महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-19, verse-4

स्वर्गे मृतानां भवति सहधर्मः पितामह ।
पूर्वमेकस्तु म्रियते क्व चैकस्तिष्ठते वद ॥४॥

4. svarge mṛtānāṁ bhavati sahadharmaḥ pitāmaha ,
pūrvamekastu mriyate kva caikastiṣṭhate vada.

4. svarge mṛtānām bhavati sahadharmaḥ pitāmaha
pūrvam ekaḥ tu mriyate kva ca ekaḥ tiṣṭhate vada

4. pitāmaha mṛtānām sahadharmaḥ svarge bhavati
pūrvam ekaḥ tu mriyate ca ekaḥ kva tiṣṭhate vada

4. O Grandfather, the 'joint participation in (dharma)' of those who have died is said to exist in heaven. But if one person dies first, where does the other one remain? Please tell me.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven (in heaven, in the celestial abode)

• मृतानाम् (mṛtānām) - of those who have died (of the dead, of those who have died)

• भवति (bhavati) - exists, is said to exist (is, exists, becomes)

• सहधर्मः (sahadharmaḥ) - joint participation in (dharma) (having the same (dharma), companion in (dharma), joint participant in (dharma))

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (vocative, addressing Bhishma) (paternal grandfather, progenitor, Brahmā)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (adverbially) (formerly, previously, first)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one (person/spouse) (one, a single)

• तु (tu) - however, but (but, yet, however, indeed)

• म्रियते (mriyate) - dies

• क्व (kva) - where?

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - the other one (person/spouse) (one, a single)

• तिष्ठते (tiṣṭhate) - remains (alive) (stands, remains, stays)

• वद (vada) - tell (me) (tell, speak, say)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वर्गे (svarge) - in heaven (in heaven, in the celestial abode)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial abode

मृतानाम् (mṛtānām) - of those who have died (of the dead, of those who have died)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

Past Passive Participle

Root mṛ (to die), suffix -ta

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Genitive of possessor/relation.

भवति (bhavati) - exists, is said to exist (is, exists, becomes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhū

Present Active Third Person Singular

Root bhū, class 1

Root: bhū (class 1)

सहधर्मः (sahadharmaḥ) - joint participation in (dharma) (having the same (dharma), companion in (dharma), joint participant in (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadharma

sahadharma - joint participant in (dharma), common (dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (saha+dharma)

• saha – with, together
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'bhavati'.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (vocative, addressing Bhishma) (paternal grandfather, progenitor, Brahmā)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, eminent
  adjective

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first (adverbially) (formerly, previously, first)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

एकः (ekaḥ) - one (person/spouse) (one, a single)

(numeral)

Note: Subject of 'mriyate'.

तु (tu) - however, but (but, yet, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adversative particle.

म्रियते (mriyate) - dies

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of mṛ

Present Middle Third Person Singular

Root mṛ, class 6, ātm.: mriyate

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एकः (ekaḥ) - the other one (person/spouse) (one, a single)

(numeral)

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhate'.

तिष्ठते (tiṣṭhate) - remains (alive) (stands, remains, stays)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of sthā

Present Middle Third Person Singular

Root sthā, class 1, ātm.: tiṣṭhate

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada form.

वद (vada) - tell (me) (tell, speak, say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vad

Imperative Active Second Person Singular

Root vad, class 1

Root: vad (class 1)