महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-25

स निश्चयार्थं कार्यस्य कृष्णमेव जनार्दनम् ।
सर्वलोकात्परं मत्वा जगाम मनसा हरिम् ॥२५॥

25. sa niścayārthaṁ kāryasya kṛṣṇameva janārdanam ,
sarvalokātparaṁ matvā jagāma manasā harim.

25. saḥ niścayārtham kāryasya kṛṣṇam eva janārdanam
sarvalokāt param matvā jagāma manasā harim

25. For the purpose of making a firm decision regarding the matter, he mentally approached Hari, Krishna (Janārdana) himself, considering him superior to all beings.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• निश्चयार्थम् (niścayārtham) - for the purpose of decision, for ascertaining

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the task, of the action, of the work

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna

• एव (eva) - himself (emphasizing Krishna) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janārdana (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

• सर्वलोकात् (sarvalokāt) - from all worlds, from all beings

• परम् (param) - superior (in comparison) (superior, highest, supreme, beyond)

• मत्वा (matvā) - having considered (having thought, having considered, having known)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went

• मनसा (manasā) - mentally (by mind, with the mind)

• हरिम् (harim) - Hari (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निश्चयार्थम् (niścayārtham) - for the purpose of decision, for ascertaining

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niścayārtha

niścayārtha - purpose of decision, certainty, ascertainment

Compound type : tatpurusha (niścaya+artha)

• niścaya – decision, certainty, ascertainment
  noun (masculine)
  From √ci with niś- prefix
  Prefix: niś
  Root: ci (class 5)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular used adverbially to express purpose.

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of the task, of the action, of the work

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, task, work, duty

Gerundive

From √kṛ + -ya (gerundive suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Krishna

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a proper name), black, dark

एव (eva) - himself (emphasizing Krishna) (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

जनार्दनम् (janārdanam) - Janārdana (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - stirrer of men, remover of evil from men, bestower of good on men (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

From janān + ardana (causing to suffer or ruling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+ardana)

• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
• ardana – causing pain, destroying, supplicating, moving
  noun (masculine)
  From √ṛd
  Root: ṛd (class 10)

सर्वलोकात् (sarvalokāt) - from all worlds, from all beings

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all worlds, all people, all beings

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• loka – world, people, region
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used with 'param' to indicate 'superior to'

परम् (param) - superior (in comparison) (superior, highest, supreme, beyond)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, next, highest, supreme, superior, distant

Note: Agrees with Kṛṣṇam, Janārdanam, Harim; governs ablative 'sarvalokāt'

मत्वा (matvā) - having considered (having thought, having considered, having known)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √man + -tvā suffix

Root: man (class 4)

जगाम (jagāma) - he went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - mentally (by mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit

हरिम् (harim) - Hari (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna), brown, tawny, lion