महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-45, verse-15

एवं देवो महात्मा स पावकं पुरुषो गिरन् ।
यो वै तं पुरुषं वेद तस्येहात्मा न रिष्यते ।
योगिनस्तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥१५॥

15. evaṁ devo mahātmā sa pāvakaṁ puruṣo giran ,
yo vai taṁ puruṣaṁ veda tasyehātmā na riṣyate ,
yoginastaṁ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṁ sanātanam.

15. evam devaḥ mahātmā saḥ pāvakam puruṣaḥ
giran yaḥ vai tam puruṣam veda
tasya iha ātmā na riṣyate yoginaḥ
tam prapaśyanti bhagavantam sanātanam

15. Thus, that great divine being, who is the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa), consumes the purifying fire (pāvaka). Whoever truly knows that supreme cosmic person (puruṣa), his self (ātman) is not harmed in this world. Yogis (yoginaḥ) perceive that eternal (sanātana) divine being (bhagavantam).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• देवः (devaḥ) - divine being (god, deity, divine being)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great (great soul, noble-minded, great being)

• सः (saḥ) - that (divine being) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

• पावकम् (pāvakam) - purifying fire (pāvaka) (purifying, fire, purifier)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, human being, person, cosmic person)

• गिरन् (giran) - consuming (swallowing, devouring, consuming)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, whoever)

• वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, certainly)

• तम् (tam) - that (cosmic person) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - that supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, human being, person, cosmic person)

• वेद (veda) - knows (knows, understands)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of that)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essence)

• न (na) - not (not, no, neither)

• रिष्यते (riṣyate) - is harmed (is harmed, is injured, perishes)

• योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis (yoginaḥ) (yogis, practitioners of yoga, ascetics)

• तम् (tam) - that (masculine object) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they perceive (they see, they perceive, they behold)

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - divine being (bhagavantam) (lord, divine, worshipful, prosperous)

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (sanātana) (eternal, ancient, everlasting, perpetual)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

देवः (devaḥ) - divine being (god, deity, divine being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

Root: div (class 4)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great (great soul, noble-minded, great being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, great being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, Brahman
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that (divine being) (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun

पावकम् (pāvakam) - purifying fire (pāvaka) (purifying, fire, purifier)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - purifying, pure, clear; fire, Agni, purifier

Derived from the root √pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, human being, person, cosmic person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male; the cosmic person, soul, conscious principle

गिरन् (giran) - consuming (swallowing, devouring, consuming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛ

gṛ - to swallow, to devour, to consume, to absorb

Present active participle

Nominative singular masculine of present active participle of √gṛ

Root: gṛ (class 6)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

वै (vai) - truly (indeed, truly, certainly)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (cosmic person) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - that supreme cosmic person (puruṣa) (man, human being, person, cosmic person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male; the cosmic person, soul, conscious principle

वेद (veda) - knows (knows, understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lit) of vid

Perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice (irregular formation often used with present meaning)

Root: vid (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of place/time

आत्मा (ātmā) - self (ātman) (self, soul, spirit, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, Brahman, the individual soul or the Universal Spirit

Root: an (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no, neither)

(indeclinable)

रिष्यते (riṣyate) - is harmed (is harmed, is injured, perishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of riṣ

Present middle (passive)

3rd person singular, present indicative, middle voice (passive sense)

Root: riṣ (class 4)

Note: Implies a passive sense: 'is harmed'.

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis (yoginaḥ) (yogis, practitioners of yoga, ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yogin

yogin - one who practices yoga, an ascetic, a meditator

Derived from the root √yuj (to join, to yoke) and the suffix -in

Root: yuj (class 7)

तम् (tam) - that (masculine object) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun

प्रपश्यन्ति (prapaśyanti) - they perceive (they see, they perceive, they behold)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of dṛś

Present active

3rd person plural, present indicative, active voice, with upasarga 'pra-' (forth, before, thoroughly)

Prefix: pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - divine being (bhagavantam) (lord, divine, worshipful, prosperous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, glorious, fortunate, worshipful; Lord, God, a blessed one

From bhaga (fortune, glory)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Used as a substantive (noun).

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal (sanātana) (eternal, ancient, everlasting, perpetual)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, ancient, everlasting, perpetual