महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-16, verse-16

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
मोक्षधर्मं समाश्रित्य कृष्ण यन्मानुपृच्छसि ।
भूतानामनुकम्पार्थं यन्मोहच्छेदनं प्रभो ॥१६॥

16. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
mokṣadharmaṁ samāśritya kṛṣṇa yanmānupṛcchasi ,
bhūtānāmanukampārthaṁ yanmohacchedanaṁ prabho.

16. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca mokṣadharmam samāśritya kṛṣṇa yat mām
anupṛcchasi bhūtānām anukampārtham yat mohacchedanam prabho

16. The Brahmin said: 'O Kṛṣṇa, O Lord, what you are asking me about concerning the intrinsic nature (dharma) of liberation (mokṣa) — that which is for the sake of compassion for all beings and which dispels delusion...'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin (speaker) (the Brahmin)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• मोक्षधर्मम् (mokṣadharmam) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of liberation (mokṣa) (the (dharma) of liberation, the principle of liberation)

• समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - concerning, having taken recourse to (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, concerning)

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (addressing the divine personality) (O Kṛṣṇa)

• यत् (yat) - that which (you ask) (what, which, that which)

• माम् (mām) - me

• अनुपृच्छसि (anupṛcchasi) - you are asking (you ask, you inquire, you question)

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

• अनुकम्पार्थम् (anukampārtham) - for the sake of compassion (for the sake of compassion, for showing pity)

• यत् (yat) - that which (is also) (which, that which)

• मोहच्छेदनम् (mohacchedanam) - dispelling delusion (cutting off delusion, dispelling illusion)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O Lord, O Master)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the Brahmin (speaker) (the Brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, relating to Brahman, divine

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Irregular perfect tense form

Root: vac (class 2)

मोक्षधर्मम् (mokṣadharmam) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) of liberation (mokṣa) (the (dharma) of liberation, the principle of liberation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mokṣadharma

mokṣadharma - the duty or natural law of liberation

Compound: mokṣa (liberation) + dharma (law/nature)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+dharma)

• mokṣa – liberation, release, freedom
  noun (masculine)
  From root muc (to release)
  Root: muc (class 6)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

समाश्रित्य (samāśritya) - concerning, having taken recourse to (having resorted to, having taken refuge in, concerning)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive of sam-ā-śri (to resort to, take refuge in)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Kṛṣṇa (addressing the divine personality) (O Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (name of a deity), black, dark

यत् (yat) - that which (you ask) (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the topic being asked about

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

अनुपृच्छसि (anupṛcchasi) - you are asking (you ask, you inquire, you question)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prach

Prefix: anu

Root: prach (class 6)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of all beings (of beings, of creatures, of elements)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root bhū (to be, become), often substantivized

Root: bhū (class 1)

अनुकम्पार्थम् (anukampārtham) - for the sake of compassion (for the sake of compassion, for showing pity)

(indeclinable)

Compound: anukampā (compassion) + artha (purpose, sake)

Compound type : caturthī-tatpuruṣa (anukampā+artha)

• anukampā – compassion, pity, sympathy
  noun (feminine)
  From anu-kamp (to tremble with, pity)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kamp (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Formed with -artham to indicate purpose.

यत् (yat) - that which (is also) (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to the quality of the mokṣadharma

मोहच्छेदनम् (mohacchedanam) - dispelling delusion (cutting off delusion, dispelling illusion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mohacchedana

mohacchedana - cutting off delusion, removal of illusion

Compound: moha (delusion) + chedana (cutting, severing)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (moha+chedana)

• moha – delusion, confusion, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  From root muh (to be bewildered)
  Root: muh (class 4)
• chedana – cutting, severing, destroying
  noun (neuter)
  From root chid (to cut)
  Root: chid (class 7)

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord (O Lord, O Master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, capable

Compound: pra (forth) + bhū (to be)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)