महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-213, verse-8

आश्रमेषु च सर्वेषु दम एव विशिष्यते ।
यच्च तेषु फलं धर्मे भूयो दान्ते तदुच्यते ॥८॥

8. āśrameṣu ca sarveṣu dama eva viśiṣyate ,
yacca teṣu phalaṁ dharme bhūyo dānte taducyate.

8. āśrameṣu ca sarveṣu damaḥ eva viśiṣyate yat
ca teṣu phalam dharme bhūyaḥ dānte tat ucyate

8. sarveṣu āśrameṣu ca damaḥ eva viśiṣyate.
teṣu dharme yat ca phalam,
tat dānte bhūyaḥ ucyate.

8. Self-control (dama) is indeed superior in all the stages of life (āśrama). And whatever fruit is obtained through one's intrinsic nature (dharma) in those stages, that is declared to be greater in the self-controlled person.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in the four stages of life (āśrama) (in the stages of life, in the hermitages)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• दमः (damaḥ) - self-control (self-control, restraint, subjugation)

• एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, only, alone)

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - excels (is distinguished, excels, surpasses)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तेषु (teṣu) - in those (stages of life) (in them)

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result (fruit, result, reward)

• धर्मे (dharme) - in (the pursuit of) one's intrinsic nature (dharma) or righteousness (in the natural law, in righteousness, in duty)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - greater (more, further, again)

• दान्ते (dānte) - in the self-controlled person (in the self-controlled, in the tamed)

• तत् (tat) - that (fruit) (that)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared (is said, is called, is declared)

Words meanings and morphology

आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in the four stages of life (āśrama) (in the stages of life, in the hermitages)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - stage of life, hermitage, abode

from ā-śram (to toil, exert)

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Often used adjectivally.

दमः (damaḥ) - self-control (self-control, restraint, subjugation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, taming

from root dam (to tame, control)

Root: dam (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, alone (indeed, only, alone)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - excels (is distinguished, excels, surpasses)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of viśiṣ

Passive present indicative

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Functions as a relative pronoun.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तेषु (teṣu) - in those (stages of life) (in them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to āśrameṣu.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result (fruit, result, reward)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence

धर्मे (dharme) - in (the pursuit of) one's intrinsic nature (dharma) or righteousness (in the natural law, in righteousness, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature

from root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - greater (more, further, again)

(indeclinable)

comparative form of bahu (much)

Note: Used here adverbially to mean 'greater'.

दान्ते (dānte) - in the self-controlled person (in the self-controlled, in the tamed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, restrained, tamed

Past Passive Participle

from root dam (to tame, control)

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Often used substantively to mean 'a self-controlled person'.

तत् (tat) - that (fruit) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to phalam.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Passive present indicative

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Forms the passive stem from the root vac.