महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-136, verse-141

तं मन्ये निकृतिप्रज्ञं यो मोक्षं प्रत्यनन्तरम् ।
कृत्यं मृगयसे कर्तुं सुखोपायमसंशयम् ॥१४१॥

141. taṁ manye nikṛtiprajñaṁ yo mokṣaṁ pratyanantaram ,
kṛtyaṁ mṛgayase kartuṁ sukhopāyamasaṁśayam.

141. tam manye nikṛtiprajñam yaḥ mokṣam prati anantaram
kṛtyam mṛgayase kartum sukhopāyam asaṃśayam

141. yaḥ mokṣam prati anantaram sukhopāyam kṛtyam kartum mṛgayase,
tam nikṛtiprajñam manye asaṃśayam

141. I consider him to possess a deceitful intellect (nikṛtiprajñam) who seeks to accomplish an action (kṛtyam) immediately (anantaram) leading to liberation (mokṣa) by means of an undoubtedly easy method (sukhopāyam).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

• निकृतिप्रज्ञम् (nikṛtiprajñam) - of deceitful intellect, having a crooked understanding

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation, release

• प्रति (prati) - towards, for, concerning, against

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately, next, without interval

• कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - a deed, an action, that which is to be done

• मृगयसे (mṛgayase) - you seek, you hunt, you pursue

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• सुखोपायम् (sukhopāyam) - by an easy method, having easy means

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly, doubtless

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the person described in the relative clause.

मन्ये (manye) - I think, I consider, I believe

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

root 'man' (class 4), present middle, 1st person singular

Root: man (class 4)

निकृतिप्रज्ञम् (nikṛtiprajñam) - of deceitful intellect, having a crooked understanding

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nikṛtiprajña

nikṛtiprajña - having a deceitful intellect, crooked-minded

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nikṛti+prajña)

• nikṛti – deceit, fraud, villainy, crookedness
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• prajña – wise, intelligent, knowing, intellect
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'tam'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - liberation, release

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, freedom

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Object of implied motion towards or direction (with prati).

प्रति (prati) - towards, for, concerning, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with mokṣam to indicate direction or purpose.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately, next, without interval

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anantara

anantara - without interval, immediate, next; immediately after

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+antara)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• antara – interior, interval, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Here used adverbially to mean 'immediately'.

कृत्यम् (kṛtyam) - a deed, an action, that which is to be done

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - to be done, proper to be done, a duty, an action

Gerundive

from root kṛ + suffix -tya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kartum'.

मृगयसे (mṛgayase) - you seek, you hunt, you pursue

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of mṛg

Present Middle

root 'mṛg' (class 10), present middle, 2nd person singular

Root: mṛg (class 10)

Note: The verb for 'yaḥ' (who), implying the second person addressed is the one being described.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from root 'kṛ' + suffix -tum

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses purpose or intent.

सुखोपायम् (sukhopāyam) - by an easy method, having easy means

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sukhopāya

sukhopāya - easy means, easy method

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+upāya)

• sukha – ease, comfort, pleasure, happiness
  noun (neuter)
• upāya – means, method, resource, expedient
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the method or means by which the action is performed.

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, certainly, doubtless

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śi (class 7)

Note: Modifies the act of seeking or the nature of the easy method.