महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-205, verse-5

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नाशुद्धमाचरेत्तस्मादभीप्सन्देहयापनम् ।
कर्मणो विवरं कुर्वन्न लोकानाप्नुयाच्छुभान् ॥५॥

5. nāśuddhamācarettasmādabhīpsandehayāpanam ,
karmaṇo vivaraṁ kurvanna lokānāpnuyācchubhān.

5. na aśuddham ācaret tasmāt abhīpsan dehayāpanam |
karmaṇaḥ vivaram kurvan na lokān āpnuyāt śubhān

5. tasmāt dehayāpanam abhīpsan aśuddham na ācaret
karmaṇaḥ vivaram kurvan śubhān lokān na āpnuyāt

5. Therefore, one desiring the mere sustenance of the body should not engage in impure conduct. By creating a flaw in one's actions (karma), one will not attain auspicious worlds.

Words meanings summery:

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न (na) - not, no, nor

अशुद्धम् (aśuddham) - impure (conduct) (impure, unholy, polluted, unrefined)

आचरेत् (ācaret) - should act, should practice, should perform

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

अभीप्सन् (abhīpsan) - desiring, wishing for, intending

देहयापनम् (dehayāpanam) - sustaining the body, maintenance of the body

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action (karma) (of action, of work, of deed)

विवरम् (vivaram) - hole, opening, gap, defect, flaw, deficiency

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, making, performing

न (na) - not, no, nor

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, people, realms

आप्नुयात् (āpnuyāt) - should attain, should obtain, should reach

शुभान् (śubhān) - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

अशुद्धम् (aśuddham) - impure (conduct) (impure, unholy, polluted, unrefined)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśuddha

aśuddha - impure, unholy, polluted, unrefined

Negation of śuddha (pure, clean) with 'a-' prefix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+śuddha)

a – not, un-
indeclinable
Negative prefix
śuddha – pure, clean, clear, correct
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From √śudh (to purify, cleanse)
Root: śudh (class 4)

आचरेत् (ācaret) - should act, should practice, should perform

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad'

Note: Used as an adverb meaning 'therefore'.

अभीप्सन् (abhīpsan) - desiring, wishing for, intending

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhīpsat

abhīpsat - desiring, wishing for, intending

Present Active Participle

From root √āp with upasarga abhi, in the desiderative form

Prefix: abhi

Root: āp (class 5)

देहयापनम् (dehayāpanam) - sustaining the body, maintenance of the body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dehayāpana

dehayāpana - sustaining the body, maintenance of the body

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deha+yāpana)

deha – body, form, person
noun (masculine)
yāpana – causing to pass, passing (time), maintaining, sustaining
noun (neuter)
Action noun (n. of action)
From √yā (to go, move) with suffix -ana
Root: yā (class 2)

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action (karma) (of action, of work, of deed)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

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

From root √kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विवरम् (vivaram) - hole, opening, gap, defect, flaw, deficiency

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vivara

vivara - hole, opening, gap, defect, flaw, deficiency

From vi-√vṛ (to open, reveal)

Prefix: vi