महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-50, verse-9

आजीवः सर्वभूतानां सर्वप्राणभृतां गतिः ।
एतद्ब्रह्मवनं नित्यं यस्मिंश्चरति क्षेत्रवित् ॥९॥

9. ājīvaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṁ gatiḥ ,
etadbrahmavanaṁ nityaṁ yasmiṁścarati kṣetravit.

9. ājīvaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṃ gatiḥ
etat brahmavanaṃ nityaṃ yasmin carati kṣetravit

9. sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṃ ājīvaḥ gatiḥ etat nityaṃ brahmavanaṃ,
yasmin kṣetravit carati

9. This is the livelihood of all beings and the resort of all living creatures. This is the eternal Brahman-forest, in which the knower of the field (kṣetravit) dwells.

Words meanings summery:

• आजीवः (ājīvaḥ) - livelihood, subsistence, means of life

• सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṁ) - of all beings

• सर्वप्राणभृतां (sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṁ) - of all living creatures

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - resort, refuge, destination (movement, path, course, destination, refuge, state)

• एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

• ब्रह्मवनं (brahmavanaṁ) - sacred forest, Brahman-forest

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - eternal, constant, perpetual

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

• चरति (carati) - dwells (moves, wanders, dwells, acts)

• क्षेत्रवित् (kṣetravit) - knower of the (spiritual) field (kṣetra) (knower of the field, knower of the body, knower of sacred ground)

Words meanings and morphology

आजीवः (ājīvaḥ) - livelihood, subsistence, means of life

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ājīva

ājīva - livelihood, means of subsistence

Derived from 'ā-' (unto) and '√jīv' (to live).

Prefix: ā

Root: √jīv (class 1)

सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānāṁ) - of all beings

(noun)

Genitive, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'bhūta' (being).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root '√bhū' (to be).
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

सर्वप्राणभृतां (sarvaprāṇabhṛtāṁ) - of all living creatures

(noun)

Genitive, plural of sarvaprāṇabhṛt

sarvaprāṇabhṛt - all living beings, all animate creatures

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'prāṇabhṛt' (living creature).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+prāṇabhṛt)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• prāṇabhṛt – living being, animate creature
  noun (masculine/feminine)
  Compound of 'prāṇa' (life-breath) and 'bhṛt' (bearing, sustaining).

गतिः (gatiḥ) - resort, refuge, destination (movement, path, course, destination, refuge, state)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, moving, path, course, destiny, refuge, state of being

Derived from root '√gam' (to go).

Root: √gam (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'brahmavanaṃ'.

ब्रह्मवनं (brahmavanaṁ) - sacred forest, Brahman-forest

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmavana

brahmavana - a sacred forest, a forest of Brahman

Compound of 'brahman' (Brahman) and 'vana' (forest).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vana)

• brahman – the Absolute, the universal spirit, sacred word
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - eternal, constant, perpetual

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nitya

nitya - constant, eternal, perpetual, fixed

Note: Agrees with 'brahmavanaṃ'.

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun, masculine/neuter locative singular.

चरति (carati) - dwells (moves, wanders, dwells, acts)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √car

Present Indicative

Third person singular, present tense, active voice.

Root: √car (class 1)

क्षेत्रवित् (kṣetravit) - knower of the (spiritual) field (kṣetra) (knower of the field, knower of the body, knower of sacred ground)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣetravid

kṣetravid - knower of the field (body, sacred place, material nature)

Compound of 'kṣetra' (field, body) and 'vid' (knower). 'vid' is derived from '√vid' (to know).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣetra+vid)

• kṣetra – field, land, body, sphere of action
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower, learned
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root '√vid' (to know).
  Root: √vid (class 2)