महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-154, verse-24

कर्म यच्छुभमेवेह सद्भिराचरितं च यत् ।
तदेव ज्ञानयुक्तस्य मुनेर्धर्मो न हीयते ॥२४॥

24. karma yacchubhameveha sadbhirācaritaṁ ca yat ,
tadeva jñānayuktasya munerdharmo na hīyate.

24. karma yat śubham eva iha sadbhiḥ ācaritam ca yat
tat eva jñānayuktasya muneḥ dharmaḥ na hīyate

24. iha yat śubham eva karma,
yat ca sadbhiḥ ācaritam,
(tathāpi) jñānayuktasya muneḥ tat eva dharmaḥ na hīyate

24. Whatever good action (karma) is performed here by the virtuous, indeed, the intrinsic nature (dharma) of a sage endowed with knowledge does not diminish.

Words meanings summery:

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work (karma))

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

• शुभम् (śubham) - good (auspicious, good, pure)

• एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, just, only)

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

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the virtuous (by good people, by the virtuous)

• आचरितम् (ācaritam) - performed (performed, practiced, conducted)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, whatever)

• तत् (tat) - that (implicit, referring to dharma) (that, it)

• एव (eva) - indeed, very (indeed, just, only)

• ज्ञानयुक्तस्य (jñānayuktasya) - of one endowed with knowledge

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of a sage (of the sage, ascetic)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma) (constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness (dharma))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हीयते (hīyate) - does not diminish (is diminished, declines, is lost)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

From root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

शुभम् (śubham) - good (auspicious, good, pure)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, bright, beautiful, pure

Note: Agrees with karma.

एव (eva) - indeed, truly (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the virtuous (by good people, by the virtuous)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, true, existing; good people, virtuous ones

Present Active Participle (of √as)

From root √as (to be); used as a noun meaning 'the virtuous'

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Agent of ācaritam.

आचरितम् (ācaritam) - performed (performed, practiced, conducted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ācarita

ācarita - performed, practiced, conducted, gone through

Past Passive Participle

From ā-√car (to approach, practice, perform)

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

तत् (tat) - that (implicit, referring to dharma) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)

एव (eva) - indeed, very (indeed, just, only)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis

ज्ञानयुक्तस्य (jñānayuktasya) - of one endowed with knowledge

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jñānayukta

jñānayukta - endowed with knowledge, possessed of wisdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+yukta)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  From root √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with, fit, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √yuj (to join, connect)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with muneḥ.

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of a sage (of the sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, saint

Note: Possessive case, referring to whose dharma.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature (dharma) (constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the main clause.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

हीयते (hīyate) - does not diminish (is diminished, declines, is lost)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of hā

Present passive indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, passive voice. From root √hā.

Root: hā (class 3)