महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-232, verse-12

समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु लब्धालब्धेन वर्तयन् ।
धुतपाप्मा तु तेजस्वी लघ्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ।
कामक्रोधौ वशे कृत्वा निनीषेद्ब्रह्मणः पदम् ॥१२॥

12. samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu labdhālabdhena vartayan ,
dhutapāpmā tu tejasvī laghvāhāro jitendriyaḥ ,
kāmakrodhau vaśe kṛtvā ninīṣedbrahmaṇaḥ padam.

12. samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu labdha-alabdena
vartayan dhuta-pāpmā tu tejasvī
laghu-āhāraḥ jitendriyaḥ kāma-krodhau
vaśe kṛtvā ninīṣet brahmaṇaḥ padam

12. sarveṣu bhūteṣu samaḥ,
labdha-alabdena vartayan,
dhuta-pāpmā,
tejasvī,
laghu-āhāraḥ,
jitendriyaḥ,
(saḥ naraḥ) tu kāma-krodhau vaśe kṛtvā,
brahmaṇaḥ padam ninīṣet.

12. A person who is impartial towards all beings, living his life content with what is obtained and what is not obtained, whose sins (pāpmā) are cleansed, who is radiant, eats light meals, and has controlled his senses, should, by subduing desire and anger, seek the state of ultimate reality (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

• समः (samaḥ) - impartial (equal, impartial, similar, uniform)

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (in all, among all)

• भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among beings (in beings, among creatures, in elements)

• लब्ध-अलब्देन (labdha-alabdena) - content with what is obtained and not obtained (with what is obtained and not obtained)

• वर्तयन् (vartayan) - living (his life), acting (causing to turn, maintaining, acting, living)

• धुत-पाप्मा (dhuta-pāpmā) - whose sins are cleansed (one whose sins are shaken off/cleansed)

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

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant, brilliant (radiant, brilliant, energetic, powerful)

• लघु-आहारः (laghu-āhāraḥ) - who eats light meals (one who eats light food, having light meals)

• जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - who has controlled his senses (one who has controlled his senses)

• काम-क्रोधौ (kāma-krodhau) - desire and anger

• वशे (vaśe) - under control (in control, under command, obedient)

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

• निनीषेत् (ninīṣet) - should seek to attain (one should wish to lead to, one should desire to attain)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the ultimate reality (brahman) (of Brahman, of the Vedas, of a Brahmin)

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

Words meanings and morphology

समः (samaḥ) - impartial (equal, impartial, similar, uniform)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, impartial, same

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all (in all, among all)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Also applies to neuter.

भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among beings (in beings, among creatures, in elements)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, to exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Also applies to masculine.

लब्ध-अलब्देन (labdha-alabdena) - content with what is obtained and not obtained (with what is obtained and not obtained)

(compound)

Compound type : dvandva (labdha+alabdha)

• labdha – obtained, gained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root labh (to obtain)
  Root: labh (class 1)
• alabdha – not obtained, not gained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negative particle 'a' + labdha
  Prefix: a
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Refers to the state of being content with both gain and loss.

वर्तयन् (vartayan) - living (his life), acting (causing to turn, maintaining, acting, living)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartayat

vartayat - causing to turn, acting, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to turn, to exist) in the causative sense, or simply from vṛt in active form with present participle ending.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Describes the agent of the main verb.

धुत-पाप्मा (dhuta-pāpmā) - whose sins are cleansed (one whose sins are shaken off/cleansed)

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhuta+pāpman)

• dhuta – shaken, cleansed, purified
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhū (to shake, agitate, purify)
  Root: dhū (class 5)
• pāpman – evil, sin, vice
  noun (neuter)

Note: 'pāpmā' is the nominative singular form of 'pāpman'.

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

(indeclinable)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - radiant, brilliant (radiant, brilliant, energetic, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - radiant, brilliant, energetic, glorious

Possessive suffix -vin added to tejas (splendor)

Note: Nominative singular of a masculine word ending in -in.

लघु-आहारः (laghu-āhāraḥ) - who eats light meals (one who eats light food, having light meals)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (laghu+āhāra)

• laghu – light, small, quick
  adjective (masculine)
• āhāra – food, eating, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root hṛ (to seize, carry) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Result of u+a -> vā sandhi.

जितेन्द्रियः (jitendriyaḥ) - who has controlled his senses (one who has controlled his senses)

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jita+indriya)

• jita – conquered, subdued
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty
  noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular form.

काम-क्रोधौ (kāma-krodhau) - desire and anger

(compound)

Compound type : dvandva (kāma+krodha)

• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
• krodha – anger, wrath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Dual form indicating both desire and anger.

वशे (vaśe) - under control (in control, under command, obedient)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - control, power, subjection

Note: 'kṛtvā vaśe' means 'having brought under control'.

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

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

निनीषेत् (ninīṣet) - should seek to attain (one should wish to lead to, one should desire to attain)

(verb)

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

Desiderative optative

Derived from root nī (to lead) in desiderative stem, then optative 3rd person singular

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Desiderative form of 'nī'.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the ultimate reality (brahman) (of Brahman, of the Vedas, of a Brahmin)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - ultimate reality, sacred knowledge, priest

Note: Used here in the sense of the ultimate reality (brahman).

पदम् (padam) - the state, the abode (state, abode, step, foot)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, state, position, abode

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ninīṣet'.