महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-237, verse-3

कषायं पाचयित्वा तु श्रेणिस्थानेषु च त्रिषु ।
प्रव्रजेच्च परं स्थानं परिव्रज्यामनुत्तमाम् ॥३॥

3. kaṣāyaṁ pācayitvā tu śreṇisthāneṣu ca triṣu ,
pravrajecca paraṁ sthānaṁ parivrajyāmanuttamām.

3. kaṣāyam pācayitvā tu śreṇisthāneṣu ca triṣu
pravrajet ca param sthānam parivrajyām anuttamām

3. tu (janaḥ) triṣu śreṇisthāneṣu kaṣāyam pācayitvā ca,
param anuttamām parivrajyām sthānam pravrajet

3. Indeed, having eliminated (ripened/processed) the impurities (kaṣāya) in the three stages, one should then undertake the supreme state, the unsurpassed renunciation (parivrajyā).

Words meanings summery:

• कषायम् (kaṣāyam) - impurities (inner defilements) (impurity, defilement, attachment, worldly passion)

• पाचयित्वा (pācayitvā) - having eliminated (lit. having caused to ripen/digest, i.e., processed and overcome) (having caused to ripen, having caused to mature, having cooked, having digested)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, however, indeed, then)

• श्रेणिस्थानेषु (śreṇisthāneṣu) - in the (three) stages (of life) (in the ranks/places/stages)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three (stages) (in three)

• प्रव्रजेत् (pravrajet) - one should renounce (enter sannyasa) (one should go forth, one should renounce)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• स्थानम् (sthānam) - state (of life, spiritual position) (place, state, position)

• परिव्रज्याम् (parivrajyām) - renunciation (parivrajyā), the life of a wandering ascetic (renunciation, wandering asceticism)

• अनुत्तमाम् (anuttamām) - unsurpassed (renunciation) (unsurpassed, excellent, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

कषायम् (kaṣāyam) - impurities (inner defilements) (impurity, defilement, attachment, worldly passion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṣāya

kaṣāya - astringent; impurity, defilement, worldly passion, attachment

Note: Object of `pācayitvā`.

पाचयित्वा (pācayitvā) - having eliminated (lit. having caused to ripen/digest, i.e., processed and overcome) (having caused to ripen, having caused to mature, having cooked, having digested)

(indeclinable participle)

Note: Action completed before `pravrajet`.

तु (tu) - indeed (emphatic) (but, however, indeed, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

श्रेणिस्थानेषु (śreṇisthāneṣu) - in the (three) stages (of life) (in the ranks/places/stages)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of śreṇisthāna

śreṇisthāna - rank, place, position, stage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śreṇi+sthāna)

• śreṇi – row, line, class, series
  noun (feminine)
• sthāna – place, position, stand, stage
  noun (neuter)
  From √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Locative plural indicates location.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the idea of "three stages" to the main clause.

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three (stages) (in three)

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies `śreṇisthāneṣu`.

प्रव्रजेत् (pravrajet) - one should renounce (enter sannyasa) (one should go forth, one should renounce)

(verb)

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

Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular

Derived from verb √vraj (to go) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Implied subject "he/one".

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the action of renouncing.

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

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate

Superlative of para (other, highest)

Note: Qualifies `sthānam`.

स्थानम् (sthānam) - state (of life, spiritual position) (place, state, position)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthāna

sthāna - place, position, stand, state, condition

From √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of `pravrajet`.

परिव्रज्याम् (parivrajyām) - renunciation (parivrajyā), the life of a wandering ascetic (renunciation, wandering asceticism)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parivrajyā

parivrajyā - renunciation, wandering asceticism (parivrajyā)

From verb √vraj (to go) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: In apposition to `sthānam`.

अनुत्तमाम् (anuttamām) - unsurpassed (renunciation) (unsurpassed, excellent, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, excellent, highest

Negative compound of na + uttama (highest, best)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+uttama)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
• uttama – highest, best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ut

Note: Qualifies `parivrajyām`.