महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-313, verse-27

तमासाद्य तु मुक्तस्य दृष्टार्थस्य विपश्चितः ।
त्रिष्वाश्रमेषु को न्वर्थो भवेत्परमभीप्सतः ॥२७॥

27. tamāsādya tu muktasya dṛṣṭārthasya vipaścitaḥ ,
triṣvāśrameṣu ko nvartho bhavetparamabhīpsataḥ.

27. tam āsādya tu muktasya dṛṣṭārthasya vipaścitaḥ
triṣu āśrameṣu kaḥ nu arthaḥ bhavet paramabhīpsataḥ

27. tu tam āsādya muktasya dṛṣṭārthasya vipaścitaḥ paramabhīpsataḥ,
triṣu āśrameṣu kaḥ nu arthaḥ bhavet?

27. But for the liberated, wise person who has realized the ultimate truth (dṛṣṭārtha), what purpose indeed would there be in the (other) three stages of life (āśrama) after having attained that (liberation)?

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (liberation) (that)

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• मुक्तस्य (muktasya) - of the liberated one

• दृष्टार्थस्य (dṛṣṭārthasya) - of one who has realized the ultimate truth (of one who has seen the goal/truth, of one whose purpose is seen)

• विपश्चितः (vipaścitaḥ) - of the wise one, of the learned one

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

• आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in the stages of life, in the āśramas

• कः (kaḥ) - what, who

• नु (nu) - indeed, then, now

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, goal

• भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might be

• परमभीप्सतः (paramabhīpsataḥ) - of one who has already attained or desires the ultimate goal (mokṣa) (of one desiring the highest, of one who has intensely desired the supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (liberation) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'mokṣam' from the previous verse.

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having attained, having reached

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Derived from √sad 'to sit' with prefix ā, in causative sense, with suffix -ya (after prefix).

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

मुक्तस्य (muktasya) - of the liberated one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - liberated, released, free

Past Passive Participle

From √muc 'to release, free', with suffix -ta.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Qualifies an implied person.

दृष्टार्थस्य (dṛṣṭārthasya) - of one who has realized the ultimate truth (of one who has seen the goal/truth, of one whose purpose is seen)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭārtha

dṛṣṭārtha - one who has seen the truth/goal, one whose object is perceived

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛṣṭa+artha)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √dṛś 'to see'.
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, truth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the same implied person as 'muktasya'.

विपश्चितः (vipaścitaḥ) - of the wise one, of the learned one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, learned, intelligent, sage

Note: Qualifies the same implied person as 'muktasya'.

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'āśrameṣu'.

आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in the stages of life, in the āśramas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, stage of life, order of life

From √śram 'to toil, exert' with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Refers to the traditional four stages of life.

कः (kaḥ) - what, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Question pronoun.

नु (nu) - indeed, then, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, goal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, truth, goal

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - would be, might be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

परमभीप्सतः (paramabhīpsataḥ) - of one who has already attained or desires the ultimate goal (mokṣa) (of one desiring the highest, of one who has intensely desired the supreme)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramabhīpsat

paramabhīpsat - desiring the highest, intensely desiring the supreme

Present Active Participle

From √āp 'to obtain' with prefixes abhi- + pra-, used in desiderative form, with present participle suffix -śatṛ. Compound: 'parama' (highest) + 'abhīpsat' (desiring).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+abhīpsat)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent
  adjective
• abhīpsat – desiring, wishing for, eager for
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Desiderative of √āp with prefix abhi. From abhi- + īpsa (desiderative stem of √āp).
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the same implied person as 'muktasya', 'dṛṣṭārthasya', 'vipaścitaḥ'.