महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-154, verse-23

सुवृत्तः शीलसंपन्नः प्रसन्नात्मात्मविद्बुधः ।
प्राप्येह लोके सत्कारं सुगतिं प्रतिपद्यते ॥२३॥

23. suvṛttaḥ śīlasaṁpannaḥ prasannātmātmavidbudhaḥ ,
prāpyeha loke satkāraṁ sugatiṁ pratipadyate.

23. suvṛttaḥ śīlasampannaḥ prasannātmā ātmavit budhaḥ
prāpya iha loke satkāram sugatim pratipadyate

23. suvṛttaḥ śīlasampannaḥ prasannātmā ātmavit budhaḥ
iha loke satkāram prāpya sugatim pratipadyate

23. A wise person (budhaḥ) who possesses good conduct, is endowed with excellent character, has a serene self (ātman), and is a knower of the self (ātman), having received honor in this world, attains a good destiny.

Words meanings summery:

• सुवृत्तः (suvṛttaḥ) - of good conduct, well-behaved

• शीलसम्पन्नः (śīlasampannaḥ) - endowed with good conduct or character

• प्रसन्नात्मा (prasannātmā) - with a serene self (ātman) (with a serene self (ātman), having a clear mind)

• आत्मवित् (ātmavit) - knower of the self (ātman), self-knower

• बुधः (budhaḥ) - wise person (wise person, learned person, sage)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having received (having obtained, having reached)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in a place)

• सत्कारम् (satkāram) - honor (honor, respect, hospitality)

• सुगतिम् (sugatim) - a good destiny (good destiny, happy state, auspicious course)

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains (obtains, reaches, undertakes, experiences)

Words meanings and morphology

सुवृत्तः (suvṛttaḥ) - of good conduct, well-behaved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suvṛtta

suvṛtta - of good conduct, well-behaved, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vṛtta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, course, passed, happened
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (when used as verb)
  From root √vṛt (to turn, exist); also a noun meaning 'conduct'
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

शीलसम्पन्नः (śīlasampannaḥ) - endowed with good conduct or character

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śīlasampanna

śīlasampanna - endowed with good character, possessing good conduct

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śīla+sampanna)

• śīla – conduct, character, custom, habit
  noun (neuter)
• sampanna – endowed with, furnished with, possessed of, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam-√pad (to fall together, happen, be complete)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

प्रसन्नात्मा (prasannātmā) - with a serene self (ātman) (with a serene self (ātman), having a clear mind)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prasannātman

prasannātman - one whose self (ātman) is serene, having a clear or tranquil mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prasanna+ātman)

• prasanna – clear, bright, serene, tranquil, pleased
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle (of pra-√sad)
  From pra-√sad (to become clear, be pleased)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

आत्मवित् (ātmavit) - knower of the self (ātman), self-knower

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavid

ātmavid - knower of the self (ātman), one who knows the spiritual principle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+vid)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

बुधः (budhaḥ) - wise person (wise person, learned person, sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of budha

budha - wise, learned, intelligent; a wise person, sage

From root √budh (to know, understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: The main subject of the sentence.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having received (having obtained, having reached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From pra-√āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, in a place)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, common practice

सत्कारम् (satkāram) - honor (honor, respect, hospitality)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of satkāra

satkāra - honor, respect, hospitality, reverence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+kāra)

• sat – good, true, existing, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle (of √as)
  From √as (to be); used as an adjective/noun 'the good'
  Root: as (class 2)
• kāra – act of making, doing, performing; action, deed
  noun (masculine)
  From root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of prāpya.

सुगतिम् (sugatim) - a good destiny (good destiny, happy state, auspicious course)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sugati

sugati - good path, happy state, auspicious destiny, salvation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+gati)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'
• gati – going, motion, course, destiny, state, means
  noun (feminine)
  From root √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of pratipadyate.

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains (obtains, reaches, undertakes, experiences)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratipad

Present middle indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice. From prati-√pad.

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)