महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-232, verse-6

धृत्या शिश्नोदरं रक्षेत्पाणिपादं च चक्षुषा ।
चक्षुः श्रोत्रे च मनसा मनो वाचं च कर्मणा ॥६॥

6. dhṛtyā śiśnodaraṁ rakṣetpāṇipādaṁ ca cakṣuṣā ,
cakṣuḥ śrotre ca manasā mano vācaṁ ca karmaṇā.

6. dhṛtyā śiśnodaram rakṣet pāṇipādam ca cakṣuṣā
cakṣuḥ śrotre ca manasā manaḥ vācam ca karmaṇā

6. (janaḥ) dhṛtyā śiśnodaram rakṣet,
cakṣuṣā ca pāṇipādam (rakṣet),
manasā cakṣuḥ ca śrotre (rakṣet),
karmaṇā ca manaḥ ca vācam (rakṣet)

6. One should protect the genitals and belly by steadfast resolve (dhṛti), and the hands and feet by vigilant observation (through the eye). One should protect the eyes and ears through the mind, and the mind and speech through (right) action (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• धृत्या (dhṛtyā) - by steadfast resolve (dhṛti) (by firmness, by resolve, by fortitude)

• शिश्नोदरम् (śiśnodaram) - genitals and belly

• रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - one should protect, guard, preserve

• पाणिपादम् (pāṇipādam) - hands and feet

• च (ca) - and

• चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by vigilant observation or carefulness (metonymy for the sense of sight being used attentively) (by the eye, by sight, by vision)

• चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight

• श्रोत्रे (śrotre) - (two) ears

• च (ca) - and

• मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

• च (ca) - and

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by right action (karma) (by action, by deed, by ritual)

Words meanings and morphology

धृत्या (dhṛtyā) - by steadfast resolve (dhṛti) (by firmness, by resolve, by fortitude)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhṛti

dhṛti - firmness, resolve, fortitude, patience

From root dhṛ (to hold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

शिश्नोदरम् (śiśnodaram) - genitals and belly

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śiśnodara

śiśnodara - genitals and belly (dual sense)

Compound of śiśna (genitals) and udara (belly). Often represents bodily urges.

Compound type : dvandva (śiśna+udara)

• śiśna – penis, genitals, tail
  noun (neuter)
• udara – belly, abdomen, interior
  noun (neuter)

रक्षेत् (rakṣet) - one should protect, guard, preserve

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of rakṣ

Optative active

Root rakṣ (1st class, Parasmaipada, 3rd singular). Expresses command or advice.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

पाणिपादम् (pāṇipādam) - hands and feet

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāṇipāda

pāṇipāda - hands and feet (dual sense)

Compound of pāṇi (hand) and pāda (foot). Often represents organs of action.

Compound type : dvandva (pāṇi+pāda)

• pāṇi – hand
  noun (masculine)
• pāda – foot, leg, quarter
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

चक्षुषा (cakṣuṣā) - by vigilant observation or carefulness (metonymy for the sense of sight being used attentively) (by the eye, by sight, by vision)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

From root cakṣ (to see). S-stem noun.

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

चक्षुः (cakṣuḥ) - eye, sight

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakṣus

cakṣus - eye, sight, vision

From root cakṣ (to see). S-stem noun.

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Here it refers to the faculty of sight.

श्रोत्रे (śrotre) - (two) ears

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of śrotra

śrotra - ear, sense of hearing

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मनसा (manasā) - by the mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

From root man (to think). S-stem noun.

Root: man (class 4)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, consciousness

From root man (to think). S-stem noun.

Root: man (class 4)

वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word, language

From root vac (to speak). C-stem noun.

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by right action (karma) (by action, by deed, by ritual)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, consequence

From root kṛ (to do) with suffix man. N-stem noun.

Root: kṛ (class 8)