महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-110, verse-14

अकूजनेन चेन्मोक्षो नात्र कूजेत्कथंचन ।
अवश्यं कूजितव्यं वा शङ्केरन्वाप्यकूजनात् ॥१४॥

14. akūjanena cenmokṣo nātra kūjetkathaṁcana ,
avaśyaṁ kūjitavyaṁ vā śaṅkeranvāpyakūjanāt.

14. akūjanena cet mokṣaḥ na atra kūjet kathaṃcana
avaśyam kūjitavyam vā śaṅkeran vā api akūjanāt

14. cet akūjanena mokṣaḥ,
atra kathaṃcana na kūjet.
vā avaśyam kūjitavyam,
vā akūjanāt api śaṅkeran.

14. If liberation (mokṣa) is achieved through silence (not speaking), then one should certainly not speak in this matter. However, if speaking is absolutely necessary, people might become suspicious due to one's silence.

Words meanings summery:

• अकूजनेन (akūjanena) - by not speaking, by silence

• चेत् (cet) - if

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - spiritual liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, emancipation)

• न (na) - not, no

• अत्र (atra) - in this particular situation or discussion (here, in this matter)

• कूजेत् (kūjet) - one should speak out, or make a statement (one should speak/chirp)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by no means, in no way, certainly not

• अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, certainly, must

• कूजितव्यम् (kūjitavyam) - to be spoken, should be spoken

• वा (vā) - or

• शङ्केरन् (śaṅkeran) - they might suspect, they would suspect

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, perhaps, though)

• अकूजनात् (akūjanāt) - from not speaking, from silence

Words meanings and morphology

अकूजनेन (akūjanena) - by not speaking, by silence

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of akūjana

akūjana - not making a sound, silence, not speaking

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kūjana' (making a sound, speaking). From root 'kūj' (to make a sound).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kūjana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• kūjana – making a sound, chirping, speaking
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root 'kūj' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: kūj (class 1)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - spiritual liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, emancipation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, freedom

From root 'muc' (to release) with suffix '-sa'.

Root: muc (class 6)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - in this particular situation or discussion (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

From 'idam' (this) + suffix 'trā'.

कूजेत् (kūjet) - one should speak out, or make a statement (one should speak/chirp)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kūj

optative mood, 3rd person singular

Parasmaipada, Present tense, Optative mood.

Root: kūj (class 1)

Note: Expresses a command or suggestion ("should").

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by no means, in no way, certainly not

(indeclinable)

From 'katham' (how) + 'cana' (particle for emphasis/indefiniteness). With 'na', it means "by no means".

Note: Usually implies "not at all" when used with 'na'.

अवश्यम् (avaśyam) - necessarily, certainly, must

(indeclinable)

'a' (not) + 'vaśya' (to be wished, desired; dependent). Lit. 'not dependent', hence 'unavoidable'. Used as an adverb in neuter accusative singular.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vaśya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• vaśya – to be wished, dependent, controllable
  adjective (masculine)
  Gerundive/future passive participle
  From root 'vaś'
  Root: vaś (class 2)

Note: Adverbially used form of the adjective 'avaśya'.

कूजितव्यम् (kūjitavyam) - to be spoken, should be spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kūjitavya

kūjitavya - to be spoken, to be sounded, to be uttered

Gerundive / Future Passive Participle

From root 'kūj' with suffix '-tavya'.

Root: kūj (class 1)

Note: Implies obligation or necessity ("should be").

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

शङ्केरन् (śaṅkeran) - they might suspect, they would suspect

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of śaṅk

optative mood, 3rd person plural

Ātmanepada, Present tense, Optative mood.

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even (also, even, perhaps, though)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used to emphasize.

अकूजनात् (akūjanāt) - from not speaking, from silence

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of akūjana

akūjana - not making a sound, silence, not speaking

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'kūjana' (making a sound, speaking). From root 'kūj' (to make a sound).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kūjana)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• kūjana – making a sound, chirping, speaking
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root 'kūj' with suffix '-ana'
  Root: kūj (class 1)