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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-321, verse-38

ये हीनाः सप्तदशभिर्गुणैः कर्मभिरेव च ।
कलाः पञ्चदश त्यक्त्वा ते मुक्ता इति निश्चयः ॥३८॥
38. ye hīnāḥ saptadaśabhirguṇaiḥ karmabhireva ca ,
kalāḥ pañcadaśa tyaktvā te muktā iti niścayaḥ.
38. ye hīnāḥ saptadaśabhiḥ guṇaiḥ karmabhiḥ eva ca
kalāḥ pañcadaśa tyaktvā te muktāḥ iti niścayaḥ
38. ye saptadaśabhiḥ guṇaiḥ karmabhiḥ ca eva hīnāḥ
pañcadaśa kalāḥ tyaktvā te muktāḥ iti niścayaḥ
38. Those who are devoid of the seventeen constituents and their actions (karma), having abandoned the fifteen faculties, are surely liberated (mokṣa). This is certain.

Words meanings summery:

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  • ये (ye) - those individuals who (those who, which (plural))
  • हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - free from, transcending (deprived of, devoid of, left behind, abandoned)
  • सप्तदशभिः (saptadaśabhiḥ) - by the seventeen (by seventeen)
  • गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by the constituents (of the subtle body) (by qualities, by constituents, by strands)
  • कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by their actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds)
  • एव (eva) - and also, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • कलाः (kalāḥ) - the fifteen faculties (referring to senses, etc.) (parts, divisions, faculties, arts)
  • पञ्चदश (pañcadaśa) - fifteen
  • त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up, having renounced)
  • ते (te) - those individuals (they)
  • मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - are liberated (mokṣa) (liberated, released, freed)
  • इति (iti) - this is (the conclusion that) (thus, so, in this way (introduces direct speech or conclusion))
  • निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - a certainty (certainty, determination, firm conviction)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those individuals who (those who, which (plural))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
हीनाः (hīnāḥ) - free from, transcending (deprived of, devoid of, left behind, abandoned)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hīna
hīna - deprived of, deficient, low, inferior
Past Passive Participle
from root 'hā' (to abandon, forsake)
Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'ye'.
सप्तदशभिः (saptadaśabhiḥ) - by the seventeen (by seventeen)
(numeral)
Note: Agrees with 'guṇaiḥ' and 'karmabhiḥ'.
गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by the constituents (of the subtle body) (by qualities, by constituents, by strands)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa
guṇa - quality, constituent, strand (of prakṛti), attribute
Note: Used with 'hīnāḥ'.
कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by their actions (karma) (by actions, by deeds)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, plural of karman
karman - action, deed, ritual, fate (karma)
from root 'kṛ' (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Used with 'hīnāḥ'.
एव (eva) - and also, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphasizing the preceding word.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Note: Conjunction.
कलाः (kalāḥ) - the fifteen faculties (referring to senses, etc.) (parts, divisions, faculties, arts)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of kalā
kalā - part, division, faculty, art, digit (of the moon)
Note: Object of 'tyaktvā'.
पञ्चदश (pañcadaśa) - fifteen
(numeral)
Note: Adjective agreeing with 'kalāḥ'.
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up, having renounced)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
from root 'tyaj' (to abandon) + -ktvā suffix
Root: tyaj (class 1)
Note: Specifies an action completed before the main verb.
ते (te) - those individuals (they)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Subject of the sentence, refers back to 'ye'.
मुक्ताः (muktāḥ) - are liberated (mokṣa) (liberated, released, freed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mukta
mukta - liberated, released, freed
Past Passive Participle
from root 'muc' (to release, free)
Root: muc (class 6)
Note: Predicate adjective.
इति (iti) - this is (the conclusion that) (thus, so, in this way (introduces direct speech or conclusion))
(indeclinable)
Note: Marks the preceding as a statement or conclusion.
निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - a certainty (certainty, determination, firm conviction)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya
niścaya - certainty, determination, firm conviction
from nis- (away, out) + √ci (to gather, observe)
Prefix: nis
Root: ci (class 5)
Note: Predicate noun for 'iti'.