महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-237, verse-4

तद्भवानेवमभ्यस्य वर्ततां श्रूयतां तथा ।
एक एव चरेन्नित्यं सिद्ध्यर्थमसहायवान् ॥४॥

4. tadbhavānevamabhyasya vartatāṁ śrūyatāṁ tathā ,
eka eva carennityaṁ siddhyarthamasahāyavān.

4. tad bhavān evam abhyasya vartatām śrūyatām tathā
ekaḥ eva caret nityam siddhyartham asahāyavān

4. tat bhavān evam abhyasya tathā śrūyatām ekaḥ
eva asahāyavān siddhyartham nityam caret

4. Therefore, you should practice in this manner and listen similarly. One should always wander alone, without assistance, for the sake of spiritual accomplishment (siddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• तद् (tad) - therefore (that, therefore, then)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (referring to the addressee) (you (respectful), sir)

• एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• अभ्यस्य (abhyasya) - by practicing (having practiced, by practicing)

• वर्तताम् (vartatām) - you should act/conduct yourself (let him abide, let him exist, let him act)

• श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - you should listen (let it be heard, let him hear)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

• एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, solitary (one, single, alone)

• एव (eva) - only, exclusively (only, just, indeed)

• चरेत् (caret) - one should wander (as an ascetic) (one should wander, one should behave)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• सिद्ध्यर्थम् (siddhyartham) - for the sake of spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) (for the sake of accomplishment, for success)

• असहायवान् (asahāyavān) - without assistance, solitary (one who has no companion, solitary)

Words meanings and morphology

तद् (tad) - therefore (that, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as an indeclinable conjunction/adverb.

भवान् (bhavān) - you (referring to the addressee) (you (respectful), sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, sir, being, existing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be, exist) with śatṛ suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Respectful second person singular pronoun.

एवम् (evam) - in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

अभ्यस्य (abhyasya) - by practicing (having practiced, by practicing)

(indeclinable)

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Derived from abhi- + root as (to throw, to obtain, often implying repeated action or practice).

वर्तताम् (vartatām) - you should act/conduct yourself (let him abide, let him exist, let him act)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used in a prescriptive sense, as in "you should".

श्रूयताम् (śrūyatām) - you should listen (let it be heard, let him hear)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: The passive form used impersonally, "let it be heard," often implying "one should hear" or "you should listen" in this context.

तथा (tathā) - similarly (thus, so, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, solitary (one, single, alone)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Note: Agrees with implied 'person'.

एव (eva) - only, exclusively (only, just, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

चरेत् (caret) - one should wander (as an ascetic) (one should wander, one should behave)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Optative/Potential (vidhiliṅ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Expresses obligation or possibility.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

सिद्ध्यर्थम् (siddhyartham) - for the sake of spiritual accomplishment (siddhi) (for the sake of accomplishment, for success)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpurusha (siddhi+artha)

• siddhi – accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power
  noun (feminine)
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate purpose.

असहायवान् (asahāyavān) - without assistance, solitary (one who has no companion, solitary)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asahāyavat

asahāyavat - having no companion, solitary

Derived from 'asahāya' with the possessive suffix '-vat'.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+sahāya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sahāya – companion, helper, assistant
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Describes the subject of caret.