महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-262, verse-36

कपिल उवाच ।
शरीरपक्तिः कर्माणि ज्ञानं तु परमा गतिः ।
पक्वे कषाये वमनै रसज्ञाने न तिष्ठति ॥३६॥

36. kapila uvāca ,
śarīrapaktiḥ karmāṇi jñānaṁ tu paramā gatiḥ ,
pakve kaṣāye vamanai rasajñāne na tiṣṭhati.

36. kapilaḥ uvāca | śarīrapaktiḥ karmāṇi jñānam tu paramā
gatiḥ | pakve kaṣāye vamanaiḥ rasajñāne na tiṣṭhati

36. kapilaḥ uvāca karmāṇi śarīrapaktiḥ (bhavanti); tu jñānam paramā gatiḥ pakve kaṣāye vamanaiḥ (niṣkāsite sati),
rasajñāne na tiṣṭhati

36. Kapila said: Actions (karma) are for the purification and maturation of the body; however, knowledge is the supreme goal (gati). Just as, when impurities (kaṣāya) are brought to maturity for expulsion by emetics, they no longer remain in the perception of pure essence.

Words meanings summery:

• कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - Kapila (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शरीरपक्तिः (śarīrapaktiḥ) - purification of the body, maturation of the body

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions performed for purification (actions, deeds, duties (karma))

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

• तु (tu) - but, however

• परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal, destination, path

• पक्वे (pakve) - when impurities are brought to a state ready for expulsion (when matured, ripened, purified, cooked)

• कषाये (kaṣāye) - in the impurities or defilements of the body/mind (in impurity, in defilement, in astringent taste, in passion)

• वमनैः (vamanaiḥ) - by emetics, by acts of vomiting or expulsion

• रसज्ञाने (rasajñāne) - in the perception of essence, in the knowledge of taste/essence

• न (na) - not, no

• तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stays, stands

Words meanings and morphology

कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - Kapila (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapila

kapila - brown, tawny; a particular sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

Perfect (Liṭ)

Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

शरीरपक्तिः (śarīrapaktiḥ) - purification of the body, maturation of the body

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarīrapakti

śarīrapakti - purification or maturation of the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śarīra+pakti)

• śarīra – body
  noun (neuter)
• pakti – cooking, ripening, digestion, maturation, purification
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'pac' (to cook, ripen)
  Root: pac (class 1)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions performed for purification (actions, deeds, duties (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, duty, ritual (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge

Root: jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

परमा (paramā) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

गतिः (gatiḥ) - goal, destination, path

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, path, course, goal, destination

Root: gam (class 1)

पक्वे (pakve) - when impurities are brought to a state ready for expulsion (when matured, ripened, purified, cooked)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pakva

pakva - cooked, ripe, mature, purified, ready for expulsion

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'pac' (to cook, ripen)

Root: pac (class 1)

कषाये (kaṣāye) - in the impurities or defilements of the body/mind (in impurity, in defilement, in astringent taste, in passion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaṣāya

kaṣāya - astringent taste; impurity, defilement, passion, desire, stain

वमनैः (vamanaiḥ) - by emetics, by acts of vomiting or expulsion

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of vamana

vamana - vomiting, emetic, act of expelling

Derived from root 'vam' (to vomit)

Root: vam (class 1)

रसज्ञाने (rasajñāne) - in the perception of essence, in the knowledge of taste/essence

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rasajñāna

rasajñāna - perception of taste, knowledge of essences or fundamental principles

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rasa+jñāna)

• rasa – taste, essence, fluid, sap, emotion
  noun (masculine)
• jñāna – knowledge, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains, stays, stands

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: sthā (class 1)