महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-124, verse-16

परं पुराणं पुरुषं पुराणानां परं च यत् ।
प्रपद्यतस्तं परमं परा भूतिर्विधीयते ॥१६॥

16. paraṁ purāṇaṁ puruṣaṁ purāṇānāṁ paraṁ ca yat ,
prapadyatastaṁ paramaṁ parā bhūtirvidhīyate.

16. param purāṇam puruṣam purāṇānām param ca yat
prapadyataḥ tam paramam parā bhūtiḥ vidhīyate

16. yat param purāṇam puruṣam ca purāṇānām param
tam paramam prapadyataḥ parā bhūtiḥ vidhīyate

16. To one who takes refuge in that supreme, ancient Person (puruṣa), who is indeed the highest even among all ancient things, supreme prosperity is bestowed.

Words meanings summery:

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient, old

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - person, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

• पुराणानाम् (purāṇānām) - of the ancient ones, of the Purāṇas

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत् (yat) - who, which, that (relative pronoun)

• प्रपद्यतः (prapadyataḥ) - of one taking refuge, to one who takes refuge

• तम् (tam) - him, that (accusative singular)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• परा (parā) - supreme, highest, excellent

• भूतिः (bhūtiḥ) - prosperity, power, spiritual attainment, welfare

• विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is bestowed, is ordained, is prescribed

Words meanings and morphology

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former; an ancient legendary history or traditional lore

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - person, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, soul, spirit, the Cosmic Person (puruṣa)

पुराणानाम् (purāṇānām) - of the ancient ones, of the Purāṇas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former; an ancient legendary history or traditional lore (Puraṇas)

Note: Refers to ancient beings or ancient texts/traditions. Here, likely referring to other ancient beings/entities or the ancient stories.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - who, which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Here refers to the highest principle that is 'param'.

प्रपद्यतः (prapadyataḥ) - of one taking refuge, to one who takes refuge

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prapadyat

prapadyat - one who takes refuge, one who resorts to

Present Active Participle

from pra-pad (to approach, fall down before)

Prefix: pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Functions like a noun here, 'to him who takes refuge'.

तम् (tam) - him, that (accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'puruṣam'.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate

Note: Qualifies 'puruṣam' indirectly through 'tam'.

परा (parā) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other

Note: Qualifies 'bhūtiḥ'.

भूतिः (bhūtiḥ) - prosperity, power, spiritual attainment, welfare

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - welfare, prosperity, well-being, power, supernatural power, spiritual attainment

derived from root bhū (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is bestowed, is ordained, is prescribed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vidhā

from vi-dhā (to place, arrange)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)