महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-227, verse-28

धृतिमानप्रमत्तश्च दान्तो धर्मविदात्मवान् ।
वीतहर्षभयक्रोधो ब्राह्मणो नावसीदति ॥२८॥

28. dhṛtimānapramattaśca dānto dharmavidātmavān ,
vītaharṣabhayakrodho brāhmaṇo nāvasīdati.

28. dhṛtimān apramattaḥ ca dāntaḥ dharmavit ātmavān
vītaharṣabhayakrodhaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ na avasīdati

28. dhṛtimān apramattaḥ ca dāntaḥ dharmavit ātmavān
vītaharṣabhayakrodhaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ na avasīdati

28. One who is resolute, vigilant, self-controlled, a knower of natural law (dharma), self-possessed (ātman-possessing), and free from elation, fear, and anger—such a brahmin (brāhmaṇa) never declines or perishes.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - resolute, firm, patient

• अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, not negligent, careful

• च (ca) - and, also

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of natural law (dharma), knowing duty

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, spiritual, wise, having a soul (ātman)

• वीतहर्षभयक्रोधः (vītaharṣabhayakrodhaḥ) - free from elation, fear, and anger

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

• न (na) - not, no

• अवसीदति (avasīdati) - he does not sink, he does not decline, he does not perish

Words meanings and morphology

धृतिमान् (dhṛtimān) - resolute, firm, patient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtimat

dhṛtimat - resolute, firm, courageous, patient, endowed with constancy

From `dhṛti` (resolve, firmness) with suffix `-mat` (having).

अप्रमत्तः (apramattaḥ) - vigilant, not negligent, careful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramatta

apramatta - not negligent, vigilant, attentive, careful

Past Passive Participle

Nañ-tatpuruṣa compound: `a` (not) + `pramatta` (negligent). `pramatta` is PPP of root `mad` (to be intoxicated) with prefix `pra`.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramatta)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• pramatta – negligent, careless, intoxicated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `mad` (to be intoxicated, to be negligent) with prefix `pra`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - self-controlled, subdued

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, subdued, tamed, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root `dam` (to tame, to control).

Root: dam (class 4)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of natural law (dharma), knowing duty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of dharma, understanding righteousness

Tatpuruṣa compound: `dharma` (natural law/duty) + `vid` (knower). `vid` is agent noun from root `vid`.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root `dhṛ` (to uphold, to sustain).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root `vid` (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, spiritual, wise, having a soul (ātman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - self-possessed, spiritual, endowed with ātman, wise

From `ātman` (self, soul) with suffix `-vat` (having).

वीतहर्षभयक्रोधः (vītaharṣabhayakrodhaḥ) - free from elation, fear, and anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vītaharṣabhayakrodha

vītaharṣabhayakrodha - one from whom joy, fear, and anger have departed

Bahuvrīhi compound: `vīta` (gone, departed) + `harṣa` (joy) + `bhaya` (fear) + `krodha` (anger).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+harṣa+bhaya+krodha)

• vīta – gone, departed, disappeared
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root `ī` (to go) with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: ī (class 2)
• harṣa – joy, delight, elation
  noun (masculine)
  From root `hṛṣ` (to be glad).
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  From root `bhī` (to fear).
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  From root `krudh` (to be angry).
  Root: krudh (class 4)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to Brahman

Derived from `brahman`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवसीदति (avasīdati) - he does not sink, he does not decline, he does not perish

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of avasīd

Present tense, 3rd person singular, active voice. From root `sad` (to sit, to sink) with prefix `ava`.

Prefix: ava

Root: sad (class 1)