महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-94, verse-6

ते वै सर्वे तपस्यन्तः पुरा चेरुर्महीमिमाम् ।
समाधिनोपशिक्षन्तो ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम् ॥६॥

6. te vai sarve tapasyantaḥ purā cerurmahīmimām ,
samādhinopaśikṣanto brahmalokaṁ sanātanam.

6. te vai sarve tapasyantaḥ purā ceruḥ mahīm imām
samādhinā upaśikṣantaḥ brahmalokam sanātanam

6. te vai sarve tapasyantaḥ purā imām mahīm ceruḥ
samādhinā sanātanam brahmalokam upaśikṣantaḥ

6. All of them, indeed, performing austerities (tapas), previously wandered this earth, striving through deep meditation (samādhi) for the eternal realm of Brahman (brahmaloka).

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (sages) (they)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the sages) (all, everyone)

• तपस्यन्तः (tapasyantaḥ) - while performing austerities (tapas) (performing austerities, practicing penance)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• चेरुः (ceruḥ) - wandered (wandered, roamed, performed)

• महीम् (mahīm) - this earth (earth, ground)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this, this one)

• समाधिना (samādhinā) - through deep meditation (samādhi) (by means of deep meditation, by concentration)

• उपशिक्षन्तः (upaśikṣantaḥ) - striving for (the realm of Brahman) (learning, striving for, intending to gain)

• ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the realm of Brahman, the world of Brahman

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (realm) (eternal, perpetual, ancient)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (sages) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Masculine plural nominative of tad

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle

सर्वे (sarve) - all of them (the sages) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Masculine plural nominative of sarva

Note: Also functions as an adjective here, agreeing with 'te'.

तपस्यन्तः (tapasyantaḥ) - while performing austerities (tapas) (performing austerities, practicing penance)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapasyat

tapasyat - performing austerities, practicing penance

Present Active Participle

Derived from the denominative verb tapasyati (to perform tapas); masculine plural nominative

Root: tapas

Note: Present active participle, agreeing with 'te'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

चेरुः (ceruḥ) - wandered (wandered, roamed, performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of car

Perfect

3rd person plural perfect of car

Root: car (class 1)

महीम् (mahīm) - this earth (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, ground, land

Feminine singular accusative of mahī

इमाम् (imām) - this (earth) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Feminine singular accusative of idam

Note: Adjective to mahīm.

समाधिना (samādhinā) - through deep meditation (samādhi) (by means of deep meditation, by concentration)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of samādhi

samādhi - deep meditation, concentration, absorption

Masculine singular instrumental of samādhi

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

उपशिक्षन्तः (upaśikṣantaḥ) - striving for (the realm of Brahman) (learning, striving for, intending to gain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upaśikṣat

upaśikṣat - learning, striving for, aspiring to

Present Active Participle

Derived from the verb upa-śikṣ (to learn, to strive for); masculine plural nominative

Prefix: upa

Root: śikṣ (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, agreeing with 'te'.

ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - the realm of Brahman, the world of Brahman

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmaloka

brahmaloka - the world of Brahman, the highest heaven

Masculine singular accusative of brahmaloka

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+loka)

• brahman – the Absolute, the universal spirit, sacred knowledge
  noun (neuter)
• loka – world, realm, sphere
  noun (masculine)

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (realm) (eternal, perpetual, ancient)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient

Masculine singular accusative of sanātana, agreeing with brahmalokam