महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-25

एतामवस्थां प्राप्यैके मरणं वव्रिरे जनाः ।
ग्रामायैके वनायैके नाशायैके प्रवव्रजुः ॥२५॥

25. etāmavasthāṁ prāpyaike maraṇaṁ vavrire janāḥ ,
grāmāyaike vanāyaike nāśāyaike pravavrajuḥ.

25. etām avasthām prāpya eke maraṇam vavrire janāḥ
grāmāya eke vanāya eke nāśāya eke pravavrajuḥ

25. Upon reaching this condition, some people chose death. Others departed for a village, some for the forest, and some even towards their own ruin.

Words meanings summery:

• एताम् (etām) - this (this, this one)

• अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - condition (state, condition, situation)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached (having reached, having attained, having obtained)

• एके (eke) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - death (death, dying)

• वव्रिरे (vavrire) - they chose (they chose, they selected)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men)

• ग्रामाय (grāmāya) - for a village (for the village, to the village)

• एके (eke) - others (some, certain ones)

• वनाय (vanāya) - for the forest (for the forest, to the forest)

• एके (eke) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

• नाशाय (nāśāya) - towards their own ruin (for destruction, for ruin)

• एके (eke) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

• प्रवव्रजुः (pravavrajuḥ) - they departed (they went forth, they departed, they migrated)

Words meanings and morphology

एताम् (etām) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Agrees with 'avasthām'.

अवस्थाम् (avasthām) - condition (state, condition, situation)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, status

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prāpya'.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached (having reached, having attained, having obtained)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefix 'pra', suffix '-ya'

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Gerund, meaning 'having done X'.

एके (eke) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, a certain one, some

Note: Refers to 'janāḥ'.

मरणम् (maraṇam) - death (death, dying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying, mortality

From root 'mṛ' (to die)

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Object of 'vavrire'.

वव्रिरे (vavrire) - they chose (they chose, they selected)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of vṛ

Perfect tense, middle voice, from root 'vṛ'

Root: vṛ (class 9)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, people, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'vavrire'.

ग्रामाय (grāmāya) - for a village (for the village, to the village)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, community, collection of people

Note: Indicates purpose or direction.

एके (eke) - others (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, a certain one, some

Note: Subject of 'pravavrajuḥ' (implied).

वनाय (vanāya) - for the forest (for the forest, to the forest)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water

Note: Indicates purpose or direction.

एके (eke) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, a certain one, some

Note: Subject of 'pravavrajuḥ' (implied).

नाशाय (nāśāya) - towards their own ruin (for destruction, for ruin)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of nāśa

nāśa - destruction, ruin, loss, disappearance

From root 'naś' (to perish, disappear)

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Indicates purpose or direction.

एके (eke) - some (people) (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, a certain one, some

Note: Subject of 'pravavrajuḥ' (implied).

प्रवव्रजुः (pravavrajuḥ) - they departed (they went forth, they departed, they migrated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of pravraj

Perfect tense, from root 'vraj' (to go) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: vraj (class 1)