महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-105, verse-14

गौतम उवाच ।
यत्र प्रेतो नन्दति पुण्यकर्मा यत्र प्रेतः शोचति पापकर्मा ।
वैवस्वतस्य सदने महात्मनस्तत्र त्वाहं हस्तिनं यातयिष्ये ॥१४॥

14. gautama uvāca ,
yatra preto nandati puṇyakarmā; yatra pretaḥ śocati pāpakarmā ,
vaivasvatasya sadane mahātmana;statra tvāhaṁ hastinaṁ yātayiṣye.

14. gautamaḥ uvāca | yatra pretaḥ nandati
puṇyakarmā yatra pretaḥ śocati
pāpakarmā | vaivasvatasya sadane mahātmanaḥ
tatra tvā aham hastinam yātayiṣye

14. gautamaḥ uvāca yatra puṇyakarmā pretaḥ
nandati yatra pāpakarmā pretaḥ
śocati mahātmanaḥ vaivasvatasya sadane
tatra aham tvā hastinam yātayiṣye

14. Gautama said: 'Where the departed (preta) of meritorious (puṇya) actions rejoices, and where the departed (preta) of sinful (pāpa) actions grieves — in that abode of the great Yama (Vaivasvata) — there I shall send the elephant to you.'

Words meanings summery:

• गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - a departed soul after death (a departed spirit, ghost, deceased person)

• नन्दति (nandati) - rejoices, delights, is happy

• पुण्यकर्मा (puṇyakarmā) - one whose actions are meritorious/virtuous

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - a departed soul after death (a departed spirit, ghost, deceased person)

• शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments, sorrows

• पापकर्मा (pāpakarmā) - one whose actions are sinful/evil

• वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Yama, son of Vivasvat (of Vaivasvata, of Yama)

• सदने (sadane) - in the abode, in the dwelling

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Yama (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• त्वा (tvā) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (you (accusative))

• अहम् (aham) - Gautama (I)

• हस्तिनम् (hastinam) - the elephant that Dhṛtarāṣṭra desires (elephant (accusative))

• यातयिष्ये (yātayiṣye) - I shall send (this elephant) to you (I shall send, I shall cause to go, I shall inflict)

Words meanings and morphology

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (a proper name, a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active, 3rd person singular

From √vac, perfect tense, 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - a departed soul after death (a departed spirit, ghost, deceased person)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preta

preta - departed, deceased, a ghost, a spirit of the dead

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-i (to go forth, to die)

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

नन्दति (nandati) - rejoices, delights, is happy

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of nand

Present Active, 3rd person singular

From √nand, present tense, 3rd singular active

Root: nand (class 1)

पुण्यकर्मा (puṇyakarmā) - one whose actions are meritorious/virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇyakarma

puṇyakarma - one whose actions are meritorious, virtuous doer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+karman)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, good, sacred
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

प्रेतः (pretaḥ) - a departed soul after death (a departed spirit, ghost, deceased person)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of preta

preta - departed, deceased, a ghost, a spirit of the dead

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-i (to go forth, to die)

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

शोचति (śocati) - grieves, laments, sorrows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of śuc

Present Active, 3rd person singular

From √śuc, present tense, 3rd singular active

Root: śuc (class 1)

पापकर्मा (pāpakarmā) - one whose actions are sinful/evil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpakarma

pāpakarma - one whose actions are sinful, evil doer

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+karman)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, bad, sin
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Yama, son of Vivasvat (of Vaivasvata, of Yama)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - son of Vivasvat; Yama (the god of death)

Note: Refers to Yama.

सदने (sadane) - in the abode, in the dwelling

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sadana

sadana - abode, dwelling, seat

Root: sad (class 1)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Yama (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'Vaivasvatasya'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

त्वा (tvā) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (you (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Vedic form for tvām.

अहम् (aham) - Gautama (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

हस्तिनम् (hastinam) - the elephant that Dhṛtarāṣṭra desires (elephant (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hastin

hastin - elephant (lit. 'having a hand/trunk')

यातयिष्ये (yātayiṣye) - I shall send (this elephant) to you (I shall send, I shall cause to go, I shall inflict)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of yat

Future Middle (causative stem), 1st person singular

From causative stem of √yat ('to strive, go'), future tense, 1st singular middle. Often used in sense of 'to cause to go', 'to send', 'to punish' or 'to inflict'.

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: The causative implies 'I shall cause it to go (to you)', hence 'I shall send it to you'.