महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-34, verse-1

अर्जुन उवाच ।
एवं सततयुक्ता ये भक्तास्त्वां पर्युपासते ।
ये चाप्यक्षरमव्यक्तं तेषां के योगवित्तमाः ॥१॥

1. arjuna uvāca ,
evaṁ satatayuktā ye bhaktāstvāṁ paryupāsate ,
ye cāpyakṣaramavyaktaṁ teṣāṁ ke yogavittamāḥ.

1. arjuna uvāca evam satata-yuktāḥ ye bhaktāḥ tvām paryupāsate
ye ca api akṣaram avyaktam teṣām ke yoga-vit-tamāḥ

1. Arjuna uvāca: evam ye satata-yuktāḥ bhaktāḥ tvām paryupāsate,
ye ca api akṣaram avyaktam (paryupāsate),
teṣām ke yoga-vit-tamāḥ?

1. Arjuna said: "Which of those devotees (bhakta) who are constantly devoted and worship You, and also those who worship the imperishable, unmanifest (brahman), are considered more perfect in (yoga)?"

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• सतत-युक्ताः (satata-yuktāḥ) - constantly disciplined, always devoted

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees, faithful ones

• त्वाम् (tvām) - You (accusative singular)

• पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - they worship, they serve, they meditate upon

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - the imperishable, unmanifest (brahman) (imperishable, immutable (referring to brahman))

• अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (brahman) (unmanifest, invisible, unperceived)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

• के (ke) - who (plural interrogative)

• योग-वित्-तमाः (yoga-vit-tamāḥ) - the best among the knowers of yoga (yoga)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince), white, silver

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

सतत-युक्ताः (satata-yuktāḥ) - constantly disciplined, always devoted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satata-yukta

satata-yukta - constantly disciplined, always devoted, perpetually engaged

Compound type : karmadhāraya (satata+yukta)

• satata – constant, perpetual, continuous
  adjective (masculine)
• yukta – joined, yoked, engaged, disciplined, devoted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join, to unite)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees, faithful ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakta

bhakta - devotee (bhakta), faithful, attached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhaj (to worship, adore)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - You (accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

पर्युपासते (paryupāsate) - they worship, they serve, they meditate upon

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of paryupāsate

Prefixes: pari+upa

Root: ās (class 2)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - the imperishable, unmanifest (brahman) (imperishable, immutable (referring to brahman))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akṣara

akṣara - imperishable, immutable, indestructible; syllable, letter; Brahman

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+kṣara)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kṣara – perishable, decaying, flowing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root kṣar (to flow, to perish)
  Root: kṣar (class 1)

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - the unmanifest (brahman) (unmanifest, invisible, unperceived)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, unperceived, indiscernible, primordial matter (prakṛti)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+vyakta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyakta – manifested, apparent, distinct
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vyaj (to manifest)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vyaj (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

के (ke) - who (plural interrogative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

योग-वित्-तमाः (yoga-vit-tamāḥ) - the best among the knowers of yoga (yoga)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yoga-vit-tama

yoga-vit-tama - the best among those who know yoga (yoga)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (yoga+vit+tama)

• yoga – yoga (yoga), union, discipline, spiritual practice
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• vit – knower, understanding
  adjective
  Agent noun
  Derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  suffix
  Superlative suffix