महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-46, verse-54

एतदेवान्तवेलायां परिसंख्याय तत्त्ववित् ।
ध्यायेदेकान्तमास्थाय मुच्यतेऽथ निराश्रयः ॥५४॥

54. etadevāntavelāyāṁ parisaṁkhyāya tattvavit ,
dhyāyedekāntamāsthāya mucyate'tha nirāśrayaḥ.

54. etat eva antavelāyām parisaṃkhyāya tattvavit
dhyāyet ekāntam āsthāya mucyate atha nirāśrayaḥ

54. tattvavit antavelāyām etat eva parisaṃkhyāya
ekāntam āsthāya dhyāyet atha nirāśrayaḥ mucyate

54. A knower of truth (tattvavit), having indeed fully discerned this (reality) at the final hour, should meditate by resorting to a secluded place. Then, becoming unsupported and independent, such a person achieves liberation (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (reality) (this, these)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• अन्तवेलायाम् (antavelāyām) - at the final hour, at the time of death

• परिसंख्याय (parisaṁkhyāya) - having fully enumerated, having discerned, having reflected upon

• तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - knower of truth (tattvavit) (knower of truth, one who discerns reality)

• ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet) - one should meditate, one should contemplate

• एकान्तम् (ekāntam) - solitude, a secluded place, exclusively

• आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken recourse to, having resorted to, having adopted

• मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is freed, is released

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, also

• निराश्रयः (nirāśrayaḥ) - without support, independent, self-reliant, without refuge

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (reality) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

Particle for emphasis.

अन्तवेलायाम् (antavelāyām) - at the final hour, at the time of death

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of antavelā

antavelā - final hour, time of death

Compound of `anta` (end) and `velā` (time, hour).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anta+velā)

• anta – end, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• velā – time, hour, period
  noun (feminine)

परिसंख्याय (parisaṁkhyāya) - having fully enumerated, having discerned, having reflected upon

(indeclinable participle)

तत्त्ववित् (tattvavit) - knower of truth (tattvavit) (knower of truth, one who discerns reality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tattvavit

tattvavit - knower of truth, one who knows reality, philosopher

Compound of `tattva` (truth, reality, principle) and `vit` (knower, from root `vid`).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattva+vit)

• tattva – truth, reality, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• vit – knowing, knower
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root `vid` (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

ध्यायेत् (dhyāyet) - one should meditate, one should contemplate

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dhyā

third person singular present optative active

Root `dhyā` (1st class) + optative ending.

Root: dhyā (class 1)

एकान्तम् (ekāntam) - solitude, a secluded place, exclusively

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ekānta

ekānta - secluded, solitary, exclusive, a secluded spot

Compound of `eka` (one, sole) and `anta` (end, side, place).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+anta)

• eka – one, sole
  numeral
• anta – end, side, place
  noun (masculine)

आस्थाय (āsthāya) - having taken recourse to, having resorted to, having adopted

(indeclinable participle)

मुच्यते (mucyate) - is liberated, is freed, is released

(verb)

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

third person singular present passive

Root `muc` (6th class). Passive form.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: The subject (the `tattvavit`) is implied as the one being liberated.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon, also

(indeclinable)

Particle, often used to introduce a new item in a list or sequence.

निराश्रयः (nirāśrayaḥ) - without support, independent, self-reliant, without refuge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirāśraya

nirāśraya - without support, without refuge, independent, self-reliant, unattached

Compound of `nis` (without) and `āśraya` (support, refuge).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āśraya)

• nis – out, without
  indeclinable
  Prefix.
• āśraya – support, refuge, resort
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix `ā` + root `śri` (to lean on, resort to).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing the subject of liberation.