महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-23

यस्माच्चैतन्मया प्राप्तं ज्ञानं वैशेषिकं पुरा ।
यस्य नान्यः प्रवक्तास्ति मोक्षे तमपि मे शृणु ॥२३॥

23. yasmāccaitanmayā prāptaṁ jñānaṁ vaiśeṣikaṁ purā ,
yasya nānyaḥ pravaktāsti mokṣe tamapi me śṛṇu.

23. yasmāt ca etat mayā prāptam jñānam vaiśeṣikam purā
| yasya na anyaḥ pravaktā asti mokṣe tam api me śṛṇu

23. ca (and) yasmāt (from which) etat (this) vaiśeṣikam (specific) jñānam (knowledge) mayā (by me) purā (formerly) prāptam (was obtained),
yasya (of which) mokṣe (in liberation) anyaḥ (another) pravaktā (expounder) na asti (does not exist),
tam (that) api (also) me (from me) śṛṇu (listen).

23. And listen from me also to that (source or teacher) from which this specific knowledge (jñāna) was formerly obtained by me, and for which there is no other expounder concerning final liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, because of which

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतत् (etat) - this

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, received

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

• वैशेषिकम् (vaiśeṣikam) - specific, particular, discriminating

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

• न (na) - not

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

• प्रवक्ता (pravaktā) - expounder, speaker, teacher

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• मोक्षे (mokṣe) - in liberation (mokṣa)

• तम् (tam) - that source or teacher of knowledge (that (masculine accusative singular))

• अपि (api) - also, even

• मे (me) - from me

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which, because of which

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Agrees with 'jñānam'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

प्राप्तम् (prāptam) - obtained, received

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, received, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp- 'to obtain' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'jñānam'.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding

Root: jñā (class 9)

वैशेषिकम् (vaiśeṣikam) - specific, particular, discriminating

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiśeṣika

vaiśeṣika - specific, particular, distinctive; pertaining to the Vaiśeṣika system of philosophy

Derived from viśeṣa with suffix -ika

Note: Agrees with 'jñānam'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

प्रवक्ता (pravaktā) - expounder, speaker, teacher

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravaktṛ

pravaktṛ - expounder, speaker, narrator, teacher

Agent noun derived from root vac- 'to speak' with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मोक्षे (mokṣe) - in liberation (mokṣa)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, freedom

Derived from root muc- 'to release'

Root: muc (class 6)

तम् (tam) - that source or teacher of knowledge (that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - from me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here, 'me' functions similar to an ablative ('from me') in connection with 'śṛṇu' (listen).

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)