महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-208, verse-22

आहारं नियतं चैव देशे काले च सात्त्विकम् ।
तत्परीक्ष्यानुवर्तेत यत्प्रवृत्त्यनुवर्तकम् ॥२२॥

22. āhāraṁ niyataṁ caiva deśe kāle ca sāttvikam ,
tatparīkṣyānuvarteta yatpravṛttyanuvartakam.

22. āhāram niyatam ca eva deśe kāle ca sāttvikam tat
parīkṣya anuvarthata yat pravṛttyanuvarthakam

22. niyatam sāttvikam āhāram deśe kāle ca eva tat
parīkṣya yat pravṛttyanuvarthakam anuvarthata

22. One should always consume a regulated and sattvic (pure) diet, suitable for the proper place and time. Having evaluated this, one should then adopt what promotes the continuation of one's activities (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• आहारम् (āhāram) - diet (food, diet, nourishment, eating)

• नियतम् (niyatam) - regulated, prescribed (regulated, restrained, fixed, controlled, prescribed)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - always, indeed (emphatic) (indeed, just, only, truly)

• देशे (deśe) - in a proper place (in a place, in a region)

• काले (kāle) - at the proper time (in time, at the right time)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• सात्त्विकम् (sāttvikam) - pure, virtuous (qualifying food) (relating to sattva, pure, good, virtuous, tranquil)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the described diet) (that, this, it)

• परीक्ष्य (parīkṣya) - having carefully evaluated (having examined, having considered, having investigated)

• अनुवर्थत (anuvarthata) - one should adopt, one should follow (one should follow, one should conform, one should proceed accordingly)

• यत् (yat) - which (which, what, whoever)

• प्रवृत्त्यनुवर्थकम् (pravṛttyanuvarthakam) - conducive to the continuation of one's activities (karma) (conducive to activity, promoting engagement, supporting progression)

Words meanings and morphology

आहारम् (āhāram) - diet (food, diet, nourishment, eating)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āhāra

āhāra - food, diet, nourishment, eating, drawing near

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'consume' or 'adopt'.

नियतम् (niyatam) - regulated, prescribed (regulated, restrained, fixed, controlled, prescribed)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niyata

niyata - regulated, restrained, fixed, controlled, prescribed, certain

Past Passive Participle

From ni (down, into) + yam (to hold, control).

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies āhāram.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - always, indeed (emphatic) (indeed, just, only, truly)

(indeclinable)

देशे (deśe) - in a proper place (in a place, in a region)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Indicates location.

काले (kāle) - at the proper time (in time, at the right time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period, proper time

Root: kal (class 10)

Note: Indicates time.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

सात्त्विकम् (sāttvikam) - pure, virtuous (qualifying food) (relating to sattva, pure, good, virtuous, tranquil)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sāttvika

sāttvika - relating to sattva, pure, good, virtuous, tranquil, calm

From sattva (purity, goodness) with ika suffix.

Note: Qualifies āhāram.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the described diet) (that, this, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, he, she

Note: Object of parīkṣya.

परीक्ष्य (parīkṣya) - having carefully evaluated (having examined, having considered, having investigated)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From pari (around) + īkṣ (to see, perceive).

Prefix: pari

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates prior action.

अनुवर्थत (anuvarthata) - one should adopt, one should follow (one should follow, one should conform, one should proceed accordingly)

(verb)

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

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

From anu (after, along) + vṛt (to turn, exist, proceed).

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Implies "one" as the subject.

यत् (yat) - which (which, what, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Subject of the clause yat pravṛttyanuvarthakam.

प्रवृत्त्यनुवर्थकम् (pravṛttyanuvarthakam) - conducive to the continuation of one's activities (karma) (conducive to activity, promoting engagement, supporting progression)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravṛttyanuvarthaka

pravṛttyanuvarthaka - conducive to activity, promoting engagement

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pravṛtti+anuvarthaka)

• pravṛtti – activity, action, engagement, progression, tendency
  noun (feminine)
  From pra (forth) + vṛt (to turn, exist, proceed).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• anuvarthaka – following, conducive to, promoting
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from anu-vṛt
  From anu (after) + vṛt (to turn) with agent suffix -aka.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for yat.