महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-227, verse-8

धूतपाप्मा तु मेधावी लघ्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ।
कामक्रोधौ वशे कृत्वा निनीषेद्ब्रह्मणः पदम् ॥८॥

8. dhūtapāpmā tu medhāvī laghvāhāro jitendriyaḥ ,
kāmakrodhau vaśe kṛtvā ninīṣedbrahmaṇaḥ padam.

8. dhūtapāpmā tu medhāvī laghvāhāraḥ jitendriyaḥ |
kāmakrodhau vaśe kṛtvā ninīṣet brahmaṇaḥ padam

8. dhūtapāpmā medhāvī laghvāhāraḥ jitendriyaḥ tu
kāmakrodhau vaśe kṛtvā brahmaṇaḥ padam ninīṣet

8. But an intelligent person (medhāvī), whose sins are cast away, who observes a light diet, and whose senses are controlled, should, having subdued desire and anger, seek the state of Brahman (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• धूतपाप्मा (dhūtapāpmā) - whose sins are cast away (whose sins are shaken off)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - an intelligent person (medhāvī) (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

• लघ्वाहारः (laghvāhāraḥ) - who observes a light diet (taking light food, abstemious)

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - whose senses are controlled (one who has conquered senses, self-controlled)

• कामक्रोधौ (kāmakrodhau) - desire and anger

• वशे (vaśe) - under control (in one's power, under control)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having subdued (having done, having made)

• निनीषेत् (ninīṣet) - should seek (to attain) (he should wish to lead/bring/attain)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (brahman) (of Brahman, of Brahmā, of the sacred word)

• पदम् (padam) - the state (of Brahman) (step, foot, place, state, abode)

Words meanings and morphology

धूतपाप्मा (dhūtapāpmā) - whose sins are cast away (whose sins are shaken off)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhūtapāpman

dhūtapāpman - one whose sins are shaken off or removed

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhūta+pāpman)

• dhūta – shaken off, cast away, purified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root dhū (to shake, to agitate)
  Root: dhū (class 5)
• pāpman – sin, evil, wickedness
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (a person).

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

मेधावी (medhāvī) - an intelligent person (medhāvī) (intelligent, wise, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious

Possessive suffix -vin

Derived from medhā (intellect) + -vin

Note: Qualifies the implied subject (a person).

लघ्वाहारः (laghvāhāraḥ) - who observes a light diet (taking light food, abstemious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of laghvāhāra

laghvāhāra - one whose food is light, abstemious

Bahuvrīhi compound: laghu (light) + āhāra (food)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (laghu+āhāra)

• laghu – light, small, easy
  adjective (masculine)
• āhāra – food, diet, taking
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hṛ (to take) with ā- prefix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - whose senses are controlled (one who has conquered senses, self-controlled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jitendriya

jitendriya - one who has conquered the senses, self-controlled

Bahuvrīhi compound: jita (conquered) + indriya (sense organs)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued, vanquished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from Indra or referring to the senses controlled by Indra

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

कामक्रोधौ (kāmakrodhau) - desire and anger

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kāmakrodha

kāmakrodha - desire and anger

Dvandva compound: kāma (desire) and krodha (anger)

Compound type : dvandva (kāma+krodha)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root krudh (to be angry)
  Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Objects of `kṛtvā`.

वशे (vaśe) - under control (in one's power, under control)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - will, power, control, authority

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having subdued (having done, having made)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive (gerund) of root kṛ (Pāṇinian class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निनीषेत् (ninīṣet) - should seek (to attain) (he should wish to lead/bring/attain)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ninīṣ

Desiderative Optative Active

3rd person singular optative active of the desiderative stem of root nī (to lead, to carry)

Prefix: ni

Root: nī (class 1)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahman (brahman) (of Brahman, of Brahmā, of the sacred word)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - ultimate reality, sacred knowledge, the Absolute (brahman)

पदम् (padam) - the state (of Brahman) (step, foot, place, state, abode)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, place, state, abode, position

Note: Object of `ninīṣet`.