महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-76, verse-34

भीष्म उवाच ।
यस्मिन्प्रतिष्ठिताः सम्यक्क्षेमं विन्दन्ति तत्क्षणम् ।
स स्वर्गजित्तमोऽस्माकं सत्यमेतद्ब्रवीमि ते ॥३४॥

34. bhīṣma uvāca ,
yasminpratiṣṭhitāḥ samyakkṣemaṁ vindanti tatkṣaṇam ,
sa svargajittamo'smākaṁ satyametadbravīmi te.

34. Bhīṣmaḥ uvāca yasmin pratiṣṭhitāḥ samyak kṣemam vindanti
tatkṣaṇam saḥ svargajittamaḥ asmākam satyam etat bravīmi te

34. Bhīṣmaḥ uvāca te etat satyam bravīmi yasmin samyak pratiṣṭhitāḥ
tatkṣaṇam kṣemam vindanti saḥ asmākam svargajittamaḥ

34. Bhīṣma said: "I tell you this truth: that [path or principle] in which people are truly established, they immediately find complete well-being. This, in our view, is the greatest conqueror of heaven."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma, the grand-uncle of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas (Bhīṣma (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Bhīṣma said (said, spoke)

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (path/principle) (in which, in whom)

• प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - firmly established (in a principle) (established, founded, fixed, dedicated)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - perfectly, completely (perfectly, properly, thoroughly, completely)

• क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - perfect welfare, well-being (welfare, security, prosperity, well-being)

• विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - they obtain (they find, they obtain, they acquire)

• तत्क्षणम् (tatkṣaṇam) - immediately (at that moment, immediately, instantly)

• सः (saḥ) - That (path/principle) (he, that)

• स्वर्गजित्तमः (svargajittamaḥ) - the supreme conqueror of heaven (greatest conqueror of heaven)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, in our opinion (of us, our, for us)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - this truth (truth, reality; true)

• एतत् (etat) - this (truth) (this, this one)

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell (you) (I speak, I say, I tell)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your, for you)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma, the grand-uncle of the Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas (Bhīṣma (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Bhīṣma

Bhīṣma - Bhīṣma, a proper name (lit. 'terrible, awful')

उवाच (uvāca) - Bhīṣma said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Irregular formation, from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which (path/principle) (in which, in whom)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Locative singular masculine/neuter form of the relative pronoun 'yad'.

Note: Can be masculine or neuter. Here implies a principle or state.

प्रतिष्ठिताः (pratiṣṭhitāḥ) - firmly established (in a principle) (established, founded, fixed, dedicated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, consecrated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from pra- + √sthā (to stand), with kta suffix.

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to an implied subject like 'people'.

सम्यक् (samyak) - perfectly, completely (perfectly, properly, thoroughly, completely)

(indeclinable)

From sam- + √añc (to bend, go).

Prefix: sam

Root: añc (class 1)

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - perfect welfare, well-being (welfare, security, prosperity, well-being)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣema

kṣema - welfare, security, prosperity, well-being

From root kṣi (to dwell, to possess).

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vindanti'.

विन्दन्ति (vindanti) - they obtain (they find, they obtain, they acquire)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Lat) of vid

Present tense, 3rd person plural

From root vid (class 6).

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Subject is implied, e.g., 'people'.

तत्क्षणम् (tatkṣaṇam) - immediately (at that moment, immediately, instantly)

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'tad' (that) and 'kṣaṇa' (moment); used adverbially.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tad+kṣaṇa)

• tad – that, that one
  pronoun (neuter)
• kṣaṇa – moment, instant, very short time
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverb of time.

सः (saḥ) - That (path/principle) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Nominative singular masculine form of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.

स्वर्गजित्तमः (svargajittamaḥ) - the supreme conqueror of heaven (greatest conqueror of heaven)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svargajittama

svargajittama - best conqueror of heaven, supreme winner of heaven

Compound of 'svarga-jit' (conqueror of heaven) and '-tama' (superlative suffix).

Compound type : tatpurusha (svarga+jit+tama)

• svarga – heaven, celestial region
  noun (masculine)
• jit – conqueror, victor
  noun (masculine)
  From root ji (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)
• tama – most, highest (superlative suffix)
  suffix (masculine)
  Superlative suffix.

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ'.

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - for us, in our opinion (of us, our, for us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

Genitive plural form of 'asmad'.

सत्यम् (satyam) - this truth (truth, reality; true)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, genuineness; true, real

From 'sat' (being, existence).

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (truth) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Nominative/Accusative singular neuter form of the demonstrative pronoun 'etad'.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell (you) (I speak, I say, I tell)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (Lat) of brū

Present tense, 1st person singular

From root brū/bravī.

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (to you, your, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic dative/genitive singular form of 'yuṣmad'.

Note: Dative is more common with verbs of telling.