महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-20

निवृत्तिलक्षणस्त्वन्यो धर्मो मोक्ष इति स्मृतः ।
तस्य वृत्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु मे देवि तत्त्वतः ॥२०॥

20. nivṛttilakṣaṇastvanyo dharmo mokṣa iti smṛtaḥ ,
tasya vṛttiṁ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu me devi tattvataḥ.

20. nivṛttilakṣaṇaḥ tu anyaḥ dharmaḥ mokṣaḥ iti smṛtaḥ
tasya vṛttim pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu me devi tattvataḥ

20. tu anyaḥ nivṛttilakṣaṇaḥ dharmaḥ mokṣaḥ iti smṛtaḥ
devi me tasya vṛttim tattvataḥ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu

20. But another aspect of inherent duty (dharma), characterized by cessation (from worldly pursuits), is considered liberation (mokṣa). O Goddess, I will truly explain its nature to you; listen to me.

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्तिलक्षणः (nivṛttilakṣaṇaḥ) - characterized by cessation (from worldly pursuits) (characterized by cessation, having renunciation as a characteristic)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (aspect) (another, other)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - inherent duty (dharma) (duty, righteousness, law, intrinsic nature)

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, emancipation)

• इति (iti) - is considered (thus, in this manner, so-called)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered (remembered, considered, known as)

• तस्य (tasya) - its (of that, its)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - nature (conduct, nature, state, function)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will explain, I will declare)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

• मे (me) - to me (to me, of me)

• देवि (devi) - O Goddess!

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly (truly, in reality, in essence)

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्तिलक्षणः (nivṛttilakṣaṇaḥ) - characterized by cessation (from worldly pursuits) (characterized by cessation, having renunciation as a characteristic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivṛttilakṣaṇa

nivṛttilakṣaṇa - characterized by cessation, having renunciation as a characteristic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nivṛtti+lakṣaṇa)

• nivṛtti – cessation, retirement, renunciation, turning back
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another (aspect) (another, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - another, other, different

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - inherent duty (dharma) (duty, righteousness, law, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - liberation (mokṣa) (liberation, release, emancipation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, freedom

Derived from root muc (to release)

Root: muc (class 6)

इति (iti) - is considered (thus, in this manner, so-called)

(indeclinable)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered (remembered, considered, known as)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recalled, considered, known as

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - its (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - nature (conduct, nature, state, function)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - conduct, behaviour, state, nature, function, livelihood

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain (I will explain, I will declare)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pravac

Derived from root vac (to speak) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - to me (to me, of me)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me

देवि (devi) - O Goddess!

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly (truly, in reality, in essence)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas indicating 'from' or 'in respect of'