महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-16, verse-45

अयं स देवयानानामादित्यो द्वारमुच्यते ।
अयं च पितृयानानां चन्द्रमा द्वारमुच्यते ॥४५॥

45. ayaṁ sa devayānānāmādityo dvāramucyate ,
ayaṁ ca pitṛyānānāṁ candramā dvāramucyate.

45. ayam sa devayānānām ādityaḥ dvāram ucyate
ayam ca pitṛyānānām candramā dvāram ucyate

45. ayam sa ādityaḥ devayānānām dvāram ucyate.
ayam ca candramā pitṛyānānām dvāram ucyate.

45. This sun is said to be the gateway for the path of the gods (devayāna). And this moon is said to be the gateway for the path of the ancestors (pitṛyāna).

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• स (sa) - that, he

• देवयानानाम् (devayānānām) - of the path of the gods (devayāna) (of the path of the gods, of those going to the gods)

• आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, son of Aditi

• द्वारम् (dvāram) - door, gate, entrance

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• च (ca) - and, also

• पितृयानानाम् (pitṛyānānām) - of the path of the ancestors (pitṛyāna) (of the path of the ancestors, of those going to the ancestors)

• चन्द्रमा (candramā) - the moon

• द्वारम् (dvāram) - door, gate, entrance

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'ādityaḥ' and 'candramā'.

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Used as a correlative pronoun or for emphasis.

देवयानानाम् (devayānānām) - of the path of the gods (devayāna) (of the path of the gods, of those going to the gods)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of devayāna

devayāna - path of the gods, vehicle of the gods

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+yāna)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• yāna – going, path, vehicle
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root yā (to go)
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Possessive case for 'dvāram'.

आदित्यः (ādityaḥ) - the sun, son of Aditi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - the sun, a deity, son of Aditi

Note: Subject of the first clause.

द्वारम् (dvāram) - door, gate, entrance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance, means

Note: Predicate noun for 'ādityaḥ'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

present indicative

Present tense, ātmanepada (passive form), 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'ādityaḥ' and 'candramā'.

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'candramā'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two main clauses.

पितृयानानाम् (pitṛyānānām) - of the path of the ancestors (pitṛyāna) (of the path of the ancestors, of those going to the ancestors)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pitṛyāna

pitṛyāna - path of the ancestors, vehicle of the ancestors

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+yāna)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• yāna – going, path, vehicle
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root yā (to go)
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Possessive case for 'dvāram'.

चन्द्रमा (candramā) - the moon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of candramas

candramas - the moon

Note: Subject of the second clause.

द्वारम् (dvāram) - door, gate, entrance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance, means

Note: Predicate noun for 'candramā'.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

present indicative

Present tense, ātmanepada (passive form), 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'candramā'.