महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-230, verse-1

व्यास उवाच ।
एषा पूर्वतरा वृत्तिर्ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते ।
ज्ञानवानेव कर्माणि कुर्वन्सर्वत्र सिध्यति ॥१॥

1. vyāsa uvāca ,
eṣā pūrvatarā vṛttirbrāhmaṇasya vidhīyate ,
jñānavāneva karmāṇi kurvansarvatra sidhyati.

1. vyāsaḥ uvāca eṣā pūrvatarā vṛttiḥ brāhmaṇasya
vidhīyate jñānavān eva karmāṇi kurvan sarvatra sidhyati

1. vyāsaḥ uvāca eṣā pūrvatarā vṛttiḥ brāhmaṇasya
vidhīyate jñānavān eva karmāṇi kurvan sarvatra sidhyati

1. Vyasa said: This is the ancient prescribed way of life for a Brahmin. Indeed, a person endowed with knowledge achieves success everywhere, even while performing actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• पूर्वतरा (pūrvatarā) - older, earlier, more ancient

• वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct, way of life, profession, duty

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin, for a Brahmin

• विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed, is ordained, is performed

• ज्ञानवान् (jñānavān) - possessed of knowledge, knowledgeable

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma), deeds

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing (present active participle)

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places/circumstances

• सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, is accomplished, attains perfection

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa, compiler, arranger

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

पूर्वतरा (pūrvatarā) - older, earlier, more ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pūrvatara

pūrvatara - earlier, prior, ancient (comparative degree of pūrva)

Comparative suffix -tara

वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct, way of life, profession, duty

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - course, action, conduct, way of life, profession, duty

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a Brahmin, for a Brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, relating to Brahma

विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is prescribed, is ordained, is performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vidhā

Passive voice of vidhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

ज्ञानवान् (jñānavān) - possessed of knowledge, knowledgeable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānavat

jñānavat - possessing knowledge, wise, intelligent

Possessive suffix -vat

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions (karma), deeds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing (present active participle)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛ

kṛ - to do, make, perform

Present Active Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all places/circumstances

(indeclinable)

सिध्यति (sidhyati) - succeeds, is accomplished, attains perfection

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of sidh

Root: sidh (class 4)