महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-95

ततो गच्छेन्नरव्याघ्र ब्रह्मणः स्थानमुत्तमम् ।
तत्र वर्णावरः स्नात्वा ब्राह्मण्यं लभते नरः ।
ब्राह्मणश्च विशुद्धात्मा गच्छेत परमां गतिम् ॥९५॥

95. tato gacchennaravyāghra brahmaṇaḥ sthānamuttamam ,
tatra varṇāvaraḥ snātvā brāhmaṇyaṁ labhate naraḥ ,
brāhmaṇaśca viśuddhātmā gaccheta paramāṁ gatim.

95. tataḥ gacchet naravyāghra brahmaṇaḥ
sthānam uttamam tatra varṇāvaraḥ snātvā
brāhmaṇyam labhate naraḥ brāhmaṇaḥ
ca viśuddhātmā gacchet paramām gatim

95. Then, O tiger among men, one should go to the excellent abode of Brahmā. There, a person (nara) of lower caste (varṇāvara) who bathes attains the state of a Brahmin (brāhmaṇya). And a Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) with a purified self (ātman) should attain the highest destination.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go (one should go, he may go)

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (of Brahmā; of the creator god)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode (place, abode, station)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (best, excellent, highest, supreme)

• तत्र (tatra) - There (there, in that place)

• वर्णावरः (varṇāvaraḥ) - a person (nara) of lower caste (varṇāvara) (a person of lower caste/order)

• स्नात्वा (snātvā) - who bathes (having bathed) (having bathed)

• ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - the state of a Brahmin (brāhmaṇya) (the state of being a Brahmin, Brahmanhood)

• लभते (labhate) - attains (he obtains, gains)

• नरः (naraḥ) - a person (nara) (man, person, human being)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) (a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class)

• च (ca) - And (and, also, moreover)

• विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - with a purified self (ātman) (one with a purified self, pure-souled)

• गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should attain (should go to) (one should go, he may go)

• परमाम् (paramām) - highest (highest, supreme, ultimate)

• गतिम् (gatim) - destination (course, path, motion, destination, state)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - one should go (one should go, he may go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present Optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

Optative mood, Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, excellent man, chief of men

vocative of a compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (of Brahmā; of the creator god)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), brahman (the absolute reality), prayer, sacred word

Masculine noun for the deity Brahmā.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode (place, abode, station)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, stand, station, abode, position

From root √sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of gacchet.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (best, excellent, highest, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - best, highest, supreme, excellent, principal

Superlative form

तत्र (tatra) - There (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

from demonstrative pronoun tad + suffix -tra

वर्णावरः (varṇāvaraḥ) - a person (nara) of lower caste (varṇāvara) (a person of lower caste/order)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇāvara

varṇāvara - one of a lower caste or order, a low-caste person

Tatpurusha compound (varṇa + avara)

Compound type : tatpurusha (varṇa+avara)

• varṇa – color, class, caste, order
  noun (masculine)
• avara – lower, inferior, younger, later
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Subject of labhate.

स्नात्वा (snātvā) - who bathes (having bathed) (having bathed)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

formed from root √snā with suffix -tvā

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Denotes a prior action of the main verb.

ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - the state of a Brahmin (brāhmaṇya) (the state of being a Brahmin, Brahmanhood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya

brāhmaṇya - the state, condition, or dignity of a Brahmin; Brahmanhood

From brāhmaṇa + suffix -ya

Note: Object of labhate.

लभते (labhate) - attains (he obtains, gains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, Present (laṭ) of labh

Present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

From root √labh, 1st class (bhvādi)

Root: labh (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - a person (nara) (man, person, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being, hero

Note: Subject of labhate.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) (a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, relating to Brahmā or the Veda

From brahman + suffix -a

Note: Subject of the second gacchet.

च (ca) - And (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

विशुद्धात्मा (viśuddhātmā) - with a purified self (ātman) (one with a purified self, pure-souled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśuddhātman

viśuddhātman - one whose self is purified, pure-souled, pure-minded

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (viśuddha+ātman)

• viśuddha – purified, cleansed, pure, clear
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-√śudh
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul
  noun (masculine)

गच्छेत् (gacchet) - should attain (should go to) (one should go, he may go)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Present Optative (vidhiliṅ) of gam

Optative mood, Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

From root √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

परमाम् (paramām) - highest (highest, supreme, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, best

Superlative form

गतिम् (gatim) - destination (course, path, motion, destination, state)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, path, destination, state, condition

From root √gam + suffix -ti

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of gacchet.