महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-188, verse-2

यथा स्वनुष्ठितं ध्यानं तथा कुर्वन्ति योगिनः ।
महर्षयो ज्ञानतृप्ता निर्वाणगतमानसाः ॥२॥

2. yathā svanuṣṭhitaṁ dhyānaṁ tathā kurvanti yoginaḥ ,
maharṣayo jñānatṛptā nirvāṇagatamānasāḥ.

2. yathā svanuṣṭhitam dhyānam tathā kurvanti
yoginaḥ maharṣayaḥ jñānatṛptāḥ nirvāṇagatamānasāḥ

2. yathā dhyānam svanuṣṭhitam (asti),
tathā jñānatṛptāḥ nirvāṇagatamānasāḥ maharṣayaḥ yoginaḥ kurvanti

2. Just as meditation (dhyāna) is properly performed, so too do the yogis and great sages practice, contented by knowledge and with their minds fixed on liberation (nirvāṇa).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• स्वनुष्ठितम् (svanuṣṭhitam) - well-performed, properly executed, diligently done

• ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they perform

• योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis, practitioners of yoga

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages, supreme rishis

• ज्ञानतृप्ताः (jñānatṛptāḥ) - contented with knowledge, satisfied by wisdom

• निर्वाणगतमानसाः (nirvāṇagatamānasāḥ) - with their minds fixed on liberation (nirvāṇa) (whose minds are fixed on nirvāṇa, having minds immersed in liberation)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

स्वनुष्ठितम् (svanuṣṭhitam) - well-performed, properly executed, diligently done

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svanuṣṭhita

svanuṣṭhita - well-performed, properly done, diligently executed

Past Passive Participle

Compound of su (well) + anu + root ṣṭhā (to stand, perform).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+anuṣṭhita)

• su – well, good, properly
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'.
• anuṣṭhita – performed, executed
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From anu + root sthā.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective for dhyānam.

ध्यानम् (dhyānam) - meditation, contemplation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhyāna

dhyāna - meditation, contemplation, thought

From root dhyāi (to think, meditate).

Root: dhyāi (class 1)

Note: Object of implied is performed.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they make, they perform

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present tense, class 8 verb.

From root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

योगिनः (yoginaḥ) - yogis, practitioners of yoga

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yogin

yogin - yogi, ascetic, practitioner of yoga

From yoga + in suffix.

Note: Subject of kurvanti.

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages, supreme rishis

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, supreme rishi

Compound of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

ज्ञानतृप्ताः (jñānatṛptāḥ) - contented with knowledge, satisfied by wisdom

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñānatṛpta

jñānatṛpta - contented with knowledge, satisfied by wisdom

Compound of jñāna (knowledge) and tṛpta (satisfied).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+tṛpta)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• tṛpta – satisfied, contented, satiated
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tṛp (to satisfy, be contented).
  Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Adjective for yoginaḥ and maharṣayaḥ.

निर्वाणगतमानसाः (nirvāṇagatamānasāḥ) - with their minds fixed on liberation (nirvāṇa) (whose minds are fixed on nirvāṇa, having minds immersed in liberation)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirvāṇagatamānasa

nirvāṇagatamānasa - whose mind has gone to nirvāṇa, having a mind absorbed in liberation

Bahuvrihi compound: nirvāṇa (liberation) + gata (gone, attained) + mānasa (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nirvāṇa+gata+mānasa)

• nirvāṇa – extinction, liberation, blowing out
  noun (neuter)
  From nir + root vā (to blow).
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vā (class 2)
• gata – gone, attained, reached
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)
• mānasa – mind, mental
  noun (neuter)
  From manas (mind).

Note: Adjective for yoginaḥ and maharṣayaḥ.