महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-49, verse-52

ततोऽब्रवीन्महात्मानं जैगीषव्यं स देवलः ।
विनयावनतो राजन्नुपसर्प्य महामुनिम् ।
मोक्षधर्मं समास्थातुमिच्छेयं भगवन्नहम् ॥५२॥

52. tato'bravīnmahātmānaṁ jaigīṣavyaṁ sa devalaḥ ,
vinayāvanato rājannupasarpya mahāmunim ,
mokṣadharmaṁ samāsthātumiccheyaṁ bhagavannaham.

52. tataḥ abrāvīt mahātmānam jaigīṣavyam
saḥ devalaḥ vinayāvanataḥ rājan
upasarpya mahāmunim mokṣa-dharmam
samāsthātum iccheyam bhagavan aham

52. rājan devalaḥ saḥ vinayāvanataḥ
mahāmunim mahātmānam jaigīṣavyam
upasarpya tataḥ abrāvīt bhagavan aham
mokṣa-dharmam samāsthātum iccheyam

52. Then, O King, Devala, humbly approaching the great sage, the great-souled Jaigīṣavya, spoke: 'O venerable one, I desire to undertake the practice (dharma) of liberation (mokṣa).'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

• अब्रावीत् (abrāvīt) - he spoke, he said

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - to the great-souled one, to the noble one

• जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - to Jaigīṣavya

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (a sage)

• विनयावनतः (vinayāvanataḥ) - bowed with humility, humble, deferential

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• उपसर्प्य (upasarpya) - having approached

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - to the great sage

• मोक्ष-धर्मम् (mokṣa-dharmam) - the practice (dharma) of liberation (mokṣa)

• समास्थातुम् (samāsthātum) - to undertake, to practice, to resort to

• इच्छेयम् (iccheyam) - I wish, I would like

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, thence

(indeclinable)

ablative of 'tad' used as an adverb

अब्रावीत् (abrāvīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - to the great-souled one, to the noble one

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - to Jaigīṣavya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaigīṣavya

jaigīṣavya - Jaigīṣavya (name of a sage)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवलः (devalaḥ) - Devala (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devala

devala - Devala (name of a sage)

विनयावनतः (vinayāvanataḥ) - bowed with humility, humble, deferential

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vinayāvanata

vinayāvanata - bowed down with humility, humble

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vinaya+avanata)

• vinaya – humility, modesty, discipline
  noun (masculine)
• avanata – bowed, bent, humble
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from 'ava' + 'nam' (to bow)
  Prefix: ava
  Root: nam (class 1)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

उपसर्प्य (upasarpya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed with suffix -ya after prefix 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: sṛp (class 1)

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - to the great sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  indeclinable
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)

मोक्ष-धर्मम् (mokṣa-dharmam) - the practice (dharma) of liberation (mokṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣa-dharma

mokṣa-dharma - the rule/practice/constitution of liberation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+dharma)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, emancipation
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, practice
  noun (masculine)

समास्थातुम् (samāsthātum) - to undertake, to practice, to resort to

(indeclinable)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: infinitive form

इच्छेयम् (iccheyam) - I wish, I would like

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one, O divine one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, blessed one

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we