महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-210, verse-20

अन्तकाले वयोत्कर्षाच्छनैः कुर्यादनातुरः ।
एवं युक्तेन मनसा ज्ञानं तदुपपद्यते ॥२०॥

20. antakāle vayotkarṣācchanaiḥ kuryādanāturaḥ ,
evaṁ yuktena manasā jñānaṁ tadupapadyate.

20. antakāle vayotkarṣāt śanaiḥ kuryāt anāturaḥ
evam yuktena manasā jñānam tat upapadyate

20. antakāle vayotkarṣāt śanaiḥ kuryāt anāturaḥ
evam yuktena manasā jñānam tat upapadyate

20. At the end of life, when advanced in age, one should act slowly and without distress. In this way, with a mind concentrated (yoga), that knowledge is attained.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of one's death (at the time of end, at the final hour, at the time of death)

• वयोत्कर्षात् (vayotkarṣāt) - due to reaching old age (due to advanced age, because of the excellence/excess of age)

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually, with patience (slowly, gradually)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should conduct oneself (one should do, one should make, one should perform)

• अनातुरः (anāturaḥ) - free from mental distress or agitation (undisturbed, healthy, free from anxiety, calm)

• एवम् (evam) - in this prescribed manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• युक्तेन (yuktena) - by a mind engaged in meditative concentration (yoga) (joined, connected, concentrated, engaged (in yoga))

• मनसा (manasā) - by one's faculty of thought and feeling (by the mind, with the mind)

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - spiritual or ultimate knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)

• तत् (tat) - that specific knowledge mentioned or implied in the discourse (that, that (knowledge))

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is realized or manifested (is attained, is obtained, arises, becomes suitable)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तकाले (antakāle) - at the time of one's death (at the time of end, at the final hour, at the time of death)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of antakāla

antakāla - end time, time of death

Compound type : tatpurusha (anta+kāla)

• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

वयोत्कर्षात् (vayotkarṣāt) - due to reaching old age (due to advanced age, because of the excellence/excess of age)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vayotkarṣa

vayotkarṣa - advanced age, excellence of age

Compound type : tatpurusha (vayas+utkarṣa)

• vayas – age, life
  noun (neuter)
• utkarṣa – excellence, increase, advancement
  noun (masculine)
  From `ud` + `kṛṣ` with `ghañ` suffix.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually, with patience (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - one should conduct oneself (one should do, one should make, one should perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of kṛ

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

`kṛ` (VIII P/U) + `yāsuṭ` (optative sign) + `t` (3rd sing ending)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनातुरः (anāturaḥ) - free from mental distress or agitation (undisturbed, healthy, free from anxiety, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anātura

anātura - not sick, healthy, tranquil, calm

`na` (negation) + `ātura` (sick, distressed)

Compound type : navi-tatpurusha (a+ātura)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• ātura – sick, distressed, afflicted
  adjective (masculine)
  From `ā` + `tur` + `uṇ` suffix.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: tur (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied agent of `kuryāt`.

एवम् (evam) - in this prescribed manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

युक्तेन (yuktena) - by a mind engaged in meditative concentration (yoga) (joined, connected, concentrated, engaged (in yoga))

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, yoked, connected, prepared, engaged, attentive, concentrated

Past Passive Participle

From root `yuj` + `kta` suffix

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Used substantively or adjectivally with `manasā`.

मनसा (manasā) - by one's faculty of thought and feeling (by the mind, with the mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, understanding, thought, heart

Root: man (class 4)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - spiritual or ultimate knowledge (knowledge, wisdom)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, awareness

From root `jñā` + `lyuṭ` suffix.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Subject of `upapadyate`.

तत् (tat) - that specific knowledge mentioned or implied in the discourse (that, that (knowledge))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Agrees with `jñānam`.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is realized or manifested (is attained, is obtained, arises, becomes suitable)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pad

Present tense, 3rd person singular

From `upa` + `pad` (4A) + `te` (3rd sing `ātmanepada` ending)

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Refers to `jñānam`.