्मकारिणाम् (nirāśīḥkarmakāriṇām) - of those who perform actions without desire for results

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nirāśīḥkarmakārin

nirāśīḥkarmakārin - one who performs actions without hope or desire for recompense or results

Compound of 'nirāśīḥ' (without desire/hope), 'karma' (action), and 'kārin' (doer)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nirāśīs+karma+kārin)

• nirāśīs – without hope or desire
  adjective
  Compound of 'nis' (without) and 'āśīs' (desire, hope)
  Prefix: nis
• karma – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kārin – doer, performer, maker
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do) + ṇin suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)