महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-4, verse-31

अरण्ये यो विमुञ्चेत संग्रामे वा तनुं नरः ।
क्रतूनाहृत्य महतो महिमानं स गच्छति ॥३१॥

31. araṇye yo vimuñceta saṁgrāme vā tanuṁ naraḥ ,
kratūnāhṛtya mahato mahimānaṁ sa gacchati.

31. araṇye yaḥ vimuñceta saṃgrāme vā tanum naraḥ
kratūn āhṛtya mahataḥ mahimānam saḥ gacchati

31. yaḥ naraḥ araṇye vā saṃgrāme tanum vimuñceta
saḥ mahataḥ kratūn āhṛtya mahimānam gacchati

31. A man who gives up his body in the wilderness or in battle attains great glory after having performed great sacrifices (kratu).

Words meanings summery:

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest, in the wilderness

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• विमुञ्चेत (vimuñceta) - should release, should abandon, should give up

• संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• तनुम् (tanum) - body, self, form

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• क्रतून् (kratūn) - sacrifices

• आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - having performed, having brought, having gathered

• महतः (mahataḥ) - great, vast, important

• महिमानम् (mahimānam) - glory, greatness, majesty

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches

Words meanings and morphology

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest, in the wilderness

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, jungle

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

विमुञ्चेत (vimuñceta) - should release, should abandon, should give up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vi-muc

root

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

संग्रामे (saṁgrāme) - in battle, in war

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃgrāma

saṁgrāma - battle, war, fight, conflict

From sam-grām 'to fight, to engage'

Prefix: sam

Root: grām (class 1)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

तनुम् (tanum) - body, self, form

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form, self

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

क्रतून् (kratūn) - sacrifices

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kratu

kratu - sacrifice, ritual, power, resolve

From root kṛ 'to do, perform'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आहृत्य (āhṛtya) - having performed, having brought, having gathered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From root hṛ with prefix ā, suffix lyap

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

महतः (mahataḥ) - great, vast, important

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, noble

Note: Agrees with kratūn

महिमानम् (mahimānam) - glory, greatness, majesty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahiman

mahiman - greatness, glory, majesty, power

From mahat with suffix -iman

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गच्छति (gacchati) - goes, attains, reaches

(verb)

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

root

Root: gam (class 1)