महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-19, verse-20

कल्याणगोचरं कृत्वा मनस्तृष्णां निगृह्य च ।
कर्मसंततिमुत्सृज्य स्यान्निरालम्बनः सुखी ॥२०॥

20. kalyāṇagocaraṁ kṛtvā manastṛṣṇāṁ nigṛhya ca ,
karmasaṁtatimutsṛjya syānnirālambanaḥ sukhī.

20. kalyāṇagocaram kṛtvā manas tṛṣṇām nigṛhya ca
karmasaṃtatim utsṛjya syāt nirālambanaḥ sukhī

20. manas kalyāṇagocaram kṛtvā,
tṛṣṇām nigṛhya ca,
karmasaṃtatim utsṛjya,
nirālambanaḥ sukhī syāt

20. By directing the mind (manas) towards what is auspicious, by controlling craving, and by renouncing the succession of actions (karma), one can become self-reliant and happy.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्याणगोचरम् (kalyāṇagocaram) - focused on welfare (having welfare as its object, focused on auspiciousness)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having directed (having done, having made)

• मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, heart

• तृष्णाम् (tṛṣṇām) - craving, thirst, desire

• निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having restrained, having controlled, having curbed

• च (ca) - and, also

• कर्मसंततिम् (karmasaṁtatim) - the chain of actions, succession of actions

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having released

• स्यात् (syāt) - one should be (he/she/it should be, may be)

• निरालम्बनः (nirālambanaḥ) - unsupported, independent, self-reliant, without a basis

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyous, comfortable

Words meanings and morphology

कल्याणगोचरम् (kalyāṇagocaram) - focused on welfare (having welfare as its object, focused on auspiciousness)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kalyāṇagocara

kalyāṇagocara - having welfare as an object, relating to good fortune

Compound of 'kalyāṇa' and 'gocara'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kalyāṇa+gocara)

• kalyāṇa – welfare, auspicious, virtuous, excellent
  adjective/noun (neuter)
• gocara – sphere, range, object, pasture
  noun (masculine)
  From 'go' (cow/earth/ray) + 'cara' (moving/going).
  Root: car (चर्) (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manas'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having directed (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix 'tvā'.

Root: kṛ (कृ) (class 8)

Note: Functions adverbially.

मनस् (manas) - mind, intellect, heart

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, sense, thought

From root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (मन्) (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

तृष्णाम् (tṛṣṇām) - craving, thirst, desire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tṛṣṇā

tṛṣṇā - thirst, craving, desire, longing

From root 'tṛṣ' (to be thirsty).

Root: tṛṣ (तृष्) (class 4)

Note: Object of 'nigṛhya'.

निगृह्य (nigṛhya) - having restrained, having controlled, having curbed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'grah' (to seize) with prefix 'ni'.

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (ग्रह्) (class 9)

Note: Functions adverbially.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

कर्मसंततिम् (karmasaṁtatim) - the chain of actions, succession of actions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of karmasaṃtati

karmasaṁtati - succession of actions, series of deeds

Compound of 'karma' and 'saṃtati'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+saṃtati)

• karma – action, deed, ritual, consequence of action
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) + suffix 'man'.
  Root: kṛ (कृ) (class 8)
• saṃtati – succession, continuity, progeny, chain
  noun (feminine)
  From 'sam-tan' (to stretch out, extend).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (तन्) (class 8)

Note: Object of 'utsṛjya'.

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up, having released

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'sṛj' (to throw, create) with prefix 'ut'.

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (सृज्) (class 6)

Note: Functions adverbially.

स्यात् (syāt) - one should be (he/she/it should be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ (लिङ्)) of as

Third person singular optative active

From root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (अस्) (class 2)

Note: The implied subject is 'one' or 'such a person'.

निरालम्बनः (nirālambanaḥ) - unsupported, independent, self-reliant, without a basis

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirālambana

nirālambana - having no support, unsupported, independent

Compound of 'nis' (without) + 'ālambana' (support).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (nis+ālambana)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable (prefix)
• ālambana – support, reliance, object of thought
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ā-lamb' (to hang on, cling to).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lamb (लम्ब्) (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective with 'syāt'.

सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyous, comfortable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, glad, enjoying happiness

From 'sukha' (happiness) + suffix 'in'.

Note: Predicate adjective with 'syāt'.