महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-12

पुरावरान्प्रत्यवरान्गरीयसो यावन्नरा नावमंस्यन्ति सर्वे ।
तमोत्तरं यावदिदं न वर्तते तावद्व्रजामि परलोकं चिराय ॥१२॥

12. purāvarānpratyavarāngarīyaso; yāvannarā nāvamaṁsyanti sarve ,
tamottaraṁ yāvadidaṁ na vartate; tāvadvrajāmi paralokaṁ cirāya.

12. purā avarān pratyavarān garīyasaḥ
yāvat narāḥ na avamansyanti sarve
tamaḥ uttaram yāvat idam na
vartate tāvat vrajāmi paralokam cirāya

12. purā sarve narāḥ avarān pratyavarān garīyasaḥ na avamansyanti,
yāvat ca idam tamaḥ uttaram na vartate,
tāvat (aham) cirāya paralokam vrajāmi.

12. Before all people disrespect the inferiors, the lowest, and even the venerable; and before this world becomes utterly dominated by ignorance (tamas), I will go to the other world permanently.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - Before (this happens) (formerly, before, in front, as long as, until, when)

• अवरान् (avarān) - the inferiors (inferiors, lower ones, base ones)

• प्रत्यवरान् (pratyavarān) - the lowest of the low (lower than before, the very lowest, base)

• गरीयसः (garīyasaḥ) - the venerable ones (superiors) (more important, weightier, venerable, superiors)

• यावत् (yāvat) - until (that point) (as long as, as far as, until, as much as)

• नराः (narāḥ) - people (men, people, human beings)

• न (na) - not (negating the verb 'avamansyanti') (not, no)

• अवमन्स्यन्ति (avamansyanti) - they will disrespect (they will insult, they will despise, they will disrespect)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (people) (all, every)

• तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (spiritual darkness, ignorance) (darkness, ignorance, inertia)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - characterized by, full of (as part of a compound `tamottaram`) (superior, later, subsequent, northern)

• यावत् (yāvat) - until (that point) (as long as, as far as, until, as much as)

• इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, this (world))

• न (na) - not (negating the verb 'vartate') (not, no)

• वर्तते (vartate) - prevails, exists (exists, happens, prevails, is)

• तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then (so long, so far, so much, then)

• व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I will go (I go, I proceed)

• परलोकम् (paralokam) - to the other world (the other world, the next world)

• चिराय (cirāya) - permanently (for a long time, permanently, forever)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - Before (this happens) (formerly, before, in front, as long as, until, when)

(indeclinable)

अवरान् (avarān) - the inferiors (inferiors, lower ones, base ones)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of avara

avara - inferior, lower, posterior, base, mean

Note: Object of `avamansyanti`.

प्रत्यवरान् (pratyavarān) - the lowest of the low (lower than before, the very lowest, base)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pratyavara

pratyavara - lower, meaner, baser, lowest

Derived from avara with prefix prati-.

Note: Object of `avamansyanti`.

गरीयसः (garīyasaḥ) - the venerable ones (superiors) (more important, weightier, venerable, superiors)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, more important, more venerable, superior

Comparative degree of guru.

Comparative form of 'guru' (heavy, venerable).

Note: Object of `avamansyanti`.

यावत् (yāvat) - until (that point) (as long as, as far as, until, as much as)

(indeclinable)

नराः (narāḥ) - people (men, people, human beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Note: Subject of `avamansyanti`.

न (na) - not (negating the verb 'avamansyanti') (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अवमन्स्यन्ति (avamansyanti) - they will disrespect (they will insult, they will despise, they will disrespect)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of avaman

Future Active Indicative

Root man (to think) with prefix ava-, 4th conjugation (divādi), Parasmaipada, Future Tense, 3rd Person, Plural

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Future tense.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (people) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Qualifies `narāḥ`.

तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness (spiritual darkness, ignorance) (darkness, ignorance, inertia)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tamas

tamas - darkness, gloom, ignorance, inertia (one of the three guṇas)

Root: tam (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound `tamottaram`.

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - characterized by, full of (as part of a compound `tamottaram`) (superior, later, subsequent, northern)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - upper, superior, later, subsequent, northern, excellent, chief

Note: Part of the compound `tamottaram`.

यावत् (yāvat) - until (that point) (as long as, as far as, until, as much as)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this (world) (this, this (world))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Subject of `vartate`.

न (na) - not (negating the verb 'vartate') (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वर्तते (vartate) - prevails, exists (exists, happens, prevails, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Middle Indicative

Root vṛt, 1st conjugation (bhvādi), Atmanepada, Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then (so long, so far, so much, then)

(indeclinable)

व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I will go (I go, I proceed)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vraj

Present Active Indicative

Root vraj, 1st conjugation (bhvādi), Parasmaipada, Present Tense, 1st Person, Singular

Root: vraj (class 1)

परलोकम् (paralokam) - to the other world (the other world, the next world)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paraloka

paraloka - the other world, the next world, afterlife

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+loka)

• para – other, supreme, distant, ultimate
  adjective
• loka – world, realm, people, universe
  noun (masculine)

Note: Implies destination.

चिराय (cirāya) - permanently (for a long time, permanently, forever)

(indeclinable)

Dative singular of cira, used adverbially.

Note: Dative of purpose/duration, functioning as an adverb.