महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-245, verse-28

परित्यज्य प्रियान्प्राणान्धनार्थं हि महाहवम् ।
प्रविशन्ति नरा वीराः समुद्रमटवीं तथा ॥२८॥

28. parityajya priyānprāṇāndhanārthaṁ hi mahāhavam ,
praviśanti narā vīrāḥ samudramaṭavīṁ tathā.

28. parityajya priyān prāṇān dhanārtham hi mahāhavam
praviśanti narā vīrāḥ samudram aṭavīm tathā

28. Indeed, brave men give up their dear lives for wealth and enter great battles, just as they enter the ocean or the wilderness.

Words meanings summery:

• परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

• प्रियान् (priyān) - dear, beloved

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

• धनार्थम् (dhanārtham) - for the sake of wealth, for wealth

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• महाहवम् (mahāhavam) - into a great battle (into a great battle/sacrifice)

• प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - they enter

• नराः (narāḥ) - men

• वीराः (vīrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean

• अटवीम् (aṭavīm) - the forest, wilderness

• तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, thus

Words meanings and morphology

परित्यज्य (parityajya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

formed from root 'tyaj' with prefix 'pari' and suffix '-ya'

Prefix: pari

Root: tyaj (class 1)

प्रियान् (priyān) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, breaths, vital airs

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air

धनार्थम् (dhanārtham) - for the sake of wealth, for wealth

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanārtha

dhanārtha - purpose of wealth, for wealth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+artha)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, goal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to denote purpose

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

महाहवम् (mahāhavam) - into a great battle (into a great battle/sacrifice)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāhava

mahāhava - great battle, great sacrifice

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+āhava)

• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective
• āhava – battle, sacrifice, call, challenge
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  formed from root 'hu' with prefix 'ā'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hu (class 3)

प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - they enter

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of viś

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

नराः (narāḥ) - men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

वीराः (vīrāḥ) - brave ones, heroes

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - brave, heroic, hero

समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

अटवीम् (aṭavīm) - the forest, wilderness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aṭavī

aṭavī - forest, wilderness, jungle

तथा (tathā) - and, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)