महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-12, verse-17

पितृदेवातिथिकृते समारम्भोऽत्र शस्यते ।
अत्रैव हि महाराज त्रिवर्गः केवलं फलम् ॥१७॥

17. pitṛdevātithikṛte samārambho'tra śasyate ,
atraiva hi mahārāja trivargaḥ kevalaṁ phalam.

17. pitṛdevātithikṛte samārambhaḥ atra śasyate
atra eva hi mahārāja trivargaḥ kevalam phalam

17. mahārāja pitṛdevātithikṛte samārambhaḥ atra
śasyate atra eva hi trivargaḥ kevalam phalam

17. Undertakings performed for the sake of ancestors, gods, and guests are praised here. Indeed, O great king, in these very undertakings, the triad of human aims (dharma, artha, kama) is simply the fruit.

Words meanings summery:

• पितृदेवातिथिकृते (pitṛdevātithikṛte) - for the sake of ancestors, gods, and guests

• समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, endeavor, commencement

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• शस्यते (śasyate) - is praised, is commended

• अत्र (atra) - here

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• त्रिवर्गः (trivargaḥ) - the triad (of human aims: dharma, artha, kama)

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

Words meanings and morphology

पितृदेवातिथिकृते (pitṛdevātithikṛte) - for the sake of ancestors, gods, and guests

(adjective)

Dative, neuter, singular of pitṛdevātithikṛta

pitṛdevātithikṛta - done for/related to ancestors, gods, and guests

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitṛ+deva+atithi+kṛta)

• pitṛ – father, ancestor
  noun (masculine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• atithi – guest
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed (often used to indicate 'for the sake of')
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, endeavor, commencement

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking, beginning, effort, enterprise

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

शस्यते (śasyate) - is praised, is commended

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

अत्र (atra) - here

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masuserculine, singular of mahārājan

mahārājan - great king

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

त्रिवर्गः (trivargaḥ) - the triad (of human aims: dharma, artha, kama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trivarga

trivarga - the group of three (dharma, artha, kama - righteous conduct, material prosperity, pleasure)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+varga)

• tri – three
  numeral
• varga – group, class, division
  noun (masculine)

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here, hence indeclinable.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward