महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-226, verse-4

आचार्येणाभ्यनुज्ञातश्चतुर्णामेकमाश्रमम् ।
आ विमोक्षाच्छरीरस्य सोऽनुतिष्ठेद्यथाविधि ॥४॥

4. ācāryeṇābhyanujñātaścaturṇāmekamāśramam ,
ā vimokṣāccharīrasya so'nutiṣṭhedyathāvidhi.

4. ācāryeṇa abhyanujñātaḥ caturṇām ekam āśramam
ā vimokṣāt śarīrasya saḥ anutiṣṭhet yathāvidhi

4. ācāryeṇa abhyanujñātaḥ saḥ caturṇām ekam āśramam
śarīrasya ā vimokṣāt yathāvidhi anutiṣṭhet

4. Having been permitted by his teacher, he should observe one of the four life stages (āśrama) until the liberation (mokṣa) from the body, following the prescribed rules.

Words meanings summery:

• आचार्येण (ācāryeṇa) - by the teacher, by the preceptor

• अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, commanded

• चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - Refers to the four traditional life stages (āśrama). (of the four)

• एकम् (ekam) - one of the four traditional life stages (āśrama). (one)

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - Refers to one of the four traditional stages of life (student, householder, forest dweller, renunciate). (stage of life, hermitage, abode)

• आ (ā) - up to, until (referring to time/extent) (until, up to, entirely, towards)

• विमोक्षात् (vimokṣāt) - from the final liberation (mokṣa) (from liberation, from release)

• शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body

• सः (saḥ) - The student who has completed his studies. (he, that (person))

• अनुतिष्ठेत् (anutiṣṭhet) - he should observe, he should practice, he should follow

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, according to precept, properly

Words meanings and morphology

आचार्येण (ācāryeṇa) - by the teacher, by the preceptor

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, spiritual guide

From root 'car' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

अभ्यनुज्ञातः (abhyanujñātaḥ) - permitted, allowed, commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhyanujñāta

abhyanujñāta - permitted, allowed, assented to, commanded

Past Passive Participle

From root 'jñā' (to know) with prefixes 'abhi-anu'.

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

चतुर्णाम् (caturṇām) - Refers to the four traditional life stages (āśrama). (of the four)

(numeral)

एकम् (ekam) - one of the four traditional life stages (āśrama). (one)

(numeral)

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - Refers to one of the four traditional stages of life (student, householder, forest dweller, renunciate). (stage of life, hermitage, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - stage of life, hermitage, abode for ascetics

From root 'śram' (to toil, to exert) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

आ (ā) - up to, until (referring to time/extent) (until, up to, entirely, towards)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/prefix.

विमोक्षात् (vimokṣāt) - from the final liberation (mokṣa) (from liberation, from release)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vimokṣa

vimokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, final beatitude (mokṣa)

From root 'muc' with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Refers to final liberation (mokṣa) from the cycle of birth and death, often associated with the death of the physical body.

शरीरस्य (śarīrasya) - of the body

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śarīra

śarīra - body, physical frame

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Connects with 'vimokṣāt' - liberation *of* the body / from the body.

सः (saḥ) - The student who has completed his studies. (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

अनुतिष्ठेत् (anutiṣṭhet) - he should observe, he should practice, he should follow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of anutiṣṭhā

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'anu'.

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, according to precept, properly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound of 'yathā' and 'vidhi'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, in the manner that, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, injunction, ordinance, method, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhā' with prefix 'vi'. Literally 'placing apart'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)