महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-164, verse-12

चतुर्विधा ह्यर्थगतिर्बृहस्पतिमतं यथा ।
पारंपर्यं तथा दैवं कर्म मित्रमिति प्रभो ॥१२॥

12. caturvidhā hyarthagatirbṛhaspatimataṁ yathā ,
pāraṁparyaṁ tathā daivaṁ karma mitramiti prabho.

12. caturvidhā hi arthagatiḥ bṛhaspatimatam yathā
pāraṃparyam tathā daivam karma mitram iti prabho

12. prabho,
hi bṛhaspatimatam yathā arthagatiḥ caturvidhā pāraṃparyam tathā daivam karma mitram iti

12. Indeed, O lord, the means of acquiring wealth (artha) are fourfold, according to the teachings of Bṛhaspati: namely, inheritance (pāraṃparya), divine providence (daiva), one's own actions (karma), and a friend.

Words meanings summery:

• चतुर्विधा (caturvidhā) - fourfold (fourfold, of four kinds)

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

• अर्थगतिः (arthagatiḥ) - attainment of wealth (artha) (attainment of wealth/purpose, success)

• बृहस्पतिमतम् (bṛhaspatimatam) - according to Bṛhaspati's view (according to Bṛhaspati's opinion/view)

• यथा (yathā) - according to (as, just as, according to)

• पारंपर्यम् (pāraṁparyam) - inheritance (pāraṃparya) (tradition, inheritance, succession)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, similarly, so)

• दैवम् (daivam) - divine providence (daiva) (fate, divine influence, destiny)

• कर्म (karma) - one's own actions (karma) (action, deed, destiny resulting from actions (karma))

• मित्रम् (mitram) - a friend (friend, ally)

• इति (iti) - thus (enumerating) (thus, so, indicating quoted speech or enumeration)

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord (referring to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O lord, O master)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्विधा (caturvidhā) - fourfold (fourfold, of four kinds)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of caturvidha

caturvidha - fourfold, of four kinds, quadrapartite

nominative case, feminine singular

Compound type : tatpurusha (catur+vidha)

• catur – four
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, type, manner
  noun (masculine)
  suffix -vidha
  Root: dhā (class 3)

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

(indeclinable)

particle

अर्थगतिः (arthagatiḥ) - attainment of wealth (artha) (attainment of wealth/purpose, success)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of arthagati

arthagati - attainment of wealth, acquisition of an object, success, prosperity

nominative case, feminine singular

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+gati)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object, goal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• gati – going, motion, attainment, state
  noun (feminine)
  from root gam 'to go'
  Root: gam (class 1)

बृहस्पतिमतम् (bṛhaspatimatam) - according to Bṛhaspati's view (according to Bṛhaspati's opinion/view)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bṛhaspatimata

bṛhaspatimata - Bṛhaspati's opinion/view/doctrine

accusative case, neuter singular, used adverbially

Compound type : tatpurusha (bṛhaspati+mata)

• bṛhaspati – Bṛhaspati (name of a divine preceptor, regent of Jupiter)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mata – opinion, view, doctrine, thought
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root man 'to think'
  Root: man (class 4)

यथा (yathā) - according to (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

particle

पारंपर्यम् (pāraṁparyam) - inheritance (pāraṃparya) (tradition, inheritance, succession)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāraṃparya

pāraṁparya - tradition, succession, hereditary custom, lineage

nominative case, neuter singular; from paramparā 'succession'

तथा (tathā) - and (and, similarly, so)

(indeclinable)

particle

दैवम् (daivam) - divine providence (daiva) (fate, divine influence, destiny)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to gods; fate, destiny, divine influence

nominative case, neuter singular; from deva 'god'

Root: div (class 4)

कर्म (karma) - one's own actions (karma) (action, deed, destiny resulting from actions (karma))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny resulting from past actions

nominative case, neuter singular; from root kṛ 'to do'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मित्रम् (mitram) - a friend (friend, ally)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

nominative case, neuter singular

Root: mid (class 4)

इति (iti) - thus (enumerating) (thus, so, indicating quoted speech or enumeration)

(indeclinable)

particle

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord (referring to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, ruler, mighty

vocative case, masculine singular

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)