महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-285, verse-6

मृतस्य कीर्तिर्मर्त्यस्य यथा माला गतायुषः ।
अहं तु त्वां ब्रवीम्येतद्भक्तोऽसीति हितेप्सया ॥६॥

6. mṛtasya kīrtirmartyasya yathā mālā gatāyuṣaḥ ,
ahaṁ tu tvāṁ bravīmyetadbhakto'sīti hitepsayā.

6. mṛtasya kīrtiḥ martyasya yathā mālā gatāyuṣaḥ aham
tu tvām bravīmi etat bhaktaḥ asi iti hitepsayā

6. Fame for a dead mortal is like a garland offered to one whose life has departed. But I tell you this, knowing that you are my devotee (bhakta), and out of a desire for your welfare.

Words meanings summery:

• मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of a dead mortal (of the dead, of a dead person)

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, reputation

• मर्त्यस्य (martyasya) - of a dead mortal (of a mortal, of a human being)

• यथा (yathā) - like (as, just as, like)

• माला (mālā) - a garland (offered) (garland, wreath, necklace)

• गतायुषः (gatāyuṣaḥ) - of one whose life has departed (of one whose life has gone, of the deceased)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell (you this) (I say, I speak, I tell)

• एतत् (etat) - this (fact) (this, it)

• भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - my devotee (bhakta) (devoted, faithful, a devotee)

• असि (asi) - you are

• इति (iti) - (indicating that you are a devotee) (thus, in this manner, so)

• हितेप्सया (hitepsayā) - out of a desire for your welfare (with a desire for welfare, with good intention)

Words meanings and morphology

मृतस्य (mṛtasya) - of a dead mortal (of the dead, of a dead person)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mṛta

mṛta - dead, deceased

past passive participle

past passive participle from root mṛ

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Acts as a noun here.

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, reputation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, reputation

Root: kīrt (class 10)

मर्त्यस्य (martyasya) - of a dead mortal (of a mortal, of a human being)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of martya

martya - mortal, human being

Note: Agrees with mṛtasya.

यथा (yathā) - like (as, just as, like)

(indeclinable)

माला (mālā) - a garland (offered) (garland, wreath, necklace)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mālā

mālā - garland, wreath, necklace

गतायुषः (gatāyuṣaḥ) - of one whose life has departed (of one whose life has gone, of the deceased)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gatāyus

gatāyus - whose life has departed, deceased

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (gata+āyus)

• gata – gone, departed, past
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  past passive participle from root gam
  Root: gam (class 1)
• āyus – life, vital power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as a noun here.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तु (tu) - but (but, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I tell (you this) (I say, I speak, I tell)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (fact) (this, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, it

Note: Refers to the preceding instruction.

भक्तः (bhaktaḥ) - my devotee (bhakta) (devoted, faithful, a devotee)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, faithful, devotee

past passive participle

past passive participle from root bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun here.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - (indicating that you are a devotee) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

हितेप्सया (hitepsayā) - out of a desire for your welfare (with a desire for welfare, with good intention)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of hitepsā

hitepsā - desire for welfare, good intention

formed from hita (welfare) + īpsā (desire)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hita+īpsā)

• hita – beneficial, welfare, good
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  past passive participle from root dhā (to place)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• īpsā – desire, wish
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative noun
  desiderative noun from root āp (to obtain)
  Root: āp (class 5)