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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-130, verse-51

आत्मानमुपजीवन्यो दीक्षां द्वादशवार्षिकीम् ।
हुत्वाग्नौ देहमुत्सृज्य वह्निलोके महीयते ॥५१॥
51. ātmānamupajīvanyo dīkṣāṁ dvādaśavārṣikīm ,
hutvāgnau dehamutsṛjya vahniloke mahīyate.
51. ātmanam upajīvan yaḥ dīkṣām dvādaśavārṣikīm
hutvā agnau deham utsṛjya vahniloke mahīyate
51. yaḥ dvādaśavārṣikīm dīkṣām ātmanam upajīvan,
agnau deham hutvā utsṛjya,
vahniloke mahīyate
51. The person who sustains their self (ātman) by undertaking a twelve-year vow, and then, having offered their body into the fire (agni), is glorified in the realm of fire.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - the individual self or spiritual essence (oneself, the self, the soul)
  • उपजीवन् (upajīvan) - sustaining oneself (by means of the vow) (living on, subsisting by, sustaining oneself)
  • यः (yaḥ) - who (the person performing the actions) (who, which, that)
  • दीक्षाम् (dīkṣām) - the sacred vow undertaken (initiation, consecration, vow)
  • द्वादशवार्षिकीम् (dvādaśavārṣikīm) - (a vow) lasting twelve years (twelve-year-long, lasting twelve years)
  • हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (his body into the fire) (having offered, having sacrificed (into fire))
  • अग्नौ (agnau) - into the ritual fire (in the fire, into the fire)
  • देहम् (deham) - one's physical body (body)
  • उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having given up (his body) (having abandoned, having given up, having emitted)
  • वह्निलोके (vahniloke) - in the realm presided over by fire (in the world of fire)
  • महीयते (mahīyate) - is revered (in the fire realm) (is honored, is glorified, is exalted)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - the individual self or spiritual essence (oneself, the self, the soul)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman
ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence
उपजीवन् (upajīvan) - sustaining oneself (by means of the vow) (living on, subsisting by, sustaining oneself)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upajīvan
upajīvan - living on, subsisting, depending on
Present Active Participle
Derived from root jīv- with upasarga upa-
Prefix: upa
Root: jīv (class 1)
यः (yaḥ) - who (the person performing the actions) (who, which, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, that (relative pronoun)
दीक्षाम् (dīkṣām) - the sacred vow undertaken (initiation, consecration, vow)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dīkṣā
dīkṣā - initiation, consecration, solemn vow
From root dīkṣ (to consecrate)
Root: dīkṣ (class 1)
द्वादशवार्षिकीम् (dvādaśavārṣikīm) - (a vow) lasting twelve years (twelve-year-long, lasting twelve years)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of dvādaśavārṣika
dvādaśavārṣika - twelve-year-old, lasting twelve years
Compound of dvādaśa (twelve) and vārṣika (annual, yearly)
Compound type : karmadhāraya (dvādaśa+vārṣika)
  • dvādaśa – twelve
    numeral
  • vārṣika – yearly, annual, pertaining to rain
    adjective
    Derived from varṣa (year) with -ika suffix
हुत्वा (hutvā) - having offered (his body into the fire) (having offered, having sacrificed (into fire))
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root hu- (to offer into fire) with suffix -ktvā
Root: hu (class 3)
अग्नौ (agnau) - into the ritual fire (in the fire, into the fire)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of agni
agni - fire, Agni (god of fire), sacred fire
Root: ag (class 1)
देहम् (deham) - one's physical body (body)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, physical frame
Root: dih (class 1)
उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having given up (his body) (having abandoned, having given up, having emitted)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root sṛj- (to create, emit) with upasarga ut-, followed by suffix -ya
Prefix: ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
वह्निलोके (vahniloke) - in the realm presided over by fire (in the world of fire)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vahniloka
vahniloka - world of fire, realm of fire
Compound of vahni (fire) and loka (world)
Compound type : tatpurusha (vahni+loka)
  • vahni – fire, Agni, carrier (of oblations)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vah (class 1)
  • loka – world, realm, sphere, people
    noun (masculine)
    Root: lok (class 1)
महीयते (mahīyate) - is revered (in the fire realm) (is honored, is glorified, is exalted)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mahīy
Denominative verb from mahā (great)
Root: mah (class 10)