महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-120, verse-13

अवाप च परं कीटः पार्थ ब्रह्म सनातनम् ।
स्वकर्मफलनिर्वृत्तं व्यासस्य वचनात्तदा ॥१३॥

13. avāpa ca paraṁ kīṭaḥ pārtha brahma sanātanam ,
svakarmaphalanirvṛttaṁ vyāsasya vacanāttadā.

13. avāpa ca param kīṭaḥ pārtha brahma sanātanam
| svakarmaphalanirvṛttam vyāsasya vacanāt tadā

13. pārtha tadā vyāsasya vacanāt kīṭaḥ param
sanātanam brahma ca avāpa svakarmaphalanirvṛttam

13. And then, O Pārtha, by the words of Vyāsa, the worm attained the supreme, eternal absolute reality (brahman), which was brought about by the fruits of his own actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• अवाप (avāpa) - The worm attained the highest (brahman). (he obtained, he attained)

• च (ca) - Connects this attainment with previous events. (and, also)

• परम् (param) - Qualifies `brahma` as the ultimate reality. (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - The worm who is the subject of the narration. (worm, insect)

• पार्थ (pārtha) - Bhīṣma addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, who is often called Pārtha in the Mahābhārata as a stand-in for Arjuna. (O son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), O Arjuna)

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - The supreme ultimate reality (brahman) which is the goal of spiritual attainment. (the Absolute, ultimate reality)

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - Qualifies `brahma` as timeless and unchanging. (eternal, ancient, everlasting)

• स्वकर्मफलनिर्वृत्तम् (svakarmaphalanirvṛttam) - The worm's attainment was not random but a result of its accumulated good deeds. (resulting from the fruits of one's own actions, brought about by one's own karma)

• व्यासस्य (vyāsasya) - The words that caused the transformation are those of the sage Vyāsa. (of Vyāsa)

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - By the power or effect of Vyāsa's words. (from the word, by the utterance)

• तदा (tadā) - Indicates the time when the worm attained the supreme (brahman). (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

अवाप (avāpa) - The worm attained the highest (brahman). (he obtained, he attained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of āp

perfect active

root √āp, 3rd person singular perfect tense (liṭ)

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: No augment 'a' in perfect tense.

च (ca) - Connects this attainment with previous events. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

परम् (param) - Qualifies `brahma` as the ultimate reality. (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Qualifies brahma.

कीटः (kīṭaḥ) - The worm who is the subject of the narration. (worm, insect)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - worm, insect

Note: Subject of avāpa.

पार्थ (pārtha) - Bhīṣma addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, who is often called Pārtha in the Mahābhārata as a stand-in for Arjuna. (O son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), O Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira)

derived from Pṛthā

Note: Null ending in vocative singular.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - The supreme ultimate reality (brahman) which is the goal of spiritual attainment. (the Absolute, ultimate reality)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Object of avāpa.

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - Qualifies `brahma` as timeless and unchanging. (eternal, ancient, everlasting)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, ancient, everlasting

from sanā (always) + tana (suffix)

Note: Qualifies brahma.

स्वकर्मफलनिर्वृत्तम् (svakarmaphalanirvṛttam) - The worm's attainment was not random but a result of its accumulated good deeds. (resulting from the fruits of one's own actions, brought about by one's own karma)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svakarmaphalanirvṛtta

svakarmaphalanirvṛtta - produced by the fruits of one's own actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma+phala+nirvṛtta)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• karma – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: phal (class 1)
• nirvṛtta – produced, completed, brought about
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √vṛt with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies brahma.

व्यासस्य (vyāsasya) - The words that caused the transformation are those of the sage Vyāsa. (of Vyāsa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (a sage and compiler of texts)

Note: Possessive, relating to vacanāt.

वचनात् (vacanāt) - By the power or effect of Vyāsa's words. (from the word, by the utterance)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, utterance

from √vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Signifies the cause.

तदा (tadā) - Indicates the time when the worm attained the supreme (brahman). (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.