महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-40, verse-16

मोक्षार्थमकरोद्यत्नं ब्राह्मणैः सहितः पुरा ।
अथासौ पार्थिवः खिन्नस्ते च विप्रास्तदा नृप ॥१६॥

16. mokṣārthamakarodyatnaṁ brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitaḥ purā ,
athāsau pārthivaḥ khinnaste ca viprāstadā nṛpa.

16. mokṣaartham akarot yatnam brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitaḥ purā
atha asau pārthivaḥ khinnaḥ te ca viprāḥ tadā nṛpa

16. nṛpa purā saḥ brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitaḥ mokṣaartham yatnam
akarot atha asau pārthivaḥ khinnaḥ ca te viprāḥ tadā

16. Formerly, he, accompanied by Brahmins, made an effort towards final liberation (mokṣa). But then, O king (nṛpa), that ruler (pārthiva) became dejected, and so did those Brahmins (vipra).

Words meanings summery:

• मोक्षअर्थम् (mokṣaartham) - for the purpose of liberation

• अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins, with Brahmins

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• असौ (asau) - that king (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (that one (masculine nominative singular))

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - that king Dhṛtarāṣṭra (king, ruler)

• खिन्नः (khinnaḥ) - distressed, weary, sad

• ते (te) - those Brahmins (those (masculine nominative plural))

• च (ca) - and

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative, addressing Janamejaya) (O king)

Words meanings and morphology

मोक्षअर्थम् (mokṣaartham) - for the purpose of liberation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mokṣaartha

mokṣaartha - for the sake of liberation, pertaining to salvation

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+artha)

• mokṣa – liberation, emancipation, salvation, release
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muc' (to release).
  Root: muc (class 6)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

अकरोत् (akarot) - he did, he made

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins, with Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, relating to Brahman

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, together with, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'saha' (with) and 'hita' (placed, from root 'dhā' or 'hi').

Root: hi (class 3)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that king (referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (that one (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it (often refers to something remote or not immediately present)

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - that king Dhṛtarāṣṭra (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - king, ruler, earthly, terrestrial

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth).

खिन्नः (khinnaḥ) - distressed, weary, sad

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khinna

khinna - distressed, weary, sad, fatigued, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'khid' (to be distressed, to press).

Root: khid (class 7)

ते (te) - those Brahmins (those (masculine nominative plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brahmins, learned ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise, sage

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative, addressing Janamejaya) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men