महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-157, verse-4

अपि धर्मेण वर्तध्वं शास्त्रेण च परंतपाः ।
अपि विप्रेषु वः पूजा पूजार्हेषु न हीयते ॥४॥

4. api dharmeṇa vartadhvaṁ śāstreṇa ca paraṁtapāḥ ,
api vipreṣu vaḥ pūjā pūjārheṣu na hīyate.

4. api dharmeṇa vartadhvam śāstreṇa ca parantapāḥ
| api vipreṣu vaḥ pūjā pūjārheṣu na hīyate

4. “O vanquishers of foes (parantapa), do you conduct yourselves according to the natural law (dharma) and the scriptures? Is your respect for Brahmins—those who are worthy of honor—not diminishing?”

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - (interrogative particle, implying a question) (also, even, whether (interrogative particle))

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to the natural law (dharma) (by dharma, by righteousness, by natural law)

• वर्तध्वम् (vartadhvam) - do you conduct yourselves (you (plural) act, proceed, exist)

• शास्त्रेण (śāstreṇa) - according to the scriptures (by scripture, by rule, by teaching)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - O vanquishers of foes (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (O vanquishers of foes, O scorchers of enemies)

• अपि (api) - (interrogative particle) (also, even, whether (interrogative particle))

• विप्रेषु (vipreṣu) - for Brahmins (among Brahmins, concerning Brahmins)

• वः (vaḥ) - your (your, to you, by you (plural))

• पूजा (pūjā) - reverence (worship, honor, reverence)

• पूजार्हेषु (pūjārheṣu) - to those worthy of honor (among those worthy of worship/honor)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हीयते (hīyate) - is diminishing (is lost, is abandoned, diminishes, fails)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - (interrogative particle, implying a question) (also, even, whether (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - according to the natural law (dharma) (by dharma, by righteousness, by natural law)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Instrumental of accompaniment or means.

वर्तध्वम् (vartadhvam) - do you conduct yourselves (you (plural) act, proceed, exist)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛt

Present Imperative 2nd plural, middle voice

Root: vṛt (class 1)

शास्त्रेण (śāstreṇa) - according to the scriptures (by scripture, by rule, by teaching)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - sacred treatise, scripture, rule, science, doctrine

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Instrumental of accompaniment or means.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

परन्तपाः (parantapāḥ) - O vanquishers of foes (referring to the Pāṇḍavas) (O vanquishers of foes, O scorchers of enemies)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of parantapa

parantapa - scorcher of foes, tormentor of enemies, hero

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+tapa)

• para – other, enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – scorching, burning, afflicting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Verbal Adjective
  from root tap (to heat, torment)
  Root: tap (class 1)

अपि (api) - (interrogative particle) (also, even, whether (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

विप्रेषु (vipreṣu) - for Brahmins (among Brahmins, concerning Brahmins)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired, wise

Root: vip

वः (vaḥ) - your (your, to you, by you (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

पूजा (pūjā) - reverence (worship, honor, reverence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūjā

pūjā - worship, honor, reverence, adoration

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Subject of hīyate.

पूजार्हेषु (pūjārheṣu) - to those worthy of honor (among those worthy of worship/honor)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of pūjārha

pūjārha - worthy of worship, deserving honor, venerable

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūjā+arha)

• pūjā – worship, honor, reverence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pūj (class 10)
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: arh (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हीयते (hīyate) - is diminishing (is lost, is abandoned, diminishes, fails)

(verb)

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

Present 3rd singular, passive voice

Root: hā (class 3)