महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-239, verse-13

निश्चितेयं मम मतिः स्थिता प्रायोपवेशने ।
गच्छध्वं नगरं सर्वे पूज्याश्च गुरवो मम ॥१३॥

13. niściteyaṁ mama matiḥ sthitā prāyopaveśane ,
gacchadhvaṁ nagaraṁ sarve pūjyāśca guravo mama.

13. niścitā iyam mama matiḥ sthitā prāyopaveśane
gacchadhvam nagaram sarve pūjyāḥ ca guravaḥ mama

13. This resolve of mine is firmly fixed upon a fast unto death (prāyopaveśana). All of you, my venerable elders (guru), go to the city.

Words meanings summery:

• निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, resolved, certain

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intention, resolve

• स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated, fixed, firm

• प्रायोपवेशने (prāyopaveśane) - in a fast unto death, in self-immolation by starvation

• गच्छध्वम् (gacchadhvam) - you (plural) go

• नगरम् (nagaram) - to the city

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - venerable, worthy of respect, respectable

• च (ca) - and, also

• गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers, elders, heavy ones

• मम (mama) - my, of me

Words meanings and morphology

निश्चिता (niścitā) - determined, resolved, certain

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niścita

niścita - determined, fixed, ascertained, certain

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'ni' + root 'ci' (to gather, observe, know) + suffix 'kta' (ta)

Prefix: ni

Root: ci (class 5)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Feminine nominative singular form of 'idam'.

Note: Agrees with 'matiḥ'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Genitive singular form of 'aham'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, thought, intention, resolve

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intention, resolve, counsel

From root 'man' (to think) + suffix 'ti'.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्थिता (sthitā) - standing, situated, fixed, firm

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, abiding, situated, fixed, firm, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) + suffix 'kta' (ta).

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रायोपवेशने (prāyopaveśane) - in a fast unto death, in self-immolation by starvation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of prāyopaveśana

prāyopaveśana - fast unto death, self-immolation by starvation

Tatpurusha compound: 'prāya' (death) + 'upaveśana' (sitting down).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāya+upaveśana)

• prāya – going to, approaching, death
  noun (masculine)
• upaveśana – sitting down, taking a seat
  noun (neuter)
  From prefix 'upa' + root 'viś' (to enter, sit) + suffix 'ana'.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: viś (class 6)

गच्छध्वम् (gacchadhvam) - you (plural) go

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative middle 2nd person plural

Root 'gam' (1st class)

Root: gam (class 1)

नगरम् (nagaram) - to the city

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

Note: Object of motion 'to go'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Masculine nominative plural.

पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - venerable, worthy of respect, respectable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūjya

pūjya - to be worshipped, venerable, respectable, adorable

Gerundive

From root 'pūj' (to honor, worship) + suffix 'ya'.

Root: pūj (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

गुरवः (guravaḥ) - teachers, elders, heavy ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, elder, heavy, important

Masculine nominative plural.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Genitive singular form of 'aham'.

Note: Possessive 'my' for the 'guravaḥ'.