महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-13, verse-3

द्व्यक्षरस्तु भवेन्मृत्युस्त्र्यक्षरं ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ।
ममेति द्व्यक्षरो मृत्युर्न ममेति च शाश्वतम् ॥३॥

3. dvyakṣarastu bhavenmṛtyustryakṣaraṁ brahma śāśvatam ,
mameti dvyakṣaro mṛtyurna mameti ca śāśvatam.

3. dvyakṣaraḥ tu bhavet mṛtyuḥ tryakṣaram brahma śāśvatam
mama iti dvyakṣaraḥ mṛtyuḥ na mama iti ca śāśvatam

3. mṛtyuḥ tu dvyakṣaraḥ bhavet brahma śāśvatam tryakṣaram
mama iti dvyakṣaraḥ mṛtyuḥ na mama iti ca śāśvatam

3. Indeed, death (mṛtyu) is considered two-syllabled, while the eternal (śāśvatam) ultimate reality (brahman) is three-syllabled. The thought 'mine' (mama) is two-syllabled death (mṛtyu); whereas 'not mine' (na mama) leads to the eternal (śāśvatam) (ultimate reality, brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• द्व्यक्षरः (dvyakṣaraḥ) - two-syllabled

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (mṛtyu) (death)

• त्र्यक्षरम् (tryakṣaram) - three-syllabled

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - ultimate reality (brahman) (the Absolute, Brahman)

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (śāśvatam) (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)

• मम (mama) - the sentiment of 'mine-ness' (mine, my)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• द्व्यक्षरः (dvyakṣaraḥ) - two-syllabled

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (mṛtyu) (death)

• न (na) - not, no

• मम (mama) - the sentiment of 'mine-ness' (mine, my)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• च (ca) - and, also

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (śāśvatam) (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)

Words meanings and morphology

द्व्यक्षरः (dvyakṣaraḥ) - two-syllabled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvyakṣara

dvyakṣara - two-syllabled

Compound type : dvigu (dvi+akṣara)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable, letter
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (mṛtyu) (death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, the god of death (Yama)

From root `mṛ` (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

त्र्यक्षरम् (tryakṣaram) - three-syllabled

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tryakṣara

tryakṣara - three-syllabled

Compound type : dvigu (tri+akṣara)

• tri – three
  numeral
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable, letter
  noun (neuter)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - ultimate reality (brahman) (the Absolute, Brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality, the creative principle

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (śāśvatam) (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

मम (mama) - the sentiment of 'mine-ness' (mine, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

द्व्यक्षरः (dvyakṣaraḥ) - two-syllabled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvyakṣara

dvyakṣara - two-syllabled

Compound type : dvigu (dvi+akṣara)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable, letter
  noun (neuter)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death (mṛtyu) (death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, the god of death (Yama)

From root `mṛ` (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - the sentiment of 'mine-ness' (mine, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal (śāśvatam) (eternal, perpetual, everlasting)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant