महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-36, verse-24

अद्य चाप्यवगच्छामि गतिमिष्टामिहात्मनः ।
भवद्भिर्ब्रह्मकल्पैर्यत्समेतोऽहं तपोधनाः ॥२४॥

24. adya cāpyavagacchāmi gatimiṣṭāmihātmanaḥ ,
bhavadbhirbrahmakalpairyatsameto'haṁ tapodhanāḥ.

24. adya ca api avagacchāmi gatim iṣṭām iha ātmanaḥ |
bhavadbhiḥ brahma-kalpaiḥ yat sametaḥ aham tapodhanāḥ

24. ca api adya aham iha ātmanaḥ iṣṭām gatim avagacchāmi
yat aham brahma-kalpaiḥ bhavadbhiḥ sametaḥ tapodhanāḥ

24. And today, O ascetics (tapodhanāḥ), I understand my desired spiritual state (ātman) here, because I have met with you, who are like Brahmā.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अवगच्छामि (avagacchāmi) - I understand, I comprehend, I realize

• गतिम् (gatim) - spiritual state, destiny (state, course, destination, path)

• इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - desired, wished, beloved

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

• भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (honorable), with you

• ब्रह्म-कल्पैः (brahma-kalpaiḥ) - like Brahmā, resembling Brahmā, divine

• यत् (yat) - because, that, which

• समेतः (sametaḥ) - met with, associated, united

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O ascetics, whose wealth is asceticism (tapas)

Words meanings and morphology

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अवगच्छामि (avagacchāmi) - I understand, I comprehend, I realize

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

From √gam (to go) with prefix ava- (down, away), conjugated as 'gacch' in present stem. The prefix 'ava' here means 'down' or 'comprehension'.

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

गतिम् (gatim) - spiritual state, destiny (state, course, destination, path)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, state, condition, destination, spiritual progress

Noun of action

From √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'avagacchāmi'.

इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - desired, wished, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, sacrificed (as a noun, a sacrifice)

Past Passive Participle

From √iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'gatim'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place, referring to the present situation.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, individual soul, essence, breath

Note: Possessive, 'of my self'.

भवद्भिः (bhavadbhiḥ) - by you (honorable), with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), venerable, esteemed

Present Active Participle (substantivized)

From √bhū (to be), often used as a respectful pronoun for 'you'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used in conjunction with 'sametaḥ', meaning 'met with you'.

ब्रह्म-कल्पैः (brahma-kalpaiḥ) - like Brahmā, resembling Brahmā, divine

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brahma-kalpa

brahma-kalpa - like Brahmā, resembling Brahmā, divine, godlike

Compound: brahman (Brahman, the creator god) + kalpa (like, resembling)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (brahman+kalpa)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), sacred knowledge, the Absolute
  proper noun (neuter)
• kalpa – like, resembling, similar to, ritual rule, a vast period of time
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'bhavadbhiḥ'.

यत् (yat) - because, that, which

(indeclinable)

समेतः (sametaḥ) - met with, associated, united

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sameta

sameta - met, joined, united, associated with

Past Passive Participle

From √i (to go) with prefix sam- (together)

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Refers to the speaker, 'aham'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

Note: Subject of the 'yat' clause.

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O ascetics, whose wealth is asceticism (tapas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism, an ascetic, a sage

Compound: tapas (asceticism, penance) + dhana (wealth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  From √tap (to heat, to perform penance).
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, treasure, property
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to the sages.