महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-247, verse-5

तत्र गच्छन्ति कर्माग्र्यं कृत्वा शमदमात्मकम् ।
लोकान्पुण्यकृतां ब्रह्मन्सद्भिरासेवितान्नृभिः ॥५॥

5. tatra gacchanti karmāgryaṁ kṛtvā śamadamātmakam ,
lokānpuṇyakṛtāṁ brahmansadbhirāsevitānnṛbhiḥ.

5. tatra gacchanti karma agryam kṛtvā śamadamātmakam
lokān puṇyakṛtām brahman sadbhiḥ āsevitān nṛbhiḥ

5. O Brahman, those men go to the worlds of the meritorious, which are frequented by virtuous people, having performed excellent actions (karma) characterized by inner peace (śama) and self-restraint (dama).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - to those worlds (referred to in the previous verse/implied) (there, in that place)

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they proceed

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual

• अग्र्यम् (agryam) - foremost, excellent, best

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• शमदमात्मकम् (śamadamātmakam) - characterized by inner peace (śama) and self-control (dama), of the nature of śama and dama

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of those who perform meritorious deeds, of the virtuous

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (a priest or a sage)

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good, by the virtuous

• आसेवितान् (āsevitān) - frequented, served, attended by

• नृभिः (nṛbhiḥ) - by men, by people

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - to those worlds (referred to in the previous verse/implied) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from pronominal base 'tad'

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Tense

From root gam (class 1, gacchati)

Root: gam (class 1)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

From root kṛ (to do) + man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: This is an accusative form in the compound karmāgryam.

अग्र्यम् (agryam) - foremost, excellent, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agrya

agrya - foremost, chief, excellent, best

From `agra` (tip, top) + `ya` suffix

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शमदमात्मकम् (śamadamātmakam) - characterized by inner peace (śama) and self-control (dama), of the nature of śama and dama

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śamadamātmaka

śamadamātmaka - characterized by inner peace (śama) and self-control (dama)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śama+dama+ātmaka)

• śama – inner peace, tranquility, quietude
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root śam (to be calm)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• dama – self-control, self-restraint, discipline
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dam (to subdue, control)
  Root: dam (class 4)
• ātmaka – consisting of, having the nature of, related to the self
  adjective
  Derived from ātman + ka suffix

Note: Modifies 'karma agryam'.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people

From root lok (to see)

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Object of 'gacchanti'.

पुण्यकृताम् (puṇyakṛtām) - of those who perform meritorious deeds, of the virtuous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṇyakṛt

puṇyakṛt - one who performs meritorious deeds, virtuous

Compound of 'puṇya' (merit) and 'kṛt' (doer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+kṛt)

• puṇya – merit, virtue, righteousness, auspicious
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – doer, maker, performing
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'lokān' implicitly, meaning 'worlds of the meritorious'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman (a priest or a sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the ultimate reality), a priest, a sage, sacred word/knowledge

Root: bṛh (class 1)

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good, by the virtuous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as 'by the good ones'.

आसेवितान् (āsevitān) - frequented, served, attended by

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āsevita

āsevita - frequented, resorted to, served, attended

Past Passive Participle

From root sev (to serve) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sev (class 1)

नृभिः (nṛbhiḥ) - by men, by people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, human being

Note: Used here to specify 'by good men'.