महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-18, verse-12

ततस्तत्क्षीयते चैव पुनश्चान्यत्प्रचीयते ।
यावत्तन्मोक्षयोगस्थं धर्मं नैवावबुध्यते ॥१२॥

12. tatastatkṣīyate caiva punaścānyatpracīyate ,
yāvattanmokṣayogasthaṁ dharmaṁ naivāvabudhyate.

12. tataḥ tat kṣīyate ca eva punaḥ ca anyat pracīyate
yāvat tat mokṣayogastham dharmam na eva avabudhyate

12. tataḥ tat kṣīyate ca eva,
punaḥ ca anyat pracīyate.
yāvat tat mokṣayogastham dharmam na eva avabudhyate

12. After that (karma) is exhausted, other (karma) again accumulates. This cycle continues as long as one does not truly comprehend the natural law (dharma) that leads to the state of liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

• तत् (tat) - that (karma, from the previous verse) (that, it)

• क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - is exhausted, diminishes, perishes

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other (karma) (another, other)

• प्रचीयते (pracīyate) - accumulates, is gathered, increases

• यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• मोक्षयोगस्थम् (mokṣayogastham) - abiding in the practice of liberation

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - is understood, is comprehended, is realized

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

Ablative adverb derived from 'tad' (that).

तत् (tat) - that (karma, from the previous verse) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

क्षीयते (kṣīyate) - is exhausted, diminishes, perishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of kṣī

Present Passive

From root kṣi (5th class, svādi group) in passive voice, present tense.

Root: kṣi (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - other (karma) (another, other)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Implied 'karma' as the noun it modifies.

प्रचीयते (pracīyate) - accumulates, is gathered, increases

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pracī

Present Passive

From root cī (5th or 9th class, depending on meaning) with prefix pra- in passive voice, present tense.

Prefix: pra

Root: cī (class 5)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as, until

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, he, she

Note: Refers to 'dharma'.

मोक्षयोगस्थम् (mokṣayogastham) - abiding in the practice of liberation

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mokṣayogastha

mokṣayogastha - situated in the path/practice of liberation (mokṣa)

Compound adjective: mokṣa (liberation) + yoga (union/practice) + stha (standing/abiding).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+yoga+stha)

• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, release
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root muc (to free, release).
  Root: muc
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, practice, connection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root yuj (to join).
  Root: yuj
• stha – standing, existing, abiding, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dharmam'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious merit

Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - is understood, is comprehended, is realized

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of avabudh

Present Passive

From root budh (1st class, bhvādi group) with prefix ava- in passive voice, present tense.

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 1)