महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-86, verse-15

धौतदन्तं कृत्तनखं सदा स्नातमलंकृतम् ।
असितं सितकर्मस्थं कस्तं नार्चितुमर्हति ॥१५॥

15. dhautadantaṁ kṛttanakhaṁ sadā snātamalaṁkṛtam ,
asitaṁ sitakarmasthaṁ kastaṁ nārcitumarhati.

15. dhautadantam kṛttanakham sadā snātam alaṅkṛtam
asitam sitakarmastham kaḥ tam na arcitum arhati

15. Who would not honor such a person whose teeth are cleaned, whose nails are trimmed, who is always bathed and adorned, who is unstained (asitam), and who is established in pure actions (sitakarmastham)?

Words meanings summery:

• धौतदन्तम् (dhautadantam) - whose teeth are cleaned/washed

• कृत्तनखम् (kṛttanakham) - whose nails are trimmed/cut

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• स्नातम् (snātam) - bathed

• अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated

• असितम् (asitam) - unstained, pure

• सितकर्मस्थम् (sitakarmastham) - established in pure actions, engaged in righteous deeds

• कः (kaḥ) - who?

• तम् (tam) - him

• न (na) - not, no

• अर्चितुम् (arcitum) - to worship, to honor

• अर्हति (arhati) - is able, ought, deserves

Words meanings and morphology

धौतदन्तम् (dhautadantam) - whose teeth are cleaned/washed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhautadanta

dhautadanta - one whose teeth are cleaned

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhauta+danta)

• dhauta – washed, cleansed, purified
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root dhāv (to wash) + kta pratyaya
  Root: dhāv (class 1)
• danta – tooth, tusk
  noun (masculine)

कृत्तनखम् (kṛttanakham) - whose nails are trimmed/cut

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛttanakha

kṛttanakha - one whose nails are trimmed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛtta+nakha)

• kṛtta – cut, trimmed, divided
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root kṛt (to cut) + kta pratyaya
  Root: kṛt (class 6)
• nakha – nail, claw
  noun (masculine)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

स्नातम् (snātam) - bathed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of snāta

snāta - bathed, purified by bathing

Past Passive Participle

root snā (to bathe) + kta pratyaya

Root: snā (class 2)

अलङ्कृतम् (alaṅkṛtam) - adorned, decorated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of alaṅkṛta

alaṅkṛta - adorned, decorated, embellished

Past Passive Participle

prefix alaṃ- (sufficiently) + root kṛ (to do) + kta pratyaya

Prefix: alam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

असितम् (asitam) - unstained, pure

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asita

asita - not white, dark, black, unstained, pure (in certain contexts)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sita – white, pure, clean, bound (from root si)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root śvit (to be white) or root si (to bind)
  Root: śvit (class 1)

सितकर्मस्थम् (sitakarmastham) - established in pure actions, engaged in righteous deeds

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sitakarmastha

sitakarmastha - one who is established in pure/white actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sita+karman+stha)

• sita – white, pure, clean
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root śvit (to be white) + kta pratyaya
  Root: śvit (class 1)
• karman – action, deed, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing in
  adjective (masculine)
  from root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

कः (kaḥ) - who?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अर्चितुम् (arcitum) - to worship, to honor

(indeclinable)

infinitive

root arc (to worship) + tumun pratyaya

Root: arc (class 1)

अर्हति (arhati) - is able, ought, deserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)