महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-115, verse-12

अयं ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठो अयं ब्रह्मविदां गतिः ।
इत्यभाषन्त भूतानि शयानं भरतर्षभम् ॥१२॥

12. ayaṁ brahmavidāṁ śreṣṭho ayaṁ brahmavidāṁ gatiḥ ,
ityabhāṣanta bhūtāni śayānaṁ bharatarṣabham.

12. ayam brahmavidām śreṣṭhaḥ ayam brahmavidām gatiḥ
iti abhāṣanta bhūtāni śayānam bharatarṣabham

12. bhūtāni śayānam bharatarṣabham iti abhāṣanta:
ayam brahmavidām śreṣṭhaḥ ayam brahmavidām gatiḥ

12. "This one is the best among those who know the absolute reality (brahman); this one is the destination for those who know the absolute reality (brahman)," thus spoke the beings about the bull among the Bharatas as he lay.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of those who know brahman

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of those who know brahman

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - going, movement; destination, refuge, goal

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• अभाषन्त (abhāṣanta) - spoke, said

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures

• शयानम् (śayānam) - lying down, resting

• भरतर्षभम् (bharatarṣabham) - bull among the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of those who know brahman

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmavid

brahmavid - knower of Brahman, one who has knowledge of ultimate reality

Compound type : Tatpurusha (brahman+vid)

• brahman – ultimate reality, the Absolute
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √bṛh (class 1)
• vid – knowing, wise; one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vid (to know).
  Root: √vid (class 2)

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

Superlative degree from praśasya (excellent).

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

ब्रह्मविदाम् (brahmavidām) - of those who know brahman

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brahmavid

brahmavid - knower of Brahman, one who has knowledge of ultimate reality

Compound type : Tatpurusha (brahman+vid)

• brahman – ultimate reality, the Absolute
  noun (neuter)
  Root: √bṛh (class 1)
• vid – knowing, wise; one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  From root √vid (to know).
  Root: √vid (class 2)

गतिः (gatiḥ) - going, movement; destination, refuge, goal

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course; destination, refuge, means

Derived from √gam (to go).

Root: √gam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अभाषन्त (abhāṣanta) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of ā-√bhāṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: √bhāṣ (class 1)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element; past, become

Past Passive Participle

From √bhū (to be, to become).

Root: √bhū (class 1)

शयानम् (śayānam) - lying down, resting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śayāna

śayāna - lying down, sleeping, resting

Present Middle Participle

From √śī (to lie down).

Root: √śī (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'bharatarṣabham'.

भरतर्षभम् (bharatarṣabham) - bull among the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull among Bharatas, chief of the Bharatas, an eminent Bharata

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of an ancient king, or descendant)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)