महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-42

मोक्षो वा परमं श्रेय एष राजन्सुखार्थिनाम् ।
प्राप्तिर्वा बुद्धिमास्थाय सोपायं कुरुनन्दन ॥४२॥

42. mokṣo vā paramaṁ śreya eṣa rājansukhārthinām ,
prāptirvā buddhimāsthāya sopāyaṁ kurunandana.

42. mokṣaḥ vā paramam śreyaḥ eṣaḥ rājan sukhārthinām
prāptiḥ vā buddhim āsthāya sa-upāyam kurunandana

42. O King, O delight of the Kurus, for those seeking happiness, mokṣa (liberation) is indeed the supreme good. Alternatively, resorting to intelligence and employing proper means, there is the attainment (of your goals).

Words meanings summery:

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

• वा (vā) - or, alternatively

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme good (good, welfare, ultimate good)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to mokṣa) (this, he)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (king)

• सुखार्थिनाम् (sukhārthinām) - for those seeking happiness (of those seeking happiness)

• प्राप्तिः (prāptiḥ) - attainment (of goals) (attainment, acquisition, gain)

• वा (vā) - or (or, alternatively)

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intelligence (intelligence, intellect, discernment)

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

• स-उपायम् (sa-upāyam) - employing proper means (with means, with a plan, accompanied by methods)

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (delight of the Kurus, O scion of Kuru)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, emancipation, release

From root muc, with suffix -sa

Root: muc (class 6)

वा (vā) - or, alternatively

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates an alternative.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate

Note: Qualifies 'śreyaḥ'.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - supreme good (good, welfare, ultimate good)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - good, welfare, ultimate good

Comparative form of śrī (prosperity), but often used as substantive

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (referring to mokṣa) (this, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

राजन् (rājan) - O King (king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

सुखार्थिनाम् (sukhārthinām) - for those seeking happiness (of those seeking happiness)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sukhārthin

sukhārthin - seeking happiness, desirous of joy

From sukha + arthin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sukha+arthin)

• sukha – happiness, joy, comfort
  noun (neuter)
• arthin – desirous of, seeking
  adjective (masculine)
  From artha + in suffix

Note: Acts as a substantive here.

प्राप्तिः (prāptiḥ) - attainment (of goals) (attainment, acquisition, gain)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāpti

prāpti - attainment, acquisition, gain

From pra- + āp + ktin suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

वा (vā) - or (or, alternatively)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates an alternative.

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intelligence (intelligence, intellect, discernment)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, intellect, discernment

From root budh + ktin suffix

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āsthāya'.

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

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

From ā- + sthā (1st class) + lyap suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

स-उपायम् (sa-upāyam) - employing proper means (with means, with a plan, accompanied by methods)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sa-upāya

sa-upāya - with means, with a plan, accompanied by methods

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+upāya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with'
• upāya – means, method, expedient
  noun (masculine)
  From upa- + i + ghañ
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the implied 'attainment'.

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus (delight of the Kurus, O scion of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, scion of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – name of an ancient king, name of a dynasty
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delight, son
  noun (masculine)
  From root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Epithet for the addressed person.