महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-161, verse-6

एतदेवाभिपद्यस्व मा ते भूच्चलितं मनः ।
एतन्मूलौ हि धर्मार्थावेतदेकपदं हितम् ॥६॥

6. etadevābhipadyasva mā te bhūccalitaṁ manaḥ ,
etanmūlau hi dharmārthāvetadekapadaṁ hitam.

6. etat eva abhipadyasva mā te bhūt calitam manaḥ
etat mūlau hi dharma arthau etat ekapadam hitam

6. etat eva abhipadyasva te manaḥ calitam mā bhūt
hi etat mūlau dharma arthau etat hitam ekapadam

6. You should devote yourself to this very thing; let your mind not become agitated. Indeed, both natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha) are rooted in this, and this alone is the beneficial path.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, this very

• एव (eva) - emphasizes 'this' (indeed, only, very, exactly)

• अभिपद्यस्व (abhipadyasva) - you should devote yourself to (this very thing) (you should reach, attain, devote yourself to)

• मा (mā) - prohibition (not, don't)

• ते (te) - your (mind) (your, to you)

• भूत् (bhūt) - may it become, let it be (may it be, let it be)

• चलितम् (calitam) - wavering, agitated (mind) (moved, wavering, agitated)

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, thought)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the same thing as the first `etat`) (this)

• मूलौ (mūlau) - as their root, originating from (roots, origins)

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

• धर्म (dharma) - natural law (dharma), righteous conduct (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue)

• अर्थौ (arthau) - material prosperity (goals, purposes, material prosperity)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the same thing) (this)

• एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole beneficial path (one path, sole course, only way)

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, wholesome, good)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, this very

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Functions as the object 'this' or 'this very thing'.

एव (eva) - emphasizes 'this' (indeed, only, very, exactly)

(indeclinable)

अभिपद्यस्व (abhipadyasva) - you should devote yourself to (this very thing) (you should reach, attain, devote yourself to)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of abhipad

Root `pad` (4th class, `padyate`) with `abhi` prefix.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: From `abhi-pad`.

मा (mā) - prohibition (not, don't)

(indeclinable)

Used with injunctive mood for prohibition.

ते (te) - your (mind) (your, to you)

(pronoun)

singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Used as a possessive pronoun here, 'your'.

भूत् (bhūt) - may it become, let it be (may it be, let it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist injunctive (luṅ) of bhū

Root `bhū` (1st class, `bhavati`).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used in prohibitive constructions with `mā`.

चलितम् (calitam) - wavering, agitated (mind) (moved, wavering, agitated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of calita

calita - moved, stirred, agitated, wavering

Past Passive Participle

From root `cal` (to move) + `kta` suffix.

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `manaḥ`.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind (mind, intellect, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, consciousness

`s`-stem neuter noun.

Root: man

Note: Subject of `bhūt`.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the same thing as the first `etat`) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Part of the compound `etan-mūlau`.

मूलौ (mūlau) - as their root, originating from (roots, origins)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, source

Note: Forms the compound `etan-mūlau` (literally 'this-rooted'). The dual form agrees with `dharma-arthau`.

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

(indeclinable)

धर्म (dharma) - natural law (dharma), righteous conduct (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order, proper conduct

From root `dhṛ` (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ

Note: First part of the dvandva compound `dharma-arthau`.

अर्थौ (arthau) - material prosperity (goals, purposes, material prosperity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of artha

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

From root `ṛ` (to go, move, attain).

Root: ṛ

Note: Second part of the dvandva compound `dharma-arthau`, dual nominative agreeing with `dharma`.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the same thing) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'is'.

एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole beneficial path (one path, sole course, only way)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekapada

ekapada - a single step, one foot, one path, sole course, unique way, without error

Compound `eka` (one) + `pada` (foot, path).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+pada)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral/adjective
• pada – foot, step, path, position, word
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for `etat`.

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial (beneficial, wholesome, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, advantageous, good, placed, fixed

Past Passive Participle

From root `dhā` (to place, put) in `bhūta` sense. Irregular formation.

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies `ekapadam`.