महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-38

मोक्षे हि त्रिविधा निष्ठा दृष्टा पूर्वैर्महर्षिभिः ।
ज्ञानं लोकोत्तरं यच्च सर्वत्यागश्च कर्मणाम् ॥३८॥

38. mokṣe hi trividhā niṣṭhā dṛṣṭā pūrvairmaharṣibhiḥ ,
jñānaṁ lokottaraṁ yacca sarvatyāgaśca karmaṇām.

38. mokṣe hi trividhā niṣṭhā dṛṣṭā pūrvaiḥ maharṣibhiḥ
jñānam lokottaram yat ca sarvatyāgaḥ ca karmaṇām

38. mokṣe hi pūrvaiḥ maharṣibhiḥ trividhā niṣṭhā dṛṣṭā
yat ca lokottaram jñānam ca karmaṇām sarvatyāgaḥ

38. Indeed, a threefold path to liberation (mokṣa) has been observed by ancient great sages: transcendent knowledge, and the complete renunciation of all actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• मोक्षे (mokṣe) - in liberation, in final emancipation

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• त्रिविधा (trividhā) - threefold, of three kinds

• निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - path, way (to liberation) (steadfastness, firm conviction, devotion)

• दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed, perceived

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancient, by the former

• महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages, by seers

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• लोकोत्तरम् (lokottaram) - transcendent, supramundane, surpassing the world

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वत्यागः (sarvatyāgaḥ) - renunciation of all, complete abandonment

• च (ca) - and, also

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds

Words meanings and morphology

मोक्षे (mokṣe) - in liberation, in final emancipation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation, release

from root muc (to release) + suffix sa

Root: muc (class 6)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

त्रिविधा (trividhā) - threefold, of three kinds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of trividha

trividha - threefold, of three sorts

from tri (three) + vidha (kind, sort)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (tri+vidha)

• tri – three
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - path, way (to liberation) (steadfastness, firm conviction, devotion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣṭhā

niṣṭhā - steadfastness, firm conviction, devotion, conclusion

from ni-sthā (to stand firm)

Prefix: ni

Root: sthā (class 1)

दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen, observed, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancient, by the former

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, prior

महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages, by seers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

from mahat (great) + ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, noble
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  from root ṛṣ (to go, move)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom

from root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

लोकोत्तरम् (lokottaram) - transcendent, supramundane, surpassing the world

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lokottara

lokottara - transcendent, supramundane, surpassing the world

from loka (world) + uttara (superior, surpassing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+uttara)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  from root lok (to see)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• uttara – upper, later, superior, surpassing
  adjective (masculine)
  from ud-tṛ (to cross, go beyond)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वत्यागः (sarvatyāgaḥ) - renunciation of all, complete abandonment

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvatyāga

sarvatyāga - renunciation of all, complete abandonment

from sarva (all) + tyāga (renunciation)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+tyāga)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• tyāga – renunciation, abandonment, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  from root tyaj (to abandon) + ghañ
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate

from root kṛ (to do) + suffix manin

Root: kṛ (class 8)