महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-149, verse-76

सत्यं धर्मं शुभं न्याय्यं प्राणिनां महतीं दयाम् ।
अजिह्मत्वमशाठ्यं च यत्नतः परिमार्गत ॥७६॥

76. satyaṁ dharmaṁ śubhaṁ nyāyyaṁ prāṇināṁ mahatīṁ dayām ,
ajihmatvamaśāṭhyaṁ ca yatnataḥ parimārgata.

76. satyaṃ dharmaṃ śubhaṃ nyāyyaṃ prāṇināṃ mahatīṃ
dayām ajihmatvam aśāṭhyaṃ ca yatnataḥ parimārgata

76. yatnataḥ satyaṃ dharmaṃ śubhaṃ nyāyyaṃ prāṇināṃ
mahatīṃ dayām ajihmatvam aśāṭhyaṃ ca parimārgata

76. One should diligently seek truth, righteous conduct (dharma), what is good, what is just, great compassion for living beings, straightforwardness, and honesty.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth, reality

• धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - righteousness, duty, natural law (dharma)

• शुभं (śubhaṁ) - what is good, goodness (auspicious, good, beautiful)

• न्याय्यं (nyāyyaṁ) - what is just, justice (just, right, proper)

• प्राणिनां (prāṇināṁ) - of living beings, for living beings

• महतीं (mahatīṁ) - great, extensive

• दयाम् (dayām) - compassion, pity, mercy

• अजिह्मत्वम् (ajihmatvam) - straightforwardness, sincerity, absence of crookedness

• अशाठ्यं (aśāṭhyaṁ) - honesty, absence of deceit, sincerity

• च (ca) - and

• यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

• परिमार्गत (parimārgata) - seek, search, strive for

Words meanings and morphology

सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truth, reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real; truth, reality

From sant (being) + ya.

Root: as (class 2)

धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - righteousness, duty, natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शुभं (śubhaṁ) - what is good, goodness (auspicious, good, beautiful)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, fortunate, good, beautiful, pure

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun here.

न्याय्यं (nyāyyaṁ) - what is just, justice (just, right, proper)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nyāyya

nyāyya - just, proper, right, suitable, reasonable

From ni-ā-i (to go near, to infer).

Prefixes: ni+ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Acts as a noun here.

प्राणिनां (prāṇināṁ) - of living beings, for living beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate creature

From prāṇa (life, breath) + in (possessing).

Root: an (class 2)

महतीं (mahatīṁ) - great, extensive

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, important

Feminine form of mahat.

Note: Agreeing with dayām.

दयाम् (dayām) - compassion, pity, mercy

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dayā

dayā - compassion, pity, mercy, sympathy

From root day (to pity).

Root: day (class 1)

अजिह्मत्वम् (ajihmatvam) - straightforwardness, sincerity, absence of crookedness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ajihmatva

ajihmatva - straightforwardness, sincerity, absence of crookedness

Derived from a-jihma (not crooked) with suffix -tva.

Note: Literally 'non-crookedness'.

अशाठ्यं (aśāṭhyaṁ) - honesty, absence of deceit, sincerity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśāṭhya

aśāṭhya - honesty, sincerity, absence of deceit, straightforwardness

Derived from a-śāṭhya (not deceitful) with suffix -ya. śāṭhya means deceit.

Note: Literally 'non-deceitfulness'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत्नतः (yatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(indeclinable)

From yatna with suffix -tas (indicating 'from/by means of').

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Adverbial use.

परिमार्गत (parimārgata) - seek, search, strive for

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of parimārg

imperative

3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Prefix: pari

Root: mṛj (class 2)

Note: From root mṛj (to rub, cleanse, seek) with prefix pari-.