महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-57

नामभेदस्तपःकर्मयज्ञाख्या लोकसिद्धयः ।
आत्मसिद्धिस्तु वेदेषु प्रोच्यते दशभिः क्रमैः ॥५७॥

57. nāmabhedastapaḥkarmayajñākhyā lokasiddhayaḥ ,
ātmasiddhistu vedeṣu procyate daśabhiḥ kramaiḥ.

57. nāmabhedaḥ tapas karmayajñākhyāḥ lokasiddhayaḥ
ātmasiddhiḥ tu vedeṣu procyate daśabhiḥ kramaiḥ

57. nāmabhedaḥ tapas karmayajñākhyāḥ lokasiddhayaḥ [santi]
tu vedeṣu ātmasiddhiḥ daśabhiḥ kramaiḥ procyate

57. Distinctions based on names, spiritual discipline (tapas), action (karma), and Vedic ritual (yajña) – these are considered worldly achievements. But the realization of the Self (ātman-siddhi) is declared in the Vedas (Veda) through ten steps.

Words meanings summery:

• नामभेदः (nāmabhedaḥ) - distinction of names, difference in names

• तपस् (tapas) - spiritual discipline, penance, asceticism

• कर्मयज्ञाख्याः (karmayajñākhyāḥ) - known as action and ritual sacrifice

• लोकसिद्धयः (lokasiddhayaḥ) - worldly achievements, successes in the world

• आत्मसिद्धिः (ātmasiddhiḥ) - realization of the Self, spiritual perfection, liberation (mokṣa)

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas, in the sacred texts

• प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is declared, is proclaimed, is spoken of

• दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten

• क्रमैः (kramaiḥ) - by steps, by orders, by means, by ways

Words meanings and morphology

नामभेदः (nāmabhedaḥ) - distinction of names, difference in names

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāmabheda

nāmabheda - distinction of names, difference in names

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāman+bheda)

• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)
• bheda – difference, distinction, division
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhid (class 7)

Note: One of the subjects of the first clause, categorized as 'lokasiddhayaḥ'.

तपस् (tapas) - spiritual discipline, penance, asceticism

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - spiritual discipline, penance, asceticism, heat, suffering

Note: Part of the compound tapaḥkarmayajñākhyāḥ.

कर्मयज्ञाख्याः (karmayajñākhyāḥ) - known as action and ritual sacrifice

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of karmayajñākhya

karmayajñākhya - named karma and yajña

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (karma+yajña+ākhyā)

• karma – action, deed
  noun (neuter)
• yajña – ritual sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• ākhyā – name, appellation, declaration
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'lokasiddhayaḥ'.

लोकसिद्धयः (lokasiddhayaḥ) - worldly achievements, successes in the world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of lokasiddhi

lokasiddhi - worldly success, worldly attainment

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+siddhi)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – success, accomplishment, attainment, perfection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'nāmabhedaḥ' and 'tapaḥkarmayajñākhyāḥ'.

आत्मसिद्धिः (ātmasiddhiḥ) - realization of the Self, spiritual perfection, liberation (mokṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ātmasiddhi

ātmasiddhi - Self-realization, spiritual perfection, liberation

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+siddhi)

• ātman – Self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• siddhi – success, accomplishment, attainment, perfection
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a contrast.

वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas, in the sacred texts

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, knowledge, wisdom

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Location where ātman-siddhi is declared.

प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is declared, is proclaimed, is spoken of

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pra-vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The agent (the Vedas, or the teachings within) is implied.

दशभिः (daśabhiḥ) - by ten

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'kramaiḥ'.

क्रमैः (kramaiḥ) - by steps, by orders, by means, by ways

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, method, way

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Refers to the methods or stages of Self-realization.