महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-119, verse-21

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इतस्त्वं राजपुत्रत्वाद्ब्राह्मण्यं समवाप्स्यसि ।
गोब्राह्मणकृते प्राणान्हुत्वात्मीयान्रणाजिरे ॥२१॥

21. itastvaṁ rājaputratvādbrāhmaṇyaṁ samavāpsyasi ,
gobrāhmaṇakṛte prāṇānhutvātmīyānraṇājire.

21. itaḥ tvam rājaputratvāt brāhmaṇyam samavāpsyasi
gobrāhmaṇakṛte prāṇān hutvā ātmīyān raṇājire

21. itaḥ tvam rājaputratvāt gobrāhmaṇakṛte ātmīyān
prāṇān raṇājire hutvā brāhmaṇyam samavāpsyasi

21. "Henceforth, because of your princely status, you will attain the state of a brahmin. (This will be achieved) by sacrificing your own lives for the sake of cows and brahmins on the battlefield."

Words meanings summery:

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इतः (itaḥ) - henceforth, from this point (from here, henceforth, from this)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the king, now an insect) (you)

राजपुत्रत्वात् (rājaputratvāt) - because of your princely status (in a previous life, or noble qualities inherited) (from being a prince, due to princely status)

ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - the status of a brahmin (the state of being a brahmin, brāhmaṇahood)

समवाप्स्यसि (samavāpsyasi) - you will attain (brāhmaṇahood) (you will attain, you will obtain)

गोब्राह्मणकृते (gobrāhmaṇakṛte) - for the benefit of cows and brahmins (for the sake of cows and brahmins)

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - (your own) lives (lives, breaths, vital airs)

हुत्वा (hutvā) - having sacrificed (your lives) (having sacrificed, having offered)

आत्मीयान् (ātmīyān) - your own (lives) (one's own, personal)

रणाजिरे (raṇājire) - on the battlefield

Words meanings and morphology

इतः (itaḥ) - henceforth, from this point (from here, henceforth, from this)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place or time.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (the king, now an insect) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'samavāpsyasi'.

राजपुत्रत्वात् (rājaputratvāt) - because of your princely status (in a previous life, or noble qualities inherited) (from being a prince, due to princely status)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rājaputratva

rājaputratva - princely status, the state of being a prince

Derived from the compound 'rājaputra' with the taddhita suffix 'tva' to form an abstract noun.

Note: Denotes cause.

ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - the status of a brahmin (the state of being a brahmin, brāhmaṇahood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya

brāhmaṇya - the state of a brahmin, priestly function

brāhmaṇa (brahmin) + ṣya (suffix for abstract noun)

Note: Object of 'samavāpsyasi'.

समवाप्स्यसि (samavāpsyasi) - you will attain (brāhmaṇahood) (you will attain, you will obtain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of samavāp

future active

sam (prefix) + ava (prefix) + āp (to obtain) - future 2nd person singular

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: āp (class 5)

गोब्राह्मणकृते (gobrāhmaṇakṛte) - for the benefit of cows and brahmins (for the sake of cows and brahmins)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gobrāhmaṇakṛta

gobrāhmaṇakṛta - done for the sake of cows and brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (go+brāhmaṇa+kṛta)

go – cow, earth, ray of light
noun (feminine)
brāhmaṇa – a brahmin, related to brahman
noun (masculine)
kṛta – done, made; purpose, sake (when in locative 'kṛte')
noun (neuter)
past passive participle (used as noun)
from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + kta suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adverbial usage meaning 'for the sake of'.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - (your own) lives (lives, breaths, vital airs)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air

Note: Object of 'hutvā'.

हुत्वा (hutvā) - having sacrificed (your lives) (having sacrificed, having offered)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root 'hu' (to sacrifice, offer) + ktvā suffix

Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Conjunction.