महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-98

तनुत्यजां नृसिंहानामाहवेष्वनिवर्तिनाम् ।
या गतिर्गुरुणा प्राङ्मे प्रोक्ता रामेण तां स्मर ॥९८॥

98. tanutyajāṁ nṛsiṁhānāmāhaveṣvanivartinām ,
yā gatirguruṇā prāṅme proktā rāmeṇa tāṁ smara.

98. tanutyajām nṛsiṃhānām āhaveṣu anivartinām yā
gatiḥ guruṇā prāk me proktā rāmeṇa tām smara

98. smara tām yā gatiḥ prāk me guruṇā rāmeṇa proktā
tanutyajām nṛsiṃhānām āhaveṣu anivartinām

98. Remember that destiny which was previously declared to me by the preceptor (guru) Rāma regarding those lion-like men who sacrifice their bodies and do not retreat in battles.

Words meanings summery:

• तनुत्यजाम् (tanutyajām) - of those who abandon their bodies, body-sacrificing

• नृसिंहानाम् (nṛsiṁhānām) - of lion-like men, of heroes

• आहवेषु (āhaveṣu) - in battles, in conflicts

• अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - of those who do not turn back, of unwavering ones, of non-retreating

• या (yā) - which, what (feminine)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - destiny, state (after death) (path, course, destiny, state, liberation)

• गुरुणा (guruṇā) - by the teacher, by the preceptor

• प्राक् (prāk) - previously, formerly, before

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, by me)

• प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, spoken, told

• रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative)

• स्मर (smara) - remember, recall

Words meanings and morphology

तनुत्यजाम् (tanutyajām) - of those who abandon their bodies, body-sacrificing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tanutyaj

tanutyaj - abandoning the body, sacrificing the body, one who gives up their body

Compound of `tanu` (body) + `tyaj` (to abandon, to give up). Agent noun.

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (tanu+tyaj)

• tanu – body, limb, form
  noun (feminine)
• tyaj – abandoner, giver-up
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Agent Noun
  From root `tyaj` (to abandon)
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

नृसिंहानाम् (nṛsiṁhānām) - of lion-like men, of heroes

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛsiṃha

nṛsiṁha - man-lion, lion-like man, a hero, a foremost man

Compound of `nṛ` (man) + `siṃha` (lion).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nṛ+siṃha)

• nṛ – man, hero
  noun (masculine)
• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)

आहवेषु (āhaveṣu) - in battles, in conflicts

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āhava

āhava - battle, war, combat, conflict

From root `hu` (to sacrifice, invoke) with prefix `ā-`, or `hvā` (to call).

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

अनिवर्तिनाम् (anivartinām) - of those who do not turn back, of unwavering ones, of non-retreating

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anivartin

anivartin - not turning back, unwavering, firm, non-retreating

Agent Noun / Present Participle equivalent

Compound of `a` (negation) + `nivartin` (turning back).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nivartin)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• nivartin – turning back, retreating, ceasing
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Agent noun from `ni-vṛt`
  From root `vṛt` with prefix `ni-`
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

या (yā) - which, what (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun.

गतिः (gatiḥ) - destiny, state (after death) (path, course, destiny, state, liberation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, state, destiny, ultimate end, liberation

From root `gam` (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

गुरुणा (guruṇā) - by the teacher, by the preceptor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide, heavy, venerable

Root: gṝ (class 6)

Note: Agent of `proktā`.

प्राक् (prāk) - previously, formerly, before

(indeclinable)

From `pra` (forth, forward) + `añc` (to move).

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, by me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (1st person pronoun)

Optional enclitic form for genitive or dative singular.

प्रोक्ता (proktā) - declared, spoken, told

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared, taught

Past Passive Participle

From root `vac` (to speak) with prefix `pra-`. `vac` changes to `ukta` in PPP.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

रामेण (rāmeṇa) - by Rāma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a proper name, often referring to the hero of Rāmāyaṇa or Paraśurāma)

Root: ram (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Direct object of `smara`.

स्मर (smara) - remember, recall

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of smṛ

Imperative, Active Voice, 2nd Person, Singular

Imperative form of root `smṛ`.

Root: smṛ (class 1)