महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-342, verse-10

केचिन्मोक्षं प्रशंसन्ति केचिद्यज्ञफलं द्विजाः ।
वानप्रस्थाश्रमं केचिद्गार्हस्थ्यं केचिदाश्रिताः ॥१०॥

10. kecinmokṣaṁ praśaṁsanti kecidyajñaphalaṁ dvijāḥ ,
vānaprasthāśramaṁ kecidgārhasthyaṁ kecidāśritāḥ.

10. kecit mokṣam praśaṃsanti kecit yajñaphalam dvijāḥ
vānaprasthāśramam kecit gārhasthyam kecit āśritāḥ

10. Some extol final liberation (mokṣa), while some, the twice-born (dvijāḥ), praise the fruit of performing a Vedic ritual (yajña). Some have taken refuge in the forest dweller's stage (vānaprastha āśrama), while others adhere to the householder's stage.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - final liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, emancipation, release)

• प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend, they extol

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• यज्ञफलम् (yajñaphalam) - the reward or result obtained from performing a yajña (fruit of a Vedic ritual)

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - referring specifically to Brahmins (twice-born, Brahmins)

• वानप्रस्थाश्रमम् (vānaprasthāśramam) - the third stage of life (vānaprastha āśrama) (the stage of a forest dweller)

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• गार्हस्थ्यम् (gārhasthyam) - the second stage of life (gārhasthya āśrama) (householder's state, householder's stage of life)

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - resorted to, dependent on, adhering to

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, someone, certain

Declension of the indefinite pronoun 'kimcid'.

मोक्षम् (mokṣam) - final liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, emancipation, release)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation, release from saṃsāra

From root muc (to free, release).

Root: muc (class 6)

प्रशंसन्ति (praśaṁsanti) - they praise, they commend, they extol

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of praśaṃs

present (laṭ)

Root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra- in present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, someone, certain

Declension of the indefinite pronoun 'kimcid'.

यज्ञफलम् (yajñaphalam) - the reward or result obtained from performing a yajña (fruit of a Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yajñaphala

yajñaphala - fruit of yajña, reward of sacrifice/Vedic ritual

Tatpuruṣa compound: yajña (Vedic ritual) + phala (fruit).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+phala)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, devotion, worship, offering
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result, reward, consequence
  noun (neuter)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - referring specifically to Brahmins (twice-born, Brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a bird, a tooth

Compound of dvi (two) and ja (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

वानप्रस्थाश्रमम् (vānaprasthāśramam) - the third stage of life (vānaprastha āśrama) (the stage of a forest dweller)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vānaprasthāśrama

vānaprasthāśrama - the āśrama (stage of life) of a vānaprastha (forest dweller)

Tatpuruṣa compound: vānaprastha (forest dweller) + āśrama (stage of life).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vānaprastha+āśrama)

• vānaprastha – forest dweller, one who has retired to the forest
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of vana (forest) and prastha (standing in, resorted to).
• āśrama – stage of life, hermitage, abode
  noun (masculine)
  From root śram (to toil, exert) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, someone, certain

Declension of the indefinite pronoun 'kimcid'.

गार्हस्थ्यम् (gārhasthyam) - the second stage of life (gārhasthya āśrama) (householder's state, householder's stage of life)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gārhasthya

gārhasthya - householder's state, condition of a householder, householder's stage of life

Derived from gṛhapati (master of a house) or gṛhastha (householder).

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, someone, certain

Declension of the indefinite pronoun 'kimcid'.

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - resorted to, dependent on, adhering to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, sheltered by, dependent on, adhering to, having taken refuge

past passive participle

From root śri (to lean on, resort to) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)