महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-251, verse-23

यस्मिंस्तु देवाः समये संतिष्ठेरंस्तथा भवेत् ।
अथ चेल्लाभसमये स्थितिर्धर्मेऽपि शोभना ॥२३॥

23. yasmiṁstu devāḥ samaye saṁtiṣṭheraṁstathā bhavet ,
atha cellābhasamaye sthitirdharme'pi śobhanā.

23. yasmin tu devāḥ samaye saṃtiṣṭheran tathā bhavet
atha cet lābhasamaye sthitiḥ dharme api śobhanā

23. devāḥ tu yasmin samaye saṃtiṣṭheran tathā bhavet
atha cet lābhasamaye api dharme sthitiḥ śobhanā

23. The way the gods establish themselves at a certain time, so it should be. And if, even at the time of gain, adhering to one's moral duty (dharma) is commendable.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, at which time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• समये (samaye) - at the time, in the season

• संतिष्ठेरन् (saṁtiṣṭheran) - should stand firm, should establish themselves, should be present

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

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may happen

• अथ (atha) - now, then, and, further

• चेत् (cet) - if

• लाभसमये (lābhasamaye) - at the time of gain/profit

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - stability, position, adherence, state

• धर्मे (dharme) - in (natural law) dharma, in righteousness

• अपि (api) - also, even

• शोभना (śobhanā) - good, excellent, commendable, beautiful

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, at which time

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

समये (samaye) - at the time, in the season

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - time, season, proper occasion, agreement, covenant

संतिष्ठेरन् (saṁtiṣṭheran) - should stand firm, should establish themselves, should be present

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of sam-sthā

optative

From root sthā (class 1, ātmanepada, used with sam-), 3rd person plural, optative mood, middle voice

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may happen

(verb)

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

optative

3rd person singular, optative mood, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

अथ (atha) - now, then, and, further

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

लाभसमये (lābhasamaye) - at the time of gain/profit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of lābhasamaya

lābhasamaya - time of gain, period of profit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lābha+samaya)

• lābha – gain, acquisition, profit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: labh (class 1)
• samaya – time, season, proper occasion
  noun (masculine)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - stability, position, adherence, state

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - standing, remaining, stability, permanence, position, adherence to, state

From root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मे (dharme) - in (natural law) dharma, in righteousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, moral order, intrinsic nature, law

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

शोभना (śobhanā) - good, excellent, commendable, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śobhana

śobhana - shining, splendid, beautiful, auspicious, good, excellent

From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful)

Root: śubh (class 1)