महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-8, verse-3

भीष्म उवाच ।
स्पृहयामि द्विजातीनां येषां ब्रह्म परं धनम् ।
येषां स्वप्रत्ययः स्वर्गस्तपःस्वाध्यायसाधनः ॥३॥

3. bhīṣma uvāca ,
spṛhayāmi dvijātīnāṁ yeṣāṁ brahma paraṁ dhanam ,
yeṣāṁ svapratyayaḥ svargastapaḥsvādhyāyasādhanaḥ.

3. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca spṛhayāmi dvijātīnām yeṣām brahma param
dhanam yeṣām svapratyayaḥ svargaḥ tapaḥsvādhyāyasādhanaḥ

3. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca aham dvijātīnām spṛhayāmi yeṣām brahma param
dhanam yeṣām svapratyayaḥ svargaḥ tapaḥsvādhyāyasādhanaḥ

3. Bhishma said: "I indeed hold in high esteem the twice-born (dvijāti), for whom spiritual knowledge (brahman) is the highest wealth. For them, their own firm conviction is heaven, achieved through the means of austerity (tapas) and self-study (svādhyāya)."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्पृहयामि (spṛhayāmi) - I desire, I long for, I admire

• द्विजातीनाम् (dvijātīnām) - of the twice-born

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - spiritual knowledge, the Absolute (brahman)

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom

• स्वप्रत्ययः (svapratyayaḥ) - self-conviction, own belief

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial world

• तपःस्वाध्यायसाधनः (tapaḥsvādhyāyasādhanaḥ) - whose means are austerity (tapas) and self-study (svādhyāya)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'terrible')

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active 3rd singular

From root vac, perfect tense, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

स्पृहयामि (spṛhayāmi) - I desire, I long for, I admire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of spṛh

present active 1st singular

From root spṛh, present tense, parasmaipada, 1st person singular

Root: spṛh (class 10)

द्विजातीनाम् (dvijātīnām) - of the twice-born

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born (a member of the first three varṇas)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin
  noun (feminine)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

ब्रह्म (brahma) - spiritual knowledge, the Absolute (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, spiritual essence, sacred knowledge

परम् (param) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

स्वप्रत्ययः (svapratyayaḥ) - self-conviction, own belief

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svapratyaya

svapratyaya - self-conviction, own belief

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+pratyaya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• pratyaya – conviction, belief, idea
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial abode

तपःस्वाध्यायसाधनः (tapaḥsvādhyāyasādhanaḥ) - whose means are austerity (tapas) and self-study (svādhyāya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapaḥsvādhyāyasādhana

tapaḥsvādhyāyasādhana - means of austerity and self-study

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+svādhyāya+sādhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)
• svādhyāya – self-study, Vedic recitation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sva+adhi
  Root: i (class 2)
• sādhana – means, instrument
  noun (masculine)
  from root sādh + lyuṭ
  Root: sādh (class 5)