महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-49, verse-59

ततो भूयो व्यगणयत्स्वबुद्ध्या मुनिसत्तमः ।
मोक्षे गार्हस्थ्यधर्मे वा किं नु श्रेयस्करं भवेत् ॥५९॥

59. tato bhūyo vyagaṇayatsvabuddhyā munisattamaḥ ,
mokṣe gārhasthyadharme vā kiṁ nu śreyaskaraṁ bhavet.

59. tataḥ bhūyaḥ vyagaṇayat svabuddhyā munisattamaḥ
mokṣe gārhasthyadharme vā kim nu śreyaskaram bhavet

59. tataḥ munisattamaḥ svabuddhyā bhūyaḥ vyagaṇayat
mokṣe vā gārhasthyadharme kim nu śreyaskaram bhavet

59. Then, the best of sages further considered with his own intellect: 'What indeed would be more beneficial, final liberation (mokṣa) or the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a householder's life?'

Words meanings summery:

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

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• व्यगणयत् (vyagaṇayat) - he considered, he calculated, he reckoned

• स्वबुद्ध्या (svabuddhyā) - with his own intellect, by his own mind

• मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - the best of sages, excellent sage

• मोक्षे (mokṣe) - in final liberation (mokṣa) (in liberation)

• गार्हस्थ्यधर्मे (gārhasthyadharme) - in the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a householder's life (in the householder's way of life)

• वा (vā) - or

• किम् (kim) - what, which

• नु (nu) - indeed, then, now

• श्रेयस्करम् (śreyaskaram) - more beneficial, conducive to good, better

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

व्यगणयत् (vyagaṇayat) - he considered, he calculated, he reckoned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of vi-gaṇ

Prefix: vi

Root: gaṇ (class 10)

स्वबुद्ध्या (svabuddhyā) - with his own intellect, by his own mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svabuddhi

svabuddhi - one's own intellect, one's own mind

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+buddhi)

• sva – own, self, one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 4)

मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - the best of sages, excellent sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages, most excellent sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative suffix -tama added to 'sat' (good, existing).

मोक्षे (mokṣe) - in final liberation (mokṣa) (in liberation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, freedom, salvation

Root: muc (class 6)

गार्हस्थ्यधर्मे (gārhasthyadharme) - in the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a householder's life (in the householder's way of life)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gārhasthyadharma

gārhasthyadharma - the duty or intrinsic nature of a householder's life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gārhasthya+dharma)

• gārhasthya – state of a householder, domestic life
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which (interrogative pronoun)

नु (nu) - indeed, then, now

(indeclinable)

श्रेयस्करम् (śreyaskaram) - more beneficial, conducive to good, better

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyaskara

śreyaskara - causing good, beneficial, leading to prosperity/excellence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śreyas+kara)

• śreyas – better, more excellent, welfare, prosperity
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Comparative degree of 'śrī' (prosperity) or 'praśasya' (excellent).
• kara – making, causing, doing, producing (suffix or noun)
  suffix/noun
  Agent suffix from root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भवेत् (bhavet) - it would be, it should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative (Vidhi Liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)