महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-16, verse-42

यं लब्ध्वा परमं लाभं मन्यते नाधिकं पुनः ।
प्राणसूक्ष्मां परां प्राप्तिमागच्छत्यक्षयावहाम् ॥४२॥

42. yaṁ labdhvā paramaṁ lābhaṁ manyate nādhikaṁ punaḥ ,
prāṇasūkṣmāṁ parāṁ prāptimāgacchatyakṣayāvahām.

42. yam labdhvā paramam lābham manyate na adhikam punaḥ
prāṇasūkṣmām parām prāptim āgacchati akṣayāvahām

42. yam paramam lābham labdhvā punaḥ adhikam na manyate.
prāṇasūkṣmām parām akṣayāvahām prāptim āgacchati.

42. Having attained that supreme gain, one considers nothing greater thereafter. It is a subtle, supreme attainment related to the vital force (prāṇa) that brings about imperishability.

Words meanings summery:

• यम् (yam) - which, whom, what

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• लाभम् (lābham) - gain, acquisition, profit

• मन्यते (manyate) - one considers, he thinks, one believes

• न (na) - not, no

• अधिकम् (adhikam) - more, greater, superior

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, thereafter

• प्राणसूक्ष्माम् (prāṇasūkṣmām) - the subtle vital energy (prāṇa) (subtle vital energy, subtle essence of life)

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• प्राप्तिम् (prāptim) - attainment, acquisition, realization

• आगच्छति (āgacchati) - attains, reaches, comes to

• अक्षयावहाम् (akṣayāvahām) - leading to imperishability, bringing imperishable

Words meanings and morphology

यम् (yam) - which, whom, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'lābham'.

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having gained

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from root labh (class 1, ātmanepada) with suffix -tvā

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Gerund/absolutive form.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, utmost, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'lābham'.

लाभम् (lābham) - gain, acquisition, profit

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lābha

lābha - gain, acquisition, profit, advantage

Derived from root labh

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'labdhvā' and 'manyate'.

मन्यते (manyate) - one considers, he thinks, one believes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of man

present indicative

Present tense, ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Implied subject is 'one'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'adhikam'.

अधिकम् (adhikam) - more, greater, superior

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adhika

adhika - more, greater, superior, additional

Note: Functions as predicate accusative with 'manyate'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Note: Often means 'thereafter' in such contexts.

प्राणसूक्ष्माम् (prāṇasūkṣmām) - the subtle vital energy (prāṇa) (subtle vital energy, subtle essence of life)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāṇasūkṣma

prāṇasūkṣma - subtle vital energy, subtle essence of life

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prāṇa+sūkṣma)

• prāṇa – breath, vital air, life-force
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra- + an (to breathe)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: an (class 2)
• sūkṣma – subtle, minute, fine, delicate
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'prāptim'.

पराम् (parām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Agrees with 'prāptim'.

प्राप्तिम् (prāptim) - attainment, acquisition, realization

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prāpti

prāpti - attainment, acquisition, realization, success

Derived from pra- + āp (to obtain)

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Object of 'āgacchati'.

आगच्छति (āgacchati) - attains, reaches, comes to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

present indicative

Present tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is 'one'.

अक्षयावहाम् (akṣayāvahām) - leading to imperishability, bringing imperishable

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akṣayāvaha

akṣayāvaha - leading to imperishability, bringing imperishable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (akṣaya+āvaha)

• akṣaya – imperishable, undecaying, everlasting
  adjective (masculine)
  A-privative + kṣaya (decay)
  Prefix: a
• āvaha – bringing, causing, leading to
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from ā- + vah (to carry)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'prāptim'.