महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-122, verse-21

उपाकृत्य तु वै विद्यामाचार्येभ्यो नरर्षभाः ।
प्रयच्छन्तीह ये कामान्देवत्वमुपयान्ति ते ॥२१॥

21. upākṛtya tu vai vidyāmācāryebhyo nararṣabhāḥ ,
prayacchantīha ye kāmāndevatvamupayānti te.

21. upākṛtya tu vai vidyām ācāryebhyaḥ nararṣabhāḥ
prayacchanti iha ye kāmān devatvam upayānti te

21. nararṣabhāḥ tu vai ye ācāryebhyaḥ vidyām upākṛtya
iha kāmān prayacchanti te devatvam upayānti

21. O best among men, indeed, those who, having thoroughly acquired knowledge (vidyā) from their teachers, and who in this world fulfill desires, they attain divinity.

Words meanings summery:

• उपाकृत्य (upākṛtya) - having thoroughly acquired or studied (having accomplished, having prepared, having learned, having approached)

• तु (tu) - but, and, on the other hand

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning

• आचार्येभ्यः (ācāryebhyaḥ) - from the teachers they learned from (from teachers, to teachers)

• नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - O best among men

• प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - they fulfill others' desires (they give, bestow, offer)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, desired objects

• देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity, godhood, state of a god

• उपयान्ति (upayānti) - they attain, reach, approach

• ते (te) - they, those

Words meanings and morphology

उपाकृत्य (upākṛtya) - having thoroughly acquired or studied (having accomplished, having prepared, having learned, having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From prefix upā- (upa + ā) and root √kṛ (to do, make).

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses prior action.

तु (tu) - but, and, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, wisdom (vidyā)

From root √vid (to know).

Root: √vid (class 2)

आचार्येभ्यः (ācāryebhyaḥ) - from the teachers they learned from (from teachers, to teachers)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

From prefix ā- and root √car (to move, conduct).

Prefix: ā

Root: √car (class 1)

Note: Source of knowledge.

नरर्षभाः (nararṣabhāḥ) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - chief of men, best among men, excellent man

Tatpurusha compound: nara (man) + ṛṣabha (bull, chief).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the audience.

प्रयच्छन्ति (prayacchanti) - they fulfill others' desires (they give, bestow, offer)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √yam

Present Active

From prefix pra- and root √yam (to give, restrain), with stem yacch.

Prefix: pra

Root: √yam (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronoun, masculine nominative plural.

Note: Subject of 'prayacchanti'.

कामान् (kāmān) - desires, wishes, desired objects

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, pleasure, desired object

From root √kam (to desire).

Root: √kam (class 1)

देवत्वम् (devatvam) - divinity, godhood, state of a god

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of devatva

devatva - divinity, godhead, state of a god

From deva (god) + suffix -tva (abstract noun suffix).

उपयान्ति (upayānti) - they attain, reach, approach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √i

Present Active

From prefix upa- and root √i (to go).

Prefix: upa

Root: √i (class 2)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it

Demonstrative/correlative pronoun, masculine nominative plural.

Note: Subject of 'upayānti'.