महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-289, verse-3

अनीश्वरः कथं मुच्येदित्येवं शत्रुकर्शन ।
वदन्ति कारणैः श्रैष्ठ्यं योगाः सम्यङ्मनीषिणः ॥३॥

3. anīśvaraḥ kathaṁ mucyedityevaṁ śatrukarśana ,
vadanti kāraṇaiḥ śraiṣṭhyaṁ yogāḥ samyaṅmanīṣiṇaḥ.

3. anīśvaraḥ katham mucyet iti evam śatrukārśana
vadanti kāraṇaiḥ śraiṣṭhyam yogāḥ samyaṅ manīṣiṇaḥ

3. śatrukārśana,
anīśvaraḥ katham mucyet iti evam,
manīṣiṇaḥ yogāḥ kāraṇaiḥ samyaṅ śraiṣṭhyam vadanti.

3. O destroyer of enemies, how can one attain liberation (mokṣa) without a controller (īśvara)? Thus, the wise followers of Yoga (yoga) explain the supremacy [of their system] with sound reasons.

Words meanings summery:

• अनीश्वरः (anīśvaraḥ) - one who does not accept a supreme controller or deity (without a lord, masterless)

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• मुच्येत् (mucyet) - he would be liberated, he might be freed

• इति (iti) - introducing a statement or question (thus, so)

• एवम् (evam) - reinforcing the sense of 'iti' (thus, in this manner)

• शत्रुकार्शन (śatrukārśana) - vocative, addressing a powerful person or warrior, an epithet (O destroyer of enemies, O emaciator of foes)

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - they speak, they declare

• कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by means of logical explanations or proofs (by reasons, with arguments)

• श्रैष्ठ्यम् (śraiṣṭhyam) - the preeminence of their philosophical system or doctrine (superiority, excellence)

• योगाः (yogāḥ) - proponents of the Yoga (yoga) philosophical system (Yogis, followers of Yoga)

• सम्यङ् (samyaṅ) - correctly, properly

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - learned philosophers or sages (wise ones, thoughtful persons)

Words meanings and morphology

अनीश्वरः (anīśvaraḥ) - one who does not accept a supreme controller or deity (without a lord, masterless)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anīśvara

anīśvara - without a lord, masterless, independent, uncontrolled

Negative compound with 'a' (privative) and 'īśvara'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+īśvara)

• a – not, non-, un- (privative prefix)
  indeclinable
• īśvara – lord, master, controller, God
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'īś' (to rule, own) with suffix '-vara'.
  Root: īś (class 4)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'ka' with suffix '-tham'.

मुच्येत् (mucyet) - he would be liberated, he might be freed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhi-liṅ) of muc

Root: muc (class 6)

इति (iti) - introducing a statement or question (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - reinforcing the sense of 'iti' (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

शत्रुकार्शन (śatrukārśana) - vocative, addressing a powerful person or warrior, an epithet (O destroyer of enemies, O emaciator of foes)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śatrukārśana

śatrukārśana - destroyer of enemies, one who weakens foes

Compound 'śatru' (enemy) and 'kārśana' (emaciating, reducing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+kārśana)

• śatru – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• kārśana – causing to grow thin, emaciating, weakening
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective from causative
  From root 'kṛś' (to be thin) in causative, with suffix '-ana'.
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

वदन्ति (vadanti) - they speak, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by means of logical explanations or proofs (by reasons, with arguments)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

action noun

From causative root 'kṛ' (to do, make), 'kārayati', with suffix '-ana'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

श्रैष्ठ्यम् (śraiṣṭhyam) - the preeminence of their philosophical system or doctrine (superiority, excellence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śraiṣṭhya

śraiṣṭhya - superiority, preeminence, excellence, chiefship

Derived from 'śreṣṭha' (best) with abstract suffix '-ya'.

योगाः (yogāḥ) - proponents of the Yoga (yoga) philosophical system (Yogis, followers of Yoga)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yoga

yoga - union, discipline, effort, system of philosophy, spiritual practice (yoga)

From root 'yuj' (to join).

Root: yuj (class 7)

सम्यङ् (samyaṅ) - correctly, properly

(indeclinable)

From 'sam' (together, well) and 'añc' (to go, turn).

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - learned philosophers or sages (wise ones, thoughtful persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, thoughtful, sage, enlightened

From 'manīṣā' (thought, wisdom) with suffix '-in'.