महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-161, verse-26

धर्मं समाचरेत्पूर्वं तथार्थं धर्मसंयुतम् ।
ततः कामं चरेत्पश्चात्सिद्धार्थस्य हि तत्फलम् ॥२६॥

26. dharmaṁ samācaretpūrvaṁ tathārthaṁ dharmasaṁyutam ,
tataḥ kāmaṁ caretpaścātsiddhārthasya hi tatphalam.

26. dharmam samācaret pūrvam tathā artham dharmasaṃyutam
tataḥ kāmam caret paścāt siddhārthasya hi tatphalam

26. pūrvam dharmam samācaret tathā dharmasaṃyutam artham
tataḥ paścāt kāmam caret hi tatphalam siddhārthasya

26. One should first practice righteousness (dharma), and similarly, wealth (artha) that is aligned with righteousness. Only after that should one pursue desires (kāma), for indeed, that is the proper outcome for someone who has achieved their objectives.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - moral conduct or religious duty (righteousness, moral law, duty, virtue, sacred ordinance)

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should observe or practice (righteous conduct) (one should practice well, one should perform properly)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - in the first place, primarily (first, before, formerly)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, and (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and)

• अर्थम् (artham) - material prosperity or wealth (object, purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, material gain)

• धर्मसंयुतम् (dharmasaṁyutam) - aligned with moral conduct (connected with dharma, endowed with dharma, righteous)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then (thence, from that, thereafter, then)

• कामम् (kāmam) - sensual desire or pleasure (desire, wish, pleasure, love)

• चरेत् (caret) - one should pursue (desires) (one should move, one should pursue, one should practice)

• पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently (behind, after, afterwards, subsequently)

• सिद्धार्थस्य (siddhārthasya) - of one who has achieved their objectives (of one whose aim is accomplished, of one who has succeeded)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because, for)

• तत्फलम् (tatphalam) - that is the proper outcome (that fruit, that result)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मम् (dharmam) - moral conduct or religious duty (righteousness, moral law, duty, virtue, sacred ordinance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, moral law, duty, virtue, sacred ordinance, inherent quality, constitution

From √dhṛ (to hold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should observe or practice (righteous conduct) (one should practice well, one should perform properly)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of samācar

Optative

From √car (to move, go, practice) with prefix sam- and ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - in the first place, primarily (first, before, formerly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, and (thus, so, in that manner, similarly, and)

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - material prosperity or wealth (object, purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, material gain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

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

धर्मसंयुतम् (dharmasaṁyutam) - aligned with moral conduct (connected with dharma, endowed with dharma, righteous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmasaṃyuta

dharmasaṁyuta - joined with dharma, endowed with righteousness

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dharma+saṃyuta)

• dharma – righteousness, moral law, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• saṃyuta – joined, united, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √yuj with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `artham`.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then (thence, from that, thereafter, then)

(indeclinable)

कामम् (kāmam) - sensual desire or pleasure (desire, wish, pleasure, love)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, pleasure, love, object of desire

From √kam (to desire).

Root: kam (class 1)

चरेत् (caret) - one should pursue (desires) (one should move, one should pursue, one should practice)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of car

Optative

From √car (to move, go, practice).

Root: car (class 1)

पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards, subsequently (behind, after, afterwards, subsequently)

(indeclinable)

सिद्धार्थस्य (siddhārthasya) - of one who has achieved their objectives (of one whose aim is accomplished, of one who has succeeded)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of siddhārtha

siddhārtha - one whose object is accomplished, successful, prosperous

Compound.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (siddha+artha)

• siddha – accomplished, achieved, perfected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from √sidh (to succeed, accomplish).
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• artha – aim, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as a possessive, 'of one who...'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

तत्फलम् (tatphalam) - that is the proper outcome (that fruit, that result)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tatphala

tatphala - that fruit, its result

Compound.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (tad+phala)

• tad – that, this
  pronoun (neuter)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Acts as the predicate nominative.