महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-52, verse-16

एवमेतद्यदुश्रेष्ठ कृष्टं राजर्षिणा पुरा ।
शक्रेण चाप्यनुज्ञातं पुण्यं प्राणान्विमुञ्चताम् ॥१६॥

16. evametadyaduśreṣṭha kṛṣṭaṁ rājarṣiṇā purā ,
śakreṇa cāpyanujñātaṁ puṇyaṁ prāṇānvimuñcatām.

16. evam etat yaduśreṣṭha kṛṣṭam rājarṣiṇā purā
śakreṇa ca api anujñātam puṇyam prāṇān vimuñcatām

16. yaduśreṣṭha evam etat puṇyam purā rājarṣiṇā
kṛṣṭam ca api śakreṇa prāṇān vimuñcatām anujñātam

16. O best of Yadus, this sacred field was thus cultivated by the royal sage long ago, and it was also approved by Indra as a meritorious deed for those who relinquish their lives.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एतत् (etat) - this (sacred field/deed) (this, this one)

• यदुश्रेष्ठ (yaduśreṣṭha) - O best of the Yadu clan (addressed to a Yadu king like Vasudeva or Krishna) (O best of Yadus)

• कृष्टम् (kṛṣṭam) - established, consecrated, made sacred by ploughing (ploughed, cultivated, drawn)

• राजर्षिणा (rājarṣiṇā) - by King Kuru, who was a royal sage (by the royal sage)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Indra

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अनुज्ञातम् (anujñātam) - permitted, approved, granted

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - a meritorious deed/state/place (sacred, meritorious, virtue, good deed)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths

• विमुञ्चताम् (vimuñcatām) - of those who relinquish their lives (i.e., die) (of those who release, of those who give up)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (sacred field/deed) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Can also be masculine nominative singular or neuter accusative singular.

यदुश्रेष्ठ (yaduśreṣṭha) - O best of the Yadu clan (addressed to a Yadu king like Vasudeva or Krishna) (O best of Yadus)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yaduśreṣṭha

yaduśreṣṭha - best of the Yadus

Compound type : tatpurusha (yadu+śreṣṭha)

• yadu – Yadu (name of an ancient king and his lineage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective

कृष्टम् (kṛṣṭam) - established, consecrated, made sacred by ploughing (ploughed, cultivated, drawn)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛṣṭa

kṛṣṭa - ploughed, cultivated, drawn, pulled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛṣ (to plough).

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

राजर्षिणा (rājarṣiṇā) - by King Kuru, who was a royal sage (by the royal sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who is also a sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Indra

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (name of a deity), powerful

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अनुज्ञातम् (anujñātam) - permitted, approved, granted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anujñāta

anujñāta - permitted, allowed, approved, sanctioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jñā (to know) with upasarga anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - a meritorious deed/state/place (sacred, meritorious, virtue, good deed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, holy, sacred; merit, virtue, good deed

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - lives, vital breaths

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, life, vital air, vital principle

विमुञ्चताम् (vimuñcatām) - of those who relinquish their lives (i.e., die) (of those who release, of those who give up)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vimuñcat

vimuñcat - releasing, letting go, abandoning

Present Active Participle

Derived from root muc (to release) with upasarga vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to those who are currently releasing their lives, i.e., dying.