महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-69

यतो धर्मस्ततः सत्यं सर्वं सत्येन वर्धते ।
किमर्थमनृतं कर्म कर्तुं राजंस्त्वमिच्छसि ॥६९॥

69. yato dharmastataḥ satyaṁ sarvaṁ satyena vardhate ,
kimarthamanṛtaṁ karma kartuṁ rājaṁstvamicchasi.

69. yataḥ dharmaḥ tataḥ satyam sarvam satyena vardhate
kim artham anṛtam karma kartum rājan tvam icchasi

69. rājan yataḥ dharmaḥ tataḥ satyam sarvam satyena
vardhate kim artham tvam anṛtam karma kartum icchasi

69. Where there is natural law (dharma), there is truth. Everything flourishes through truth. O king, why do you wish to perform a false action (karma)?

Words meanings summery:

• यतः (yataḥ) - from where (from which, because of which)

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

• ततः (tataḥ) - there, then (from that, then, therefore, there)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, true)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, whole, everything)

• सत्येन (satyena) - through truth (by truth, through truth)

• वर्धते (vardhate) - flourishes (grows, increases, flourishes)

• किम् (kim) - why (what, why, how)

• अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (used with 'kim' to mean 'why') (purpose, meaning, for the sake of)

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - false (false, untrue, untruth, lie)

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

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make, to perform)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

Words meanings and morphology

यतः (yataḥ) - from where (from which, because of which)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem yat (which, what)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to hold, support) + man (suffix)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - there, then (from that, then, therefore, there)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem tat (that)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, true)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality; true, real, honest

From sat (being, existence)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, whole, everything)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

सत्येन (satyena) - through truth (by truth, through truth)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality; true, real, honest

From sat (being, existence)

वर्धते (vardhate) - flourishes (grows, increases, flourishes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

किम् (kim) - why (what, why, how)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to form an interrogative phrase 'kim artham' (for what purpose, why).

अर्थम् (artham) - purpose (used with 'kim' to mean 'why') (purpose, meaning, for the sake of)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially in accusative singular with 'kim' to mean 'why' or 'for what purpose'.

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - false (false, untrue, untruth, lie)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untrue, false, unrighteous; untruth, falsehood

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ṛta)

• an – not, un-, non- (negation)
  indeclinable
• ṛta – true, righteous, proper; truth, cosmic order
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ṛ (to go, move)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'karma'

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

From root kṛ (to do) + man (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform (to do, to make, to perform)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)