महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-184, verse-22

सरस्वत्युवाच ।
तं वै परं वेदविदः प्रपन्नाः परं परेभ्यः प्रथितं पुराणम् ।
स्वाध्यायदानव्रतपुण्ययोगैस्तपोधना वीतशोका विमुक्ताः ॥२२॥

22. sarasvatyuvāca ,
taṁ vai paraṁ vedavidaḥ prapannāḥ; paraṁ parebhyaḥ prathitaṁ purāṇam ,
svādhyāyadānavratapuṇyayogai;stapodhanā vītaśokā vimuktāḥ.

22. sarasvatī uvāca tam vai param vedavidaḥ
prapannāḥ param parebhyaḥ
prathitam purāṇam svādhyāyadānavratapuṇyayogaiḥ
tapodhanāḥ vītaśokāḥ vimuktāḥ

22. Sarasvati said: "Indeed, that supreme, eternal (purāṇa) entity, renowned as the highest even among other exalted beings, is attained by the knowers of the Vedas. Those whose wealth is austerity (tapas), having become free from sorrow, are liberated through their commitment to self-study (svādhyāya), charity (dāna), vows, and meritorious spiritual practices (yoga)."

Words meanings summery:

• सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati (goddess of wisdom and arts)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तम् (tam) - that (masculine)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• परम् (param) - the supreme entity (supreme, highest)

• वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

• प्रपन्नाः (prapannāḥ) - attained, taken refuge in, resorted to

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest

• परेभ्यः (parebhyaḥ) - than other exalted beings (than the supreme, than others)

• प्रथितम् (prathitam) - well-known, famous, celebrated

• पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient, old, eternal

• स्वाध्यायदानव्रतपुण्ययोगैः (svādhyāyadānavratapuṇyayogaiḥ) - by the practices of self-study, charity, vows, and meritorious deeds

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - those whose wealth is austerity (tapas)

• वीतशोकाः (vītaśokāḥ) - free from sorrow, having overcome grief

• विमुक्ताः (vimuktāḥ) - liberated, freed

Words meanings and morphology

सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati (goddess of wisdom and arts)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvati (goddess of knowledge, music, art, speech, wisdom, and learning); a river

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - that (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it (demonstrative pronoun)

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

परम् (param) - the supreme entity (supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other

वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavid

vedavid - one who knows the Vedas, skilled in the Vedas

प्रपन्नाः (prapannāḥ) - attained, taken refuge in, resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prapanna

prapanna - attained, reached; resorted to, taken refuge with; come to, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `pra-pad` (to go forth, to resort to) + `kta` (past participle suffix).

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

परम् (param) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other

परेभ्यः (parebhyaḥ) - than other exalted beings (than the supreme, than others)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other

प्रथितम् (prathitam) - well-known, famous, celebrated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prathita

prathita - renowned, famous, celebrated, spread, extended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `prath` (to spread, to be famous) + `kta` (past participle suffix).

Root: prath (class 1)

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient, old, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former; an ancient legendary narrative or text

स्वाध्यायदानव्रतपुण्ययोगैः (svādhyāyadānavratapuṇyayogaiḥ) - by the practices of self-study, charity, vows, and meritorious deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svādhyāyadānavratapuṇyayoga

svādhyāyadānavratapuṇyayoga - practices/means (yoga) of self-study (svādhyāya), charity (dāna), vows (vrata), and meritorious deeds (puṇya)

Compound type : dvandva / tatpurusha (svādhyāya+dāna+vrata+puṇya+yoga)

• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)
• dāna – charity, gift, giving
  noun (neuter)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
• puṇya – merit, virtue, righteousness
  noun (neuter)
• yoga – spiritual practice, discipline, union, method
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - those whose wealth is austerity (tapas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - whose wealth is austerity (tapas), rich in ascetic merit

वीतशोकाः (vītaśokāḥ) - free from sorrow, having overcome grief

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vītaśoka

vītaśoka - free from sorrow, having overcome grief

विमुक्ताः (vimuktāḥ) - liberated, freed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vimukta

vimukta - liberated, freed, released, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `vi-muc` (to release, to set free) + `kta` (past participle suffix).

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)