महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-266, verse-19

एष मार्गो हि मोक्षस्य प्रसन्नो विमलः शुचिः ।
तथा वाक्कायमनसां नियमः कामतोऽन्यथा ॥१९॥

19. eṣa mārgo hi mokṣasya prasanno vimalaḥ śuciḥ ,
tathā vākkāyamanasāṁ niyamaḥ kāmato'nyathā.

19. eṣaḥ mārgaḥ hi mokṣasya prasannaḥ vimalaḥ śuciḥ
tathā vāk-kāya-manasām niyamaḥ kāmataḥ anyathā

19. eṣaḥ hi prasannaḥ vimalaḥ śuciḥ mokṣasya mārgaḥ
tathā vāk-kāya-manasām kāmataḥ niyamaḥ anyathā

19. This is indeed the clear, serene, and pure path to liberation (mokṣa). It involves the voluntary control of speech, body, and mind; without such control, this path is not possible.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, way

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

• मोक्षस्य (mokṣasya) - of final liberation (mokṣa) (of liberation, of emancipation)

• प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - clear, serene (clear, tranquil, serene, pleased)

• विमलः (vimalaḥ) - pure (spotless, pure, clean)

• शुचिः (śuciḥ) - holy, pure (pure, clean, holy)

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, and (thus, so, likewise, and)

• वाक्-काय-मनसाम् (vāk-kāya-manasām) - of speech, body, and mind

• नियमः (niyamaḥ) - control, restraint (restraint, control, rule, discipline)

• कामतः (kāmataḥ) - voluntarily (voluntarily, by desire, willingly)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (without such control) (otherwise, differently)

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

मार्गः (mārgaḥ) - path, way

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

हि (hi) - indeed, surely (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

मोक्षस्य (mokṣasya) - of final liberation (mokṣa) (of liberation, of emancipation)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation, freedom, release

From √muc (to free) + -sa suffix.

Root: muc (class 6)

प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ) - clear, serene (clear, tranquil, serene, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasanna

prasanna - clear, tranquil, serene, pleased, propitiated

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√sad (to settle down, be clear).

Prefix: pra

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mārgaḥ'.

विमलः (vimalaḥ) - pure (spotless, pure, clean)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vimala

vimala - spotless, pure, clean, stainless, free from impurity

Compound of vi (without) + mala (dirt, stain).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+mala)

• vi – without, separation, negation
  indeclinable
• mala – dirt, impurity, stain, defilement
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'mārgaḥ'.

शुचिः (śuciḥ) - holy, pure (pure, clean, holy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, holy, bright, white

Note: Qualifies 'mārgaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - likewise, and (thus, so, likewise, and)

(indeclinable)

वाक्-काय-मनसाम् (vāk-kāya-manasām) - of speech, body, and mind

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of vāk-kāya-manas

vāk-kāya-manas - speech, body, and mind (as a group)

A Dwandva compound listing the three faculties: speech, body, and mind.

Compound type : dvandva (vāc+kāya+manas)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
• kāya – body, collection, aggregate
  noun (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, understanding
  noun (neuter)

नियमः (niyamaḥ) - control, restraint (restraint, control, rule, discipline)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - restraint, control, regulation, discipline, rule

From ni-√yam (to restrain, control).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

कामतः (kāmataḥ) - voluntarily (voluntarily, by desire, willingly)

(indeclinable)

Derived from kāma (desire) with the suffix -tas.

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise (without such control) (otherwise, differently)

(indeclinable)

Derived from anya (other) with the suffix -thā.