महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-42, verse-8

ततस्तं देवा अनु विप्लवन्ते अतो मृत्युर्मरणाख्यामुपैति ।
कर्मोदये कर्मफलानुरागास्तत्रानु यान्ति न तरन्ति मृत्युम् ॥८॥

8. tatastaṁ devā anu viplavante; ato mṛtyurmaraṇākhyāmupaiti ,
karmodaye karmaphalānurāgā;statrānu yānti na taranti mṛtyum.

8. tataḥ tam devāḥ anu viplavante
ataḥ mṛtyuḥ maraṇa-ākhyām upaiti
karma-udaye karma-phala-anurāgāḥ
tatra anu yānti na taranti mṛtyum

8. Then, the gods too fall into disorder after him. Hence, death obtains the appellation 'mortality'. Those who, upon the rise of (new) action (karma), are attached to the fruits of their actions (karma-phala), follow that path and do not overcome death.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then; therefore; from there

• तम् (tam) - him; that (masculine singular accusative)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; deities

• अनु (anu) - after; along; subsequently

• विप्लवन्ते (viplavante) - they fall into disorder; they go astray

• अतः (ataḥ) - hence; from this; therefore

• मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

• मरण-आख्याम् (maraṇa-ākhyām) - the name/appellation of mortality/dying

• उपैति (upaiti) - obtains; reaches; undergoes

• कर्म-उदये (karma-udaye) - in the rise of action; at the dawn of (new) actions

• कर्म-फल-अनुरागाः (karma-phala-anurāgāḥ) - those attached to the fruits of action

• तत्र (tatra) - there; to that place

• अनु (anu) - after; along; subsequently

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go; they follow

• न (na) - not; no

• तरन्ति (taranti) - they cross; they overcome

• मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then; therefore; from there

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him; that (masculine singular accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods; deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine, celestial

Root: div (class 4)

अनु (anu) - after; along; subsequently

(indeclinable)

Can function as a preposition, adverb, or verbal prefix

विप्लवन्ते (viplavante) - they fall into disorder; they go astray

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of plu

Prefix: vi

Root: plu (class 1)

अतः (ataḥ) - hence; from this; therefore

(indeclinable)

मृत्युः (mṛtyuḥ) - death

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, Mortality, Yama (god of death)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

मरण-आख्याम् (maraṇa-ākhyām) - the name/appellation of mortality/dying

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of maraṇa-ākhyā

maraṇa-ākhyā - the name or appellation of death/mortality

Compound type : Tatpurusha (maraṇa+ākhyā)

• maraṇa – dying, death, mortality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• ākhyā – name, appellation, designation, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

उपैति (upaiti) - obtains; reaches; undergoes

(verb)

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

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

कर्म-उदये (karma-udaye) - in the rise of action; at the dawn of (new) actions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of karma-udaya

karma-udaya - the rise of action, the beginning of karma

Compound type : Tatpurusha (karma+udaya)

• karma – action, deed, work, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• udaya – rise, ascent, appearance, beginning, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

कर्म-फल-अनुरागाः (karma-phala-anurāgāḥ) - those attached to the fruits of action

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of karma-phala-anurāga

karma-phala-anurāga - attachment to the fruits of action, desirous of karmic results

Compound type : Tatpurusha (karma+phala+anurāga)

• karma – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• anurāga – attachment, affection, passion, love
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: rañj (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there; to that place

(indeclinable)

अनु (anu) - after; along; subsequently

(indeclinable)

Can function as a preposition, adverb, or verbal prefix

यान्ति (yānti) - they go; they follow

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not; no

(indeclinable)

तरन्ति (taranti) - they cross; they overcome

(verb)

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

Root: tṛ (class 1)

मृत्युम् (mṛtyum) - death

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death, Mortality, Yama (god of death)

Root: mṛ (class 6)