महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-227, verse-25

सतां वृत्तेन वर्तेत क्रियाः शिष्टवदाचरेत् ।
असंरोधेन धर्मस्य वृत्तिं लिप्सेदगर्हिताम् ॥२५॥

25. satāṁ vṛttena varteta kriyāḥ śiṣṭavadācaret ,
asaṁrodhena dharmasya vṛttiṁ lipsedagarhitām.

25. satām vṛttena varteta kriyāḥ śiṣṭavat ācaret
asaṃrodhena dharmasya vṛttim lipsīta agarhitām

25. satām vṛttena varteta śiṣṭavat kriyāḥ ācaret
dharmasya asaṃrodhena agarhitām vṛttim lipsīta

25. One should conduct oneself by the behavior of the virtuous, and perform actions as the cultured do. One should seek an irreproachable livelihood without obstructing one's intrinsic nature (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the existing

• वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by conduct, by behavior

• वर्तेत (varteta) - one should behave, one should act

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, activities

• शिष्टवत् (śiṣṭavat) - like the cultured, like the educated

• आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should perform, one should do

• असंरोधेन (asaṁrodhena) - without obstruction, without hindrance

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law, of duty, of righteousness

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood, conduct, existence

• लिप्सीत (lipsīta) - one should desire, one should wish to obtain

• अगर्हिताम् (agarhitām) - irreproachable, blameless

Words meanings and morphology

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the existing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existing, being, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be), present active participle.

Root: as (class 2)

वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by conduct, by behavior

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, course, event, existing

Past Passive Participle

From root `vṛt` (to be, to exist), past passive participle used as a noun.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वर्तेत (varteta) - one should behave, one should act

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of vṛt

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, activities

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, activity, rite, performance

शिष्टवत् (śiṣṭavat) - like the cultured, like the educated

(indeclinable)

From `śiṣṭa` (cultured, learned) with the suffix `-vat` (like, similar to).

आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should perform, one should do

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of car

Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice. With prefix `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

असंरोधेन (asaṁrodhena) - without obstruction, without hindrance

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of asaṃrodha

asaṁrodha - non-obstruction, absence of hindrance

Tatpuruṣa compound: `a` (not) + `saṃrodha` (obstruction).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃrodha)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• saṃrodha – obstruction, hindrance, confinement
  noun (masculine)
  From root `rudh` (to obstruct) with prefix `sam`.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: rudh (class 7)

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law, of duty, of righteousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root `dhṛ` (to uphold, to sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood, conduct, existence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, profession, conduct, mode of being

From root `vṛt` (to be, to exist).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

लिप्सीत (lipsīta) - one should desire, one should wish to obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of lips

Desiderative stem

Desiderative form of root `labh` (to obtain). Optative mood, 3rd person singular, middle voice.

Root: labh (class 1)

अगर्हिताम् (agarhitām) - irreproachable, blameless

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agarhita

agarhita - not blamed, irreproachable, blameless

Past Passive Participle

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: `a` (not) + `garhita` (blamed). `garhita` is PPP of `garh` (to blame).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+garhita)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• garhita – blamed, reproached
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `garh` (to blame), past passive participle.
  Root: garh (class 1)