महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-61, verse-17

तस्य देहपरित्यागादिष्टाः कामाक्षया मताः ।
आनन्त्यायोपतिष्ठन्ति सर्वतोक्षिशिरोमुखाः ॥१७॥

17. tasya dehaparityāgādiṣṭāḥ kāmākṣayā matāḥ ,
ānantyāyopatiṣṭhanti sarvatokṣiśiromukhāḥ.

17. tasya deha-parityāgāt iṣṭāḥ kāmāḥ akṣayāḥ matāḥ
ānantyāya upatiṣṭhanti sarvataḥ akṣi-śiras-mukhāḥ

17. tasya deha-parityāgāt iṣṭāḥ kāmāḥ akṣayāḥ matāḥ
sarvataḥ akṣi-śiras-mukhāḥ ānantyāya upatiṣṭhanti

17. Upon abandoning his body, his cherished aspirations are considered imperishable (akṣaya), and they become eternally present, manifesting everywhere with eyes, heads, and mouths.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the person who abandons the body) (his, its)

• देह-परित्यागात् (deha-parityāgāt) - upon the abandonment of the physical body (from the abandonment of the body, from giving up the body)

• इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - desired, cherished (aspirations) (desired, worshipped, cherished, favored)

• कामाः (kāmāḥ) - desired aspirations, cherished goals (desires, wishes, objects of desire, enjoyments)

• अक्षयाः (akṣayāḥ) - imperishable, endless (imperishable, inexhaustible, eternal)

• मताः (matāḥ) - are considered, are thought to be (considered, thought, believed, opined)

• आनन्त्याय (ānantyāya) - for eternity, endlessly (for endlessness, for eternity, for infinitude)

• उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - they become present, they manifest (they stand by, they attend, they approach, they become present, they accrue)

• सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, in all directions (from all sides, everywhere, in all respects)

• अक्षि-शिरस्-मुखाः (akṣi-śiras-mukhāḥ) - manifesting with countless eyes, heads, and mouths (describing a universal form) (having eyes, heads, and mouths)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to the person who abandons the body) (his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with the implied subject (the person whose body is abandoned).

देह-परित्यागात् (deha-parityāgāt) - upon the abandonment of the physical body (from the abandonment of the body, from giving up the body)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of deha-parityāga

deha-parityāga - abandonment of the body, giving up the body

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+parityāga)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• parityāga – abandonment, relinquishment, giving up
  noun (masculine)
  derived from pari- + √tyaj (to abandon)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

इष्टाः (iṣṭāḥ) - desired, cherished (aspirations) (desired, worshipped, cherished, favored)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, worshipped, sacrificed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √yaj (to sacrifice, worship, desire)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kāmāḥ`.

कामाः (kāmāḥ) - desired aspirations, cherished goals (desires, wishes, objects of desire, enjoyments)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, object of desire

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

अक्षयाः (akṣayāḥ) - imperishable, endless (imperishable, inexhaustible, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, inexhaustible

A-privative + kṣaya (decay, destruction)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• kṣaya – decay, destruction, loss
  noun (masculine)
  derived from √kṣi
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kāmāḥ`.

मताः (matāḥ) - are considered, are thought to be (considered, thought, believed, opined)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mata

mata - thought, considered, approved, known

Past Passive Participle

derived from root √man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `kāmāḥ`.

आनन्त्याय (ānantyāya) - for eternity, endlessly (for endlessness, for eternity, for infinitude)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of ānantya

ānantya - endlessness, eternity, infinitude

derived from ananta (endless) + -ya suffix for abstract noun.

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase.

उपतिष्ठन्ति (upatiṣṭhanti) - they become present, they manifest (they stand by, they attend, they approach, they become present, they accrue)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √sthā (with upa)

Present active indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The subject is `kāmāḥ`.

सर्वतः (sarvataḥ) - everywhere, in all directions (from all sides, everywhere, in all respects)

(indeclinable)

derived from sarva (all) + -tas suffix.

अक्षि-शिरस्-मुखाः (akṣi-śiras-mukhāḥ) - manifesting with countless eyes, heads, and mouths (describing a universal form) (having eyes, heads, and mouths)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of akṣi-śiras-mukha

akṣi-śiras-mukha - having eyes, heads, and mouths

Bahuvrīhi compound, describing something that has eyes, heads, and mouths.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṣi+śiras+mukha)

• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)
• śiras – head
  noun (neuter)
• mukha – face, mouth, entrance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `kāmāḥ`.