महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-308, verse-47

काषायधारणं मौण्ड्यं त्रिविष्टब्धः कमण्डलुः ।
लिङ्गान्यत्यर्थमेतानि न मोक्षायेति मे मतिः ॥४७॥

47. kāṣāyadhāraṇaṁ mauṇḍyaṁ triviṣṭabdhaḥ kamaṇḍaluḥ ,
liṅgānyatyarthametāni na mokṣāyeti me matiḥ.

47. kāṣāyadhāraṇam mauṇḍyam triviṣṭabdhaḥ kamaṇḍaluḥ
liṅgāni atyartham etāni na mokṣāya iti me matiḥ

47. kāṣāyadhāraṇam mauṇḍyam triviṣṭabdhaḥ kamaṇḍaluḥ
etāni atyartham liṅgāni na mokṣāya iti me matiḥ

47. Wearing ochre robes, shaving the head, and carrying a three-propped water-pot—these are merely external symbols (liṅga) and are not for liberation (mokṣa); this is my conviction (mati).

Words meanings summery:

• काषायधारणम् (kāṣāyadhāraṇam) - wearing ochre robes

• मौण्ड्यम् (mauṇḍyam) - shaving of the head, baldness

• त्रिविष्टब्धः (triviṣṭabdhaḥ) - referring to a water-pot supported by three elements or having three supports (three-propped, supported by three)

• कमण्डलुः (kamaṇḍaluḥ) - water-pot (used by ascetics)

• लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - external signs or symbols of asceticism (signs, marks, symbols, characteristics)

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - emphasizes the externality/excessiveness of the symbols (excessively, very much, greatly)

• एतानि (etāni) - referring to the previously listed ascetic practices (these)

• न (na) - not

• मोक्षाय (mokṣāya) - for liberation

• इति (iti) - introduces 'this is my conviction' (thus, so (marks the end of a quote or thought))

• मे (me) - my

• मतिः (matiḥ) - conviction, opinion, thought, mind

Words meanings and morphology

काषायधारणम् (kāṣāyadhāraṇam) - wearing ochre robes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāṣāyadhāraṇa

kāṣāyadhāraṇa - wearing of an ochre garment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāṣāya+dhāraṇa)

• kāṣāya – ochre-colored, a reddish-yellow garment, a monk's robe
  noun (neuter)
• dhāraṇa – wearing, holding, bearing, retention
  noun (neuter)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

मौण्ड्यम् (mauṇḍyam) - shaving of the head, baldness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mauṇḍya

mauṇḍya - baldness, shaving the head

Derived from muṇḍa (shaven-headed)

त्रिविष्टब्धः (triviṣṭabdhaḥ) - referring to a water-pot supported by three elements or having three supports (three-propped, supported by three)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of triviṣṭabdha

triviṣṭabdha - three-propped, three-supported, upheld by three

Past Passive Participle

From vi-ṣṭambh (to prop, support) with prefix tri-

Compound type : bahuvrīhi or tatpuruṣa (tri+viṣṭabdha)

• tri – three
  numeral
• viṣṭabdha – propped up, supported, restrained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṣṭambh with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ṣṭambh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kamaṇḍaluḥ'.

कमण्डलुः (kamaṇḍaluḥ) - water-pot (used by ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kamaṇḍalu

kamaṇḍalu - a water-pot (especially one used by ascetics)

लिङ्गानि (liṅgāni) - external signs or symbols of asceticism (signs, marks, symbols, characteristics)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of liṅga

liṅga - sign, mark, characteristic, symbol, gender, phallus

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - emphasizes the externality/excessiveness of the symbols (excessively, very much, greatly)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+artha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, too much
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

एतानि (etāni) - referring to the previously listed ascetic practices (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मोक्षाय (mokṣāya) - for liberation

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, salvation

From root muc (to free, release)

Root: muc (class 6)

इति (iti) - introduces 'this is my conviction' (thus, so (marks the end of a quote or thought))

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Enclitic form of the 1st person pronoun.

मतिः (matiḥ) - conviction, opinion, thought, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, opinion, conviction, intelligence

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)