महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-159, verse-16

तस्मात्तापत्य यत्किंचिन्नृणां श्रेय इहेप्सितम् ।
तस्मिन्कर्मणि योक्तव्या दान्तात्मानः पुरोहिताः ॥१६॥

16. tasmāttāpatya yatkiṁcinnṛṇāṁ śreya ihepsitam ,
tasminkarmaṇi yoktavyā dāntātmānaḥ purohitāḥ.

16. tasmāt tāpatya yat kiñcit nṛṇām śreyaḥ iha īpsitam
tasmin karmaṇi yoktavyāḥ dāntātmānaḥ purohitāḥ

16. Therefore, O son of Tapati, whatever well-being (śreyaḥ) men desire here in this world, self-controlled priests (purohita) should be engaged in that endeavor (karmaṇi).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तापत्य (tāpatya) - O son of Tapati

• यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatever, anything, some

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - well-being, prosperity, good fortune, virtue

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work, in ritual, in endeavor

• योक्तव्याः (yoktavyāḥ) - should be employed, ought to be engaged

• दान्तात्मानः (dāntātmānaḥ) - self-controlled, whose self is subdued

• पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests, royal chaplains

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तापत्य (tāpatya) - O son of Tapati

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāpatya

tāpatya - descendant of Tapati, son of Tapati (a solar princess)

यत् (yat) - what, which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - whatever, anything, some

(indeclinable)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - well-being, prosperity, good fortune, virtue

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - well-being, prosperity, good, virtue, merit

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

ईप्सितम् (īpsitam) - desired, wished for, longed for

(past passive participle)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कर्मणि (karmaṇi) - in action, in work, in ritual, in endeavor

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, work, deed, ritual, fate, effect of actions

Root: kṛ (class 8)

योक्तव्याः (yoktavyāḥ) - should be employed, ought to be engaged

(gerundive)

दान्तात्मानः (dāntātmānaḥ) - self-controlled, whose self is subdued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāntātman

dāntātman - self-controlled, whose self (ātman) is subdued or disciplined

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dānta+ātman)

• dānta – subdued, controlled, tamed
  past passive participle
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dam- with suffix -ta
  Root: dam (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

पुरोहिताः (purohitāḥ) - priests, royal chaplains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purohita

purohita - priest, royal chaplain