महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-36, verse-28

संस्कारेणोर्ध्वमायान्ति यतमानाः सलोकताम् ।
स्वर्गं गच्छन्ति देवानामित्येषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः ॥२८॥

28. saṁskāreṇordhvamāyānti yatamānāḥ salokatām ,
svargaṁ gacchanti devānāmityeṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ.

28. saṃskāreṇa ūrdhvam āyānti yatamānāḥ salokatām |
svargam gacchanti devānām iti eṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ

28. By means of ritual purification (saṃskāra), striving individuals ascend upwards to co-existence with the divine (salokatā). They go to the heaven of the gods; this is indeed the Vedic revelation (śruti).

Words meanings summery:

• संस्कारेण (saṁskāreṇa) - through performance of prescribed rites or sacraments (by means of purification, by ritual, by refinement)

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, to a higher state

• आयान्ति (āyānti) - they come, they go towards, they attain

• यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - striving, endeavoring, making effort

• सलोकताम् (salokatām) - sharing the same cosmic plane or status as the gods (co-existence, being in the same world/realm)

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial world

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move, they attain

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a statement or quotation (thus, in this manner, indeed, so)

• एषा (eṣā) - referring to the statement that precedes it (this)

• वैदिकी (vaidikī) - Vedic, relating to the Vedas, scriptural

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - referring to the body of revealed Vedic texts (revelation, sacred text, the Vedas, hearing)

Words meanings and morphology

संस्कारेण (saṁskāreṇa) - through performance of prescribed rites or sacraments (by means of purification, by ritual, by refinement)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃskāra

saṁskāra - purification, consecration, impression, mental trace, sacrament

From sam (together, complete) + √kṛ (to do, make)

Prefix: sam

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above, to a higher state

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage.

आयान्ति (āyānti) - they come, they go towards, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √i

Present Tense

From ā (towards) + √i (to go)

Prefix: ā

Root: √i (class 2)

यतमानाः (yatamānāḥ) - striving, endeavoring, making effort

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself

Present Active Participle

From root √yat (to strive, exert)

Root: √yat (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the subjects of āyānti.

सलोकताम् (salokatām) - sharing the same cosmic plane or status as the gods (co-existence, being in the same world/realm)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of salokatā

salokatā - state of being in the same world or realm, co-existence

From sa (with) + loka (world) + tā (suffix for state/quality)

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial world

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial abode, paradise

From su (good) + √ṛj (to shine)

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they move, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √gam

Present Tense

From root √gam (to go)

Root: √gam (class 1)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

From √div (to shine)

Root: √div (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a statement or quotation (thus, in this manner, indeed, so)

(indeclinable)

एषा (eṣā) - referring to the statement that precedes it (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

वैदिकी (vaidikī) - Vedic, relating to the Vedas, scriptural

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vaidika

vaidika - Vedic, relating to the Vedas, conversant with the Vedas

Derived from veda (knowledge, Veda) with ṭhak suffix.

Note: Modifies śrutiḥ.

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - referring to the body of revealed Vedic texts (revelation, sacred text, the Vedas, hearing)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, ear, sacred tradition, revelation, the Vedas

From root √śru (to hear)

Root: √śru (class 5)