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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-112, verse-18

गच्छामि तस्यान्तिकमेव तात का नाम सा व्रतचर्या च तस्य ।
इच्छाम्यहं चरितुं तेन सार्धं यथा तपः स चरत्युग्रकर्मा ॥१८॥
18. gacchāmi tasyāntikameva tāta; kā nāma sā vratacaryā ca tasya ,
icchāmyahaṁ carituṁ tena sārdhaṁ; yathā tapaḥ sa caratyugrakarmā.
18. gacchāmi tasya antikam eva tāta
kā nāma sā vratacaryā ca tasya
icchāmi aham caritum tena sārdham
yathā tapaḥ sa carati ugrakarmā
18. O father, I will indeed go to his presence! What, pray tell, is that ascetic practice (vrata-caryā) of his? I desire to perform spiritual austerities (tapas) with him, just as he, who performs fierce deeds, practices them.

Words meanings summery:

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  • गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go, I will go
  • तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its
  • अन्तिकम् (antikam) - proximity, presence, near
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even
  • तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one
  • का (kā) - what, which
  • नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what indeed
  • सा (sā) - that, she
  • व्रतचर्या (vratacaryā) - observance of vows, ascetic practice, course of religious duties
  • (ca) - and, also
  • तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its
  • इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • चरितुम् (caritum) - to practice, to perform, to wander
  • तेन (tena) - by him, with him
  • सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner
  • तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism, spiritual austerity (tapas)
  • (sa) - he, that
  • चरति (carati) - he practices, he performs, he moves
  • उग्रकर्मा (ugrakarmā) - of fierce deeds, one whose actions are severe

Words meanings and morphology

गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I go, I will go
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Future sense implied.
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Refers to the ascetic.
अन्तिकम् (antikam) - proximity, presence, near
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of antika
antika - proximity, presence, near
Note: Object of "gacchāmi" (implied direction).
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even
(indeclinable)
तात (tāta) - O father, O dear one
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta
tāta - father, dear one, respected elder
Note: Term of address.
का (kā) - what, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kim
kim - what, which, who (interrogative pronoun)
Note: Agrees with "vratacaryā".
नाम (nāma) - indeed, by name, what indeed
(indeclinable)
सा (sā) - that, she
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Agrees with "vratacaryā".
व्रतचर्या (vratacaryā) - observance of vows, ascetic practice, course of religious duties
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vratacaryā
vratacaryā - observance of vows, ascetic practice, course of religious duties
From vrata (vow, religious observance) + caryā (practice, conduct).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vrata+caryā)
  • vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred rule
    noun (neuter)
  • caryā – practice, conduct, observance
    noun (feminine)
    Root: car (class 1)
Note: Subject of an implied "is".
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, its
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Refers to the ascetic.
इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me, my (first person pronoun)
Note: Explicit subject for "icchāmi".
चरितुम् (caritum) - to practice, to perform, to wander
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Infinitive suffix -tum.
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Infinitive, object of "icchāmi".
तेन (tena) - by him, with him
(pronoun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Used with "sārdham" to mean "with him".
सार्धम् (sārdham) - along with, together with
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form of sārdha (together).
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner
(indeclinable)
Relative adverb.
Note: Introduces a clause of comparison.
तपः (tapaḥ) - penance, asceticism, spiritual austerity (tapas)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - penance, asceticism, spiritual austerity (tapas)
From root tap (to heat, to perform austerities).
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Object of "carati".
(sa) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)
Note: Subject of "carati".
चरति (carati) - he practices, he performs, he moves
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Verb for "sa".
उग्रकर्मा (ugrakarmā) - of fierce deeds, one whose actions are severe
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ugrakarman
ugrakarman - of fierce deeds, one whose actions are severe, formidable in action
From ugra (fierce, severe) + karman (action, deed).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ugra+karman)
  • ugra – fierce, severe, dreadful
    adjective
  • karman – action, deed, work (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with "sa".