महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-40, verse-55

भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः ।
ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम् ॥५५॥

55. bhaktyā māmabhijānāti yāvānyaścāsmi tattvataḥ ,
tato māṁ tattvato jñātvā viśate tadanantaram.

55. bhaktyā mām abhijānāti yāvān yaḥ ca asmi tattvataḥ
tataḥ mām tattvataḥ jñātvā viśate tadanantaram

55. bhaktyā mām yāvān ca yaḥ asmi tattvataḥ abhijānāti
tataḥ mām tattvataḥ jñātvā tadanantaram viśate

55. Through devotion (bhakti), one truly understands Me, knowing My greatness and who I am in essence. Then, having known Me in essence, one enters (My being) immediately thereafter.

Words meanings summery:

• भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion, with devotion, through devotion

• माम् (mām) - Me

• अभिजानाति (abhijānāti) - truly knows, understands, recognizes

• यावान् (yāvān) - as great as, as much as, to whatever extent

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - in essence, in reality, truly

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• माम् (mām) - Me

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - in essence, in reality, truly

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

• विशते (viśate) - enters, enters into

• तदनन्तरम् (tadanantaram) - immediately after that, thereafter

Words meanings and morphology

भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - by devotion, with devotion, through devotion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of bhakti

bhakti - devotion, faith, worship, adoration

From root `bhaj` (to worship, to adore, to share)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

माम् (mām) - Me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

अभिजानाति (abhijānāti) - truly knows, understands, recognizes

(verb)

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

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

यावान् (yāvān) - as great as, as much as, to whatever extent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāvat

yāvat - as much as, as many as, as great as, as long as

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Parasmaipada form.

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - in essence, in reality, truly

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tattva` (truth, essence) with the suffix `tas` indicating manner or origin.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tad` (that) with the suffix `tas`.

माम् (mām) - Me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - in essence, in reality, truly

(indeclinable)

Derived from `tattva` (truth, essence) with the suffix `tas` indicating manner or origin.

Note: Repeated for emphasis.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) from root `jñā` (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

विशते (viśate) - enters, enters into

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of viś

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Atmanepada form.

तदनन्तरम् (tadanantaram) - immediately after that, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Accusative singular neuter of the adjective `tadanantara` used adverbially.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+anantara)

• tad – that, it (demonstrative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• anantara – without interval, immediate, next
  adjective (neuter)
  From `an` (negation) + `antara` (interval)