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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-123, verse-5

विषयाश्चैव कार्त्स्न्येन सर्व आहारसिद्धये ।
मूलमेतत्त्रिवर्गस्य निवृत्तिर्मोक्ष उच्यते ॥५॥
5. viṣayāścaiva kārtsnyena sarva āhārasiddhaye ,
mūlametattrivargasya nivṛttirmokṣa ucyate.
5. viṣayāḥ ca eva kārtṣnyena sarvaḥ āhāra-siddhaye
mūlam etat tri-vargasya nivṛttiḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate
5. ca eva sarvaḥ viṣayāḥ kārtṣnyena āhāra-siddhaye
etat tri-vargasya mūlam nivṛttiḥ mokṣaḥ ucyate
5. And indeed, all sense objects entirely exist for the purpose of sustenance. This (the pursuit of sustenance through sense objects) is the root of the three aims of human life (trivarga). Cessation from this [cycle] (nivṛtti) is called final liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

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  • विषयाः (viṣayāḥ) - sense objects, objects of experience
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एव (eva) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, only, certainly)
  • कार्त्ष्न्येन (kārtṣnyena) - entirely, completely, in completeness
  • सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - Refers to the entirety of the sense objects or the worldly experience connected to them. (all, everything)
  • आहार-सिद्धये (āhāra-siddhaye) - for the accomplishment of sustenance/food
  • मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation
  • एतत् (etat) - Refers to the preceding statement about sense objects and the pursuit of sustenance. (this)
  • त्रि-वर्गस्य (tri-vargasya) - Refers to dharma, artha, and kāma. (of the three aims of human life)
  • निवृत्तिः (nivṛttiḥ) - Cessation from worldly pursuits or the cycle of saṃsāra. (cessation, withdrawal, renunciation)
  • मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - Final liberation (mokṣa) from the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra). (liberation, release)
  • उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

विषयाः (viṣayāḥ) - sense objects, objects of experience
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣaya
viṣaya - object of sense, sphere, domain, subject
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
एव (eva) - Emphatic particle. (indeed, only, certainly)
(indeclinable)
कार्त्ष्न्येन (kārtṣnyena) - entirely, completely, in completeness
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtṣnya
kārtṣnya - entirety, completeness, totality
Derived from 'kṛtsna' (whole, entire) with 'ṣyañ' suffix.
सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - Refers to the entirety of the sense objects or the worldly experience connected to them. (all, everything)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
आहार-सिद्धये (āhāra-siddhaye) - for the accomplishment of sustenance/food
(noun)
Dative, feminine, singular of āhāra-siddhi
āhāra-siddhi - accomplishment of food/sustenance, provision of nourishment
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āhāra+siddhi)
  • āhāra – food, sustenance, nourishment, taking in
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from 'ā' + 'hṛ' (to take, to carry).
    Prefix: ā
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
  • siddhi – accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection
    noun (feminine)
    Root: sidh (class 1)
Note: Expresses purpose.
मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla
mūla - root, origin, basis, foundation
एतत् (etat) - Refers to the preceding statement about sense objects and the pursuit of sustenance. (this)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
त्रि-वर्गस्य (tri-vargasya) - Refers to dharma, artha, and kāma. (of the three aims of human life)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tri-varga
tri-varga - the triad, the three classes, the three aims of human life (dharma, artha, kāma)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+varga)
  • tri – three
    numeral
  • varga – class, group, division, category
    noun (masculine)
निवृत्तिः (nivṛttiḥ) - Cessation from worldly pursuits or the cycle of saṃsāra. (cessation, withdrawal, renunciation)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of nivṛtti
nivṛtti - cessation, withdrawal, renunciation, turning away from
Derived from 'ni' + 'vṛt' (to turn).
Prefix: ni
Root: vṛt (class 1)
मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - Final liberation (mokṣa) from the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra). (liberation, release)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa
mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, freedom
Derived from root 'muc' (to free, release).
Root: muc (class 6)
उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac
present passive
Present passive, 3rd person singular.
Root: vac (class 2)