महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-53, verse-6

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
एवमाहायमसितो देवलो मुनिसत्तमः ।
इमानि लोकद्वाराणि यो वै संचरते सदा ॥६॥

6. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
evamāhāyamasito devalo munisattamaḥ ,
imāni lokadvārāṇi yo vai saṁcarate sadā.

6. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca evam āha ayam asitaḥ devalaḥ
munisattamaḥ imāni lokadvārāṇi yaḥ vai saṃcarate sadā

6. Yudhishthira said: "Asita Devala, the foremost among sages, spoke thus concerning these gates to the various realms, through which one indeed always passes."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• आह (āha) - said, spoke

• अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

• असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (name of a sage) (Asita (a proper name); unchained, dark)

• देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (name of a sage) (Devala (a proper name))

• मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - foremost among sages, best of ascetics

• इमानि (imāni) - these

• लोकद्वाराणि (lokadvārāṇi) - gates of the worlds, doors to realms

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• संचरते (saṁcarate) - traverses, wanders, moves about

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable
  locative singular of yudh (battle)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Often translated as past tense in context.

अयम् (ayam) - this one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (name of a sage) (Asita (a proper name); unchained, dark)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asita

asita - Asita (a sage's name); unchained; dark

from a- (not) + sita (bound, white)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• sita – bound, tied; white
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'si' (to bind)
  Root: si (class 5)

देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (name of a sage) (Devala (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devala

devala - Devala (name of a sage)

मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - foremost among sages, best of ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best among sages, foremost ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

इमानि (imāni) - these

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of idam

idam - this

लोकद्वाराणि (lokadvārāṇi) - gates of the worlds, doors to realms

(noun)

neuter, plural of lokadvāra

lokadvāra - gate of the world, entrance to a realm

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+dvāra)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• dvāra – door, gate
  noun (neuter)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

संचरते (saṁcarate) - traverses, wanders, moves about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of saṃcar

Prefix: sam

Root: car (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)