महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-254, verse-20

इत्येते वै कथिताः पाण्डुपुत्रा यांस्त्वं मोहादवमन्य प्रवृत्तः ।
यद्येतैस्त्वं मुच्यसेऽरिष्टदेहः पुनर्जन्म प्राप्स्यसे जीव एव ॥२०॥

20. ityete vai kathitāḥ pāṇḍuputrā; yāṁstvaṁ mohādavamanya pravṛttaḥ ,
yadyetaistvaṁ mucyase'riṣṭadehaḥ; punarjanma prāpsyase jīva eva.

20. ity ete vai kathitāḥ pāṇḍuputrāḥ
yān tvam mohāt avamanya pravṛttaḥ
yadi etaiḥ tvam mucyase ariṣṭadehaḥ
punaḥ janma prāpsyase jīvaḥ eva

20. These are indeed the sons of Pāṇḍu about whom I have spoken, and whom you, out of delusion, have proceeded to disrespect. If you manage to escape from them with your body unharmed, then you will attain rebirth (saṃsāra) even while alive.

Words meanings summery:

• इत्य् (ity) - thus, so, in this manner, here

• एते (ete) - these

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - spoken, told, narrated

• पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - sons of Pāṇḍu

• यान् (yān) - whom (masculine plural accusative)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to ignorance

• अवमन्य (avamanya) - having disrespected, having disregarded

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - proceeded, set out, engaged in

• यदि (yadi) - if

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मुच्यसे (mucyase) - you are liberated, you escape, you are released

• अरिष्टदेहः (ariṣṭadehaḥ) - having an unharmed body, with an uninjured body

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, further

• जन्म (janma) - rebirth (saṃsāra) (birth, existence, rebirth (saṃsāra))

• प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will attain, you will obtain

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - living, alive

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

Words meanings and morphology

इत्य् (ity) - thus, so, in this manner, here

(indeclinable)

Note: Indeclinable used to indicate the end of a quotation or an explanation.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

कथिताः (kathitāḥ) - spoken, told, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathita

kathita - spoken, told, narrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kath (to tell) with suffix -ta.

Root: kath (class 1)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective agreeing with 'pāṇḍuputrāḥ'.

पाण्डुपुत्राः (pāṇḍuputrāḥ) - sons of Pāṇḍu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pāṇḍu

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pāṇḍu (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

यान् (yān) - whom (masculine plural accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to ignorance

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, ignorance, bewilderment

Root: muh (class 4)

अवमन्य (avamanya) - having disrespected, having disregarded

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root man (to think, respect) with prefix ava- and suffix -ya (after prefixes).

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - proceeded, set out, engaged in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - commenced, proceeded, engaged in, active

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix pra- and suffix -ta.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate here, referring to 'tvam'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

मुच्यसे (mucyase) - you are liberated, you escape, you are released

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of muc

present tense, middle voice

Root muc (6th class), middle voice form.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Used in a conditional clause.

अरिष्टदेहः (ariṣṭadehaḥ) - having an unharmed body, with an uninjured body

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ariṣṭadeha

ariṣṭadeha - having an unharmed body

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ariṣṭa+deha)

• ariṣṭa – unharmed, uninjured, safe
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root rīṣ (to hurt) with negation 'a'.
  Root: rīṣ (class 4)
• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dih (class 6)

Note: Refers to 'tvam'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, further

(indeclinable)

जन्म (janma) - rebirth (saṃsāra) (birth, existence, rebirth (saṃsāra))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life, rebirth

Root: jan (class 4)

प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will attain, you will obtain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of prāp

future tense, middle voice

Root āp (5th class) with prefix pra-. Future tense (lṛṭ), 2nd person singular middle form.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - living, alive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living, alive, life, living being

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'tvam'.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, certainly

(indeclinable)