महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-284, verse-31

वृणोमि कीर्तिं लोके हि जीवितेनापि भानुमन् ।
कीर्तिमानश्नुते स्वर्गं हीनकीर्तिस्तु नश्यति ॥३१॥

31. vṛṇomi kīrtiṁ loke hi jīvitenāpi bhānuman ,
kīrtimānaśnute svargaṁ hīnakīrtistu naśyati.

31. vṛṇomi kīrtim loke hi jīvitena api bhānuman |
kīrtimān aśnute svargam hīnakīrtiḥ tu naśyati

31. O resplendent one, I indeed choose fame in the world, even at the cost of my life. A person who possesses fame attains heaven, but one whose fame is lost (or who lacks fame) perishes.

Words meanings summery:

• वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose (I choose, I select, I accept)

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame (fame, glory, reputation)

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• जीवितेन (jīvitena) - at the cost of life (by life, with life)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• भानुमन् (bhānuman) - O resplendent one (addressing Indra) (O glorious one, O resplendent one)

• कीर्तिमान् (kīrtimān) - a person possessing fame (possessing fame, famous, glorious)

• अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains (obtains, reaches, enjoys)

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, celestial world)

• हीनकीर्तिः (hīnakīrtiḥ) - one whose fame is lost (one whose fame is lost, infamous, lacking fame)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, vanishes)

Words meanings and morphology

वृणोमि (vṛṇomi) - I choose (I choose, I select, I accept)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame (fame, glory, reputation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, reputation, renown

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

जीवितेन (jīvitena) - at the cost of life (by life, with life)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood, alive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jīv (to live) + -kta suffix, used as a noun

Root: jīv (class 1)

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

भानुमन् (bhānuman) - O resplendent one (addressing Indra) (O glorious one, O resplendent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhānumat

bhānumat - luminous, brilliant, glorious, resplendent, the sun

Possessive suffix -mat added to bhānu (ray, light)

कीर्तिमान् (kīrtimān) - a person possessing fame (possessing fame, famous, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīrtimat

kīrtimat - famous, glorious, renowned, having fame

Possessive suffix -mat added to kīrti (fame)

Note: Used as a substantive noun

अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains (obtains, reaches, enjoys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of aś

Root: aś (class 5)

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven (heaven, celestial world)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise, celestial abode

हीनकीर्तिः (hīnakīrtiḥ) - one whose fame is lost (one whose fame is lost, infamous, lacking fame)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hīnakīrti

hīnakīrti - one whose fame is gone, devoid of glory, disgraced

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+kīrti)

• hīna – deprived of, deficient, low, lost, left
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root hā (to abandon, to quit) + -kta suffix
  Root: hā (class 3)
• kīrti – fame, glory, reputation, renown
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used as a substantive noun

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

नश्यति (naśyati) - perishes (perishes, is destroyed, vanishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)