महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-161, verse-11

अर्थ इत्येव सर्वेषां कर्मणामव्यतिक्रमः ।
न ऋतेऽर्थेन वर्तेते धर्मकामाविति श्रुतिः ॥११॥

11. artha ityeva sarveṣāṁ karmaṇāmavyatikramaḥ ,
na ṛte'rthena vartete dharmakāmāviti śrutiḥ.

11. arthaḥ iti eva sarveṣām karmaṇām avyatikramaḥ
na ṛte arthena vartete dharmakāmau iti śrutiḥ

11. arthaḥ iti eva sarveṣām karmaṇām avyatikramaḥ
śrutiḥ iti arthena ṛte dharmakāmau na vartete

11. Material prosperity (artha) is indeed the proper execution (avyatikramaḥ) for all actions (karma). The sacred tradition (śruti) states that righteousness (dharma) and desire (kāma) do not proceed without material prosperity (artha).

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds

• अव्यतिक्रमः (avyatikramaḥ) - non-transgression, proper execution, adherence

• न (na) - not

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

• अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth, by material prosperity, by purpose

• वर्तेते (vartete) - they two exist, they two proceed

• धर्मकामौ (dharmakāmau) - righteousness and desire, dharma and kama

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - sacred tradition, revealed text, Veda

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇām'.

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of actions, of deeds

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karma

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अव्यतिक्रमः (avyatikramaḥ) - non-transgression, proper execution, adherence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avyatikrama

avyatikrama - non-transgression, unfailing, proper performance, adherence

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vyatikrama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyatikrama – transgression, violation, passing over
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: kram (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for

(indeclinable)

अर्थेन (arthena) - by wealth, by material prosperity, by purpose

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity

वर्तेते (vartete) - they two exist, they two proceed

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

धर्मकामौ (dharmakāmau) - righteousness and desire, dharma and kama

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dharmakāma

dharmakāma - righteousness and desire

Compound type : dvandva (dharma+kāma)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kāma – desire, wish, pleasure (kāma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - sacred tradition, revealed text, Veda

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, sacred tradition, revelation (śruti)

Root: śru (class 5)