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13,26

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-26, verse-58

शरीरमुत्सृजेत्तत्र विधिपूर्वमनाशके ।
अध्रुवं जीवितं ज्ञात्वा यो वै वेदान्तगो द्विजः ॥५८॥
58. śarīramutsṛjettatra vidhipūrvamanāśake ,
adhruvaṁ jīvitaṁ jñātvā yo vai vedāntago dvijaḥ.
58. śarīram utsṛjet tatra vidhipūrvam anāśake
adhruvam jīvitam jñātvā yaḥ vai vedāntagaḥ dvijaḥ
58. yaḥ vai vedāntagaḥ dvijaḥ adhruvam jīvitam
jñātvā tatra vidhipūrvam anāśake śarīram utsṛjet
58. There, having known life to be impermanent, that twice-born (dvija) who has understood the Vedānta should abandon the body according to rule by means of fasting (anāśaka).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • शरीरम् (śarīram) - body
  • उत्सृजेत् (utsṛjet) - one should abandon, one should give up, one should renounce
  • तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
  • विधिपूर्वम् (vidhipūrvam) - according to rule, lawfully, in a prescribed manner
  • अनाशके (anāśake) - by means of fasting unto death (anāśaka) (in a fast, by fasting, by abstinence from food)
  • अध्रुवम् (adhruvam) - impermanent, transient, unstable
  • जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living
  • ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly
  • वेदान्तगः (vedāntagaḥ) - one who has understood or mastered the Vedānta philosophical system (one who has reached the Vedānta, an expert in Vedānta)
  • द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin (dvija) (twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; also bird, tooth))

Words meanings and morphology

शरीरम् (śarīram) - body
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śarīra
śarīra - body, corporeal frame
उत्सृजेत् (utsṛjet) - one should abandon, one should give up, one should renounce
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of utsṛj
Prefix: ut
Root: sṛj (class 6)
तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place
(indeclinable)
विधिपूर्वम् (vidhipūrvam) - according to rule, lawfully, in a prescribed manner
(indeclinable)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidhi+pūrva)
  • vidhi – rule, injunction, precept, ordinance, method
    noun (masculine)
  • pūrva – preceded by, earlier, former; used adverbially as 'according to'
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter of an adjective).
अनाशके (anāśake) - by means of fasting unto death (anāśaka) (in a fast, by fasting, by abstinence from food)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of anāśaka
anāśaka - abstinence from food; a fast, especially one leading to death
अध्रुवम् (adhruvam) - impermanent, transient, unstable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of adhruva
adhruva - not fixed, unfixed, unstable, unsteady, transitory, impermanent
Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+dhruva)
  • a – not, un-, non-
    prefix
  • dhruva – fixed, firm, permanent, constant
    adjective (masculine)
जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of jīvita
jīvita - life, duration of life; living (as an adjective)
Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
formed from root jīv
Root: jīv (class 1)
ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood
(indeclinable)
absolutive (indeclinable participle)
formed from root jñā with suffix -tvā
Root: jñā (class 9)
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly
(indeclinable)
वेदान्तगः (vedāntagaḥ) - one who has understood or mastered the Vedānta philosophical system (one who has reached the Vedānta, an expert in Vedānta)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vedāntaga
vedāntaga - one who has attained the Vedānta, conversant with the Vedānta
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedānta+ga)
  • vedānta – the end or ultimate goal of the Vedas; a school of Hindu philosophy
    noun (masculine)
  • ga – going, moving, reaching, knowing (as a suffix)
    suffix (masculine)
    derived from root gam (to go)
    Root: gam (class 1)
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a Brahmin (dvija) (twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya; also bird, tooth))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born; refers to Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas (initiated into Vedic study); also a bird, a tooth (born a second time)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • ja – born, produced from
    suffix (masculine)
    derived from root jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)