महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-111, verse-22

यात्रार्थं भोजनं येषां संतानार्थं च मैथुनम् ।
वाक्सत्यवचनार्थाय दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥२२॥

22. yātrārthaṁ bhojanaṁ yeṣāṁ saṁtānārthaṁ ca maithunam ,
vāksatyavacanārthāya durgāṇyatitaranti te.

22. yātrārtham bhojanam yeṣām saṃtānārtham ca maithunam
vāk satyavacanārthāya durgāṇi atitaranti te

22. te yeṣām bhojanam yātrārtham ca maithunam saṃtānārtham
ca vāk satyavacanārthāya durgāṇi atitaranti

22. Those for whom food is for the sake of the journey (sustenance), sexual union (maithunam) is for the sake of progeny, and speech is for the purpose of speaking the truth, they overcome difficulties.

Words meanings summery:

• यात्रार्थम् (yātrārtham) - for the sake of journey, for sustenance

• भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, eating, meal

• येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom, for whom

• संतानार्थम् (saṁtānārtham) - for the sake of progeny, for offspring

• च (ca) - and, also

• मैथुनम् (maithunam) - sexual union, copulation

• वाक् (vāk) - speech, voice, word

• सत्यवचनार्थाय (satyavacanārthāya) - for the purpose of speaking truth

• दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties, fortresses, impassable places

• अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - they overcome, they cross over

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

यात्रार्थम् (yātrārtham) - for the sake of journey, for sustenance

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (yātrā+artha)

• yātrā – journey, travel, expedition, sustenance, course
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root yā (to go).
  Root: yā (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

भोजनम् (bhojanam) - food, eating, meal

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - food, meal, eating, feeding

Derived from the causal stem of bhuj (to eat, enjoy).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom, for whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever, whatever

संतानार्थम् (saṁtānārtham) - for the sake of progeny, for offspring

(indeclinable)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (saṃtāna+artha)

• saṃtāna – progeny, offspring, continuation, lineage
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root tan (to stretch, extend) with prefix saṃ.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मैथुनम् (maithunam) - sexual union, copulation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maithuna

maithuna - sexual union, copulation, coupling

Derived from mithuna (pair, couple).

वाक् (vāk) - speech, voice, word

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language

Derived from root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

सत्यवचनार्थाय (satyavacanārthāya) - for the purpose of speaking truth

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of satyavacanārtha

satyavacanārtha - for the purpose of speaking truth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (satya+vacana+artha)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root as (to be) with prefix sa and suffix -tya.
  Root: as (class 2)
• vacana – speech, word, speaking, utterance
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties, fortresses, impassable places

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of durga

durga - difficult path, fortress, difficulty, distress, inaccessible place

Compound of dur (difficult) and ga (going).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dur+ga)

• dur – difficult, bad, evil (prefix)
  indeclinable
• ga – going, moving, pertaining to
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root gam
  Derived from the root gam (to go) with suffix -a.
  Root: gam (class 1)

अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - they overcome, they cross over

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of atitṛ

Root verb from the 1st conjugation class with prefix ati.

Prefix: ati

Root: tṛ (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they