महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-148, verse-6

यज्ञो दानं दया वेदाः सत्यं च पृथिवीपते ।
पञ्चैतानि पवित्राणि षष्ठं सुचरितं तपः ॥६॥

6. yajño dānaṁ dayā vedāḥ satyaṁ ca pṛthivīpate ,
pañcaitāni pavitrāṇi ṣaṣṭhaṁ sucaritaṁ tapaḥ.

6. yajñaḥ dānam dayā vedāḥ satyam ca pṛthivīpate
pañca etāni pavitrāṇi ṣaṣṭham sucaritam tapaḥ

6. pṛthivīpate yajñaḥ dānam dayā vedāḥ ca satyam
etāni pañca pavitrāṇi ṣaṣṭham sucaritam tapaḥ

6. O King, Vedic ritual (yajña), charity (dāna), compassion, the Vedas, and truth—these five are purifiers. The sixth is good conduct and austerity (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacred fire ritual (sacrifice, ritual, worship)

• दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity, giving

• दया (dayā) - compassion, pity, sympathy

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the knowledge contained in the sacred Hindu scriptures (the Vedas (sacred texts))

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, integrity

• च (ca) - and, also

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - Addressing the listener, likely a king, by title. (O king, O lord of the earth)

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• पवित्राणि (pavitrāṇi) - purifiers, sacred things, holy objects

• षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭham) - the sixth

• सुचरितम् (sucaritam) - good conduct, virtuous behavior

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, asceticism

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacred fire ritual (sacrifice, ritual, worship)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, oblation, worship, ritual

From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship) + na (suffix)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: One of the five purifiers.

दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity, giving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, charity, liberality

From root dā (to give) + ana (suffix)

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: One of the five purifiers.

दया (dayā) - compassion, pity, sympathy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dayā

dayā - pity, compassion, sympathy, mercy

From root day (to pity, to be compassionate)

Root: day (class 1)

Note: One of the five purifiers.

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the knowledge contained in the sacred Hindu scriptures (the Vedas (sacred texts))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, the Vedas (Rgveda, Yajurveda, Sāmaveda, Atharvaveda)

From root vid (to know) + a (suffix)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to the collective body of Vedic texts.

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, integrity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, sincerity, honesty

From sat (being, existing, true) + ya (suffix)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: One of the five purifiers.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'satyam' to the preceding list.

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - Addressing the listener, likely a king, by title. (O king, O lord of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Compound of 'pṛthivī' (earth) and 'pati' (lord).

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'etāni pavitrāṇi'.

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the list of five items.

पवित्राणि (pavitrāṇi) - purifiers, sacred things, holy objects

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pavitra

pavitra - pure, holy, sacred, purifying; a strainer, a purifier

From root pū (to purify) + itra (suffix)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'etāni'.

षष्ठम् (ṣaṣṭham) - the sixth

(numeral)

Note: Refers to the sixth purifier.

सुचरितम् (sucaritam) - good conduct, virtuous behavior

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sucarita

sucarita - good conduct, virtuous action, well-behaved

su (good) + carita (conduct, action)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+carita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• carita – conduct, behavior, action, character
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from car)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Paired with 'tapaḥ'.

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, asceticism

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, austerity, penance, asceticism, spiritual fervor

From root tap (to heat, to perform austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: The sixth purifier.