महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-251, verse-6

अपापवादी भवति यदा भवति धर्मवित् ।
धर्मस्य निष्ठा स्वाचारस्तमेवाश्रित्य भोत्स्यसे ॥६॥

6. apāpavādī bhavati yadā bhavati dharmavit ,
dharmasya niṣṭhā svācārastamevāśritya bhotsyase.

6. apāpavādī bhavati yadā bhavati dharmavit dharmasya
niṣṭhā svācāraḥ tam eva āśritya bhotsyase

6. yadā dharmavit bhavati,
tadā apāpavādī bhavati.
dharmasya niṣṭhā svācāraḥ (asti).
tam eva (svācāram) āśritya,
(tvam) bhotsyase.

6. When one becomes a knower of righteousness (dharma), they cease to speak ill. The firm foundation of this (dharma) is one's own virtuous conduct; relying solely on that, you will attain understanding.

Words meanings summery:

• अपापवादी (apāpavādī) - one who ceases to speak ill (not speaking evil, non-blaming, one who does not blame)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, whenever)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of righteousness (dharma) (knower of dharma, one who knows righteousness)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of this (dharma) (of dharma, of righteousness)

• निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - firm foundation (conclusion, firm adherence, perfect knowledge, steadfastness, foundation)

• स्वाचारः (svācāraḥ) - one's own virtuous conduct (good conduct, one's own proper conduct, righteous practice)

• तम् (tam) - that (conduct) (that, him, it)

• एव (eva) - solely (only, just, indeed, very)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying upon (having resorted to, depending on, relying upon)

• भोत्स्यसे (bhotsyase) - you will attain understanding (you will enjoy, you will understand, you will experience, you will obtain)

Words meanings and morphology

अपापवादी (apāpavādī) - one who ceases to speak ill (not speaking evil, non-blaming, one who does not blame)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāpavādin

apāpavādin - not speaking evil, not blaming, blameless

Compound of 'a-' (negation) + 'pāpa' (evil) + 'vādin' (speaker).

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+pāpa+vādin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• pāpa – evil, wickedness, sin
  noun (neuter)
• vādin – speaker, advocate, one who speaks
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'vad' (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice. From root 'bhū' (class 1).

Root: bhū (class 1)

यदा (yadā) - when (when, whenever)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes (becomes, is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

present active

3rd person singular, present tense, active voice. From root 'bhū' (class 1).

Root: bhū (class 1)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of righteousness (dharma) (knower of dharma, one who knows righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavit

dharmavit - knower of dharma, understanding righteousness

agent noun

Compound of 'dharma' (righteousness) and 'vit' (knower, from √vid).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma+vit)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vit – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second 'bhavati'.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of this (dharma) (of dharma, of righteousness)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, justice, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of dharma'.

निष्ठा (niṣṭhā) - firm foundation (conclusion, firm adherence, perfect knowledge, steadfastness, foundation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣṭhā

niṣṭhā - conclusion, end, firm adherence, steadfastness, foundation, perfect knowledge

From prefix 'nis-' + root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti' (is).

स्वाचारः (svācāraḥ) - one's own virtuous conduct (good conduct, one's own proper conduct, righteous practice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svācāra

svācāra - good conduct, one's own proper conduct, virtuous practice

Compound of 'sva' (own) + 'ācāra' (conduct).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sva+ācāra)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix 'ā-' + root 'car' (to move, behave).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'niṣṭhā'.

तम् (tam) - that (conduct) (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Refers to 'svācāraḥ', object of 'āśritya'.

एव (eva) - solely (only, just, indeed, very)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - relying upon (having resorted to, depending on, relying upon)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive form from root 'śri' (to resort to, lean upon) with prefix 'ā-'.

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

भोत्स्यसे (bhotsyase) - you will attain understanding (you will enjoy, you will understand, you will experience, you will obtain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of bhuj

future middle

2nd person singular, future tense, middle voice. From root 'bhuj' (class 7, often used with passive or middle forms for 'enjoying'/'experiencing').

Root: bhuj (class 7)