महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-25

गुणानां साम्यमागम्य मनसैव मनोवहम् ।
देहकर्म नुदन्प्राणानन्तकाले विमुच्यते ॥२५॥

25. guṇānāṁ sāmyamāgamya manasaiva manovaham ,
dehakarma nudanprāṇānantakāle vimucyate.

25. guṇānām sāmyam āgamya manasā eva manovaham
dehakarma nudan prāṇān antakāle vimucyate

25. guṇānām sāmyam āgamya manasā eva manovaham
dehakarma prāṇān nudan antakāle vimucyate

25. Having achieved the equilibrium of the qualities (guṇas) through the mind (manas), thereby mastering the subtle vehicle (manovaham) that carries consciousness, and by shedding the deeds (karma) of the body and the vital breaths (prāṇas), one is completely liberated (mokṣa) at the time of death.

Words meanings summery:

• गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) (of the qualities, of the strands of nature)

• साम्यम् (sāmyam) - a state of balance or harmony among the guṇas (equilibrium, balance, sameness)

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having attained, having approached

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• मनोवहम् (manovaham) - the subtle body or vital breath that functions as a vehicle for the mind and consciousness (carrying the mind, mind-borne, subtle body, vital breath)

• देहकर्म (dehakarma) - the accumulated actions and their effects tied to the physical body (bodily actions, karma related to the body)

• नुदन् (nudan) - by dispelling or discarding (pushing away, removing, expelling, discarding)

• प्राणान् (prāṇān) - the five (or ten) vital airs that sustain life in the body (vital breaths, life forces)

• अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of death, at the final moment

• विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - attains final liberation (mokṣa) (is liberated, is released, becomes free)

Words meanings and morphology

गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) (of the qualities, of the strands of nature)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, virtue, constituent of prakṛti (sattva, rajas, tamas)

Root: guṇ (class 10)

साम्यम् (sāmyam) - a state of balance or harmony among the guṇas (equilibrium, balance, sameness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāmya

sāmya - equality, sameness, equilibrium, impartiality

from 'sama' (equal) + 'ya' suffix

Note: Object of 'āgamya'.

आगम्य (āgamya) - having attained, having approached

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root 'gam' with prefix 'ā', followed by 'ya' suffix for absolutive

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, conscience

Root: man (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

मनोवहम् (manovaham) - the subtle body or vital breath that functions as a vehicle for the mind and consciousness (carrying the mind, mind-borne, subtle body, vital breath)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manovaha

manovaha - conveying the mind, subtle body, vital air that carries the mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+vaha)

• manas – mind, intellect
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• vaha – carrying, conveying, bearing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'vah' (to carry)
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Object of an implied verb of control or mastery, understood from context with `āgamya` and `manasā eva`.

देहकर्म (dehakarma) - the accumulated actions and their effects tied to the physical body (bodily actions, karma related to the body)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dehakarma

dehakarma - bodily action, work of the body, karma pertaining to the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+karma)

• deha – body, corporeal form
  noun (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'nudan'.

नुदन् (nudan) - by dispelling or discarding (pushing away, removing, expelling, discarding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nud

nud - to push, thrust, remove, repel, discard

present active participle

from root 'nud' (to push, drive away)

Root: nud (class 6)

Note: Acts as an adjective describing the agent of liberation.

प्राणान् (prāṇān) - the five (or ten) vital airs that sustain life in the body (vital breaths, life forces)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of prāṇa

prāṇa - breath, vital air, life, spirit, vital force

from 'pra' + 'an' (to breathe)

Prefix: pra

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Object of 'nudan'.

अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of death, at the final moment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antakāla

antakāla - time of death, end time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anta+kāla)

• anta – end, limit, death
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, season, death
  noun (masculine)

विमुच्यते (vimucyate) - attains final liberation (mokṣa) (is liberated, is released, becomes free)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of muc

present passive

root 'muc' with prefix 'vi', passive voice

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to the individual performing the actions described earlier.