महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-235, verse-20

न चार्थबद्धः कर्माणि धर्मं वा कंचिदाचरेत् ।
गृहस्थवृत्तयस्तिस्रस्तासां निःश्रेयसं परम् ॥२०॥

20. na cārthabaddhaḥ karmāṇi dharmaṁ vā kaṁcidācaret ,
gṛhasthavṛttayastisrastāsāṁ niḥśreyasaṁ param.

20. na ca arthabaddhaḥ karmāṇi dharmaṃ vā kaṃcit ācaret
gṛhasthavṛttayaḥ tisraḥ tāsāṃ niḥśreyasaṃ param

20. arthabaddhaḥ kaṃcit karmāṇi vā dharmaṃ na ca ācaret
tisraḥ gṛhasthavṛttayaḥ tāsāṃ param niḥśreyasaṃ

20. One should not perform any actions (karma) or observe any natural law (dharma) if one is bound by (the desire for) material gain. There are three modes of livelihood for a householder; among them, the supreme highest good (niḥśreyasa) is paramount.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अर्थबद्धः (arthabaddhaḥ) - bound by material gain, attached to wealth

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, duties, rituals

• धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - natural law, duty, righteousness

• वा (vā) - or, either

• कंचित् (kaṁcit) - any, someone, something

• आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should perform, one should practice

• गृहस्थवृत्तयः (gṛhasthavṛttayaḥ) - means of livelihood for a householder, householder's ways of life

• तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

• तासां (tāsāṁ) - of them, among them

• निःश्रेयसं (niḥśreyasaṁ) - the supreme highest good (niḥśreyasa) (highest good, ultimate welfare, liberation)

• परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अर्थबद्धः (arthabaddhaḥ) - bound by material gain, attached to wealth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arthabaddha

arthabaddha - bound by wealth, attached to profit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+baddha)

• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, material gain
  noun (masculine)
• baddha – bound, tied, attached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √bandh (to bind)
  Root: bandh (class 9)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, duties, rituals

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

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

धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - natural law, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue (dharma)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

कंचित् (kaṁcit) - any, someone, something

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Functions as an indefinite adjective modifying 'dharmaṃ'.

आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should perform, one should practice

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

गृहस्थवृत्तयः (gṛhasthavṛttayaḥ) - means of livelihood for a householder, householder's ways of life

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gṛhasthavṛtti

gṛhasthavṛtti - means of livelihood for a householder, householder's profession/mode of life

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛhastha+vṛtti)

• gṛhastha – householder, one who dwells in a house
  noun (masculine)
• vṛtti – livelihood, mode of life, conduct
  noun (feminine)

तिस्रः (tisraḥ) - three

(numeral)

तासां (tāsāṁ) - of them, among them

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

निःश्रेयसं (niḥśreyasaṁ) - the supreme highest good (niḥśreyasa) (highest good, ultimate welfare, liberation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of niḥśreyasa

niḥśreyasa - highest good, ultimate bliss, salvation, liberation (niḥśreyasa)

Prefix: nis

Root: śrī (class 1)

परम् (param) - supreme, ultimate, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, ultimate, excellent, highest