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14,19

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-19, verse-25

देवानामपि देवत्वं युक्तः कारयते वशी ।
ब्रह्म चाव्ययमाप्नोति हित्वा देहमशाश्वतम् ॥२५॥
25. devānāmapi devatvaṁ yuktaḥ kārayate vaśī ,
brahma cāvyayamāpnoti hitvā dehamaśāśvatam.
25. devānām api devatvam yuktaḥ kārayate vaśī
brahma ca avyayam āpnoti hitvā deham aśāśvatam
25. vaśī yuktaḥ devānām api devatvam kārayate ca
aśāśvatam deham hitvā avyayam brahma āpnoti
25. The self-controlled (vaśī) individual, who is disciplined (yukta), bestows divinity even upon the gods. And, abandoning the impermanent body, such a one attains the imperishable supreme reality (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

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  • देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, belonging to the gods
  • अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
  • देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity, godhood, nature of a god
  • युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - one who is disciplined or engaged (in yoga) (joined, united, engaged, disciplined, connected (in yoga))
  • कारयते (kārayate) - bestows, causes to attain (causes to do, makes, bestows)
  • वशी (vaśī) - the self-controlled one (master, self-controlled, powerful)
  • ब्रह्म (brahma) - the supreme reality (brahman) (brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, holy knowledge)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, indeclinable)
  • आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)
  • हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having left, having given up)
  • देहम् (deham) - body
  • अशाश्वतम् (aśāśvatam) - impermanent, transient

Words meanings and morphology

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, belonging to the gods
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of deva
deva - god, deity, divine being
Root: div (class 4)
अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)
(indeclinable)
देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity, godhood, nature of a god
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of devatva
devatva - divinity, godhood
Derived from deva + -tva (abstract noun suffix)
युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - one who is disciplined or engaged (in yoga) (joined, united, engaged, disciplined, connected (in yoga))
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta
yukta - joined, united, engaged, disciplined, connected
Past Passive Participle
From root yuj
Root: yuj (class 7)
कारयते (kārayate) - bestows, causes to attain (causes to do, makes, bestows)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of kār
Causative
Causative of root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: The middle voice (ātmanepada) implies the action is for the agent's benefit.
वशी (vaśī) - the self-controlled one (master, self-controlled, powerful)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaśin
vaśin - master, ruler, self-controlled
Root: vaś
Note: Functions substantivally as 'the controller'.
ब्रह्म (brahma) - the supreme reality (brahman) (brahman (the ultimate reality), sacred word, holy knowledge)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman
brahman - ultimate reality, universal spirit, sacred knowledge, sacred word
Root: bṛh (class 1)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable (imperishable, immutable, indeclinable)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of avyaya
avyaya - imperishable, undecaying, immutable
A (neg.) + vyaya (expenditure/decay)
Prefix: a
Root: vyay
Note: Agrees with brahma.
आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of āp
Root: āp (class 5)
हित्वा (hitvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having left, having given up)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive
From root hā with -tvā suffix
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: It is an indeclinable past participle (absolutive).
देहम् (deham) - body
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of deha
deha - body, form
Root: dih
अशाश्वतम् (aśāśvatam) - impermanent, transient
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aśāśvata
aśāśvata - impermanent, transient, non-eternal
A (neg.) + śāśvata (eternal)
Note: Agrees with deham.