महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-222, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
मोक्षधर्मेषु नियतो लघ्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ।
प्राप्नोति ब्रह्मणः स्थानं यत्परं प्रकृतेर्ध्रुवम् ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
mokṣadharmeṣu niyato laghvāhāro jitendriyaḥ ,
prāpnoti brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṁ yatparaṁ prakṛterdhruvam.

2. bhīṣma uvāca mokṣadharmeṣu niyataḥ laghvāhāraḥ jitendriyaḥ
prāpnoti brahmaṇaḥ sthānam yat param prakṛteḥ dhruvam

2. bhīṣma uvāca niyataḥ laghvāhāraḥ jitendriyaḥ mokṣadharmeṣu
brahmaṇaḥ yat param prakṛteḥ dhruvam sthānam prāpnoti

2. Bhīṣma replied: "One who is steadfast in the path of liberation (mokṣa-dharma), eats a light diet, and has controlled their senses attains the state of Brahman, which is supreme, eternal, and beyond primordial matter (prakṛti)."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā and Śāntanu) (Bhīṣma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• मोक्षधर्मेषु (mokṣadharmeṣu) - in the path of liberation (mokṣa-dharma) (in the principles of liberation, in the duties of final emancipation)

• नियतः (niyataḥ) - steadfast, disciplined (restrained, controlled, disciplined, engaged)

• लघ्वाहारः (laghvāhāraḥ) - eats a light diet, moderate in diet (one who eats light food, temperate in diet)

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - has controlled their senses (one who has controlled senses)

• प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (of Brahman, of Brahma)

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - the state/abode (place, state, position, abode)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)

• प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - beyond (than) primordial matter (prakṛti) (of nature, from nature)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - eternal (fixed, constant, eternal, firm)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā and Śāntanu) (Bhīṣma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma, formidable, terrible

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense

Irregular perfect form (liṭ lakāraḥ), third person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

मोक्षधर्मेषु (mokṣadharmeṣu) - in the path of liberation (mokṣa-dharma) (in the principles of liberation, in the duties of final emancipation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mokṣadharma

mokṣadharma - the nature or principles leading to liberation (mokṣa), duties of emancipation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+dharma)

• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, release
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root muc (to release) + suffix ghañ (अ)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

नियतः (niyataḥ) - steadfast, disciplined (restrained, controlled, disciplined, engaged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyata

niyata - restrained, disciplined, self-controlled, fixed, appointed

Past Passive Participle

From root yam (to control) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

लघ्वाहारः (laghvāhāraḥ) - eats a light diet, moderate in diet (one who eats light food, temperate in diet)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghvāhāra

laghvāhāra - light food, taking little food, moderate in diet

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (laghu+āhāra)

• laghu – light, small, quick, easy
  adjective (masculine)
• āhāra – food, diet, taking, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hṛ (to take) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - has controlled their senses (one who has controlled senses)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered or controlled his senses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued, won
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense, sense power
  noun (neuter)

प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prāp

Present tense

Verbal root āp (class 5) with prefix pra, third person singular, active voice

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (of Brahman, of Brahma)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman (the Absolute Reality), sacred word, prayer, the Vedas

Note: Used here in the sense of the Absolute Brahman.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - the state/abode (place, state, position, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, state, abode, standing

Root: sthā (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which (which, what, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'sthānam' (neuter singular nominative, functioning as predicate).

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

प्रकृतेः (prakṛteḥ) - beyond (than) primordial matter (prakṛti) (of nature, from nature)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, primordial matter, origin, original form

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used in the sense of 'from' or 'than' when indicating superiority, hence ablative.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - eternal (fixed, constant, eternal, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhruva

dhruva - fixed, firm, constant, eternal, unchangeable

Root: dhru (class 1)