महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-255, verse-17

सत्ययज्ञा दमयज्ञा अलुब्धाश्चात्मतृप्तयः ।
उत्पन्नत्यागिनः सर्वे जना आसन्नमत्सराः ॥१७॥

17. satyayajñā damayajñā alubdhāścātmatṛptayaḥ ,
utpannatyāginaḥ sarve janā āsannamatsarāḥ.

17. satya-yajñāḥ dama-yajñāḥ a-lubdhāḥ ca ātma-tṛptayaḥ
| utpanna-tyāginaḥ sarve janāḥ āsan a-matsarāḥ

17. (te janāḥ) satya-yajñāḥ,
dama-yajñāḥ,
a-lubdhāḥ ca,
ātma-tṛptayaḥ (āsan) sarve te janāḥ utpanna-tyāginaḥ,
a-matsarāḥ āsan

17. They were people whose Vedic ritual (yajña) was truth, whose Vedic ritual (yajña) was self-control, who were not covetous, and who were content in their own self (ātman). All such people, abandoning the fruits of their actions, were free from envy.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्य-यज्ञाः (satya-yajñāḥ) - Describes people who practice truthfulness as their primary Vedic ritual. (whose yajña is truth, having truth as yajña)

• दम-यज्ञाः (dama-yajñāḥ) - Describes people who practice self-control as their primary Vedic ritual. (whose yajña is self-control, having self-control as yajña)

• अ-लुब्धाः (a-lubdhāḥ) - Absence of avarice as a characteristic. (not greedy, uncovetous)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्म-तृप्तयः (ātma-tṛptayaḥ) - Describes people who find satisfaction internally, in their own self. (self-content, satisfied in oneself)

• उत्पन्न-त्यागिनः (utpanna-tyāginaḥ) - Describes those who are detached from the results of their actions or possessions. (abandoning what has arisen/been produced, relinquishing achievements, abandoning fruits of actions)

• सर्वे (sarve) - All these people, without exception. (all, every)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• आसन् (āsan) - Describes the state of these people in the past. (they were, they existed)

• अ-मत्सराः (a-matsarāḥ) - Describes the absence of envy in these virtuous people. (without envy, non-envious)

Words meanings and morphology

सत्य-यज्ञाः (satya-yajñāḥ) - Describes people who practice truthfulness as their primary Vedic ritual. (whose yajña is truth, having truth as yajña)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satya-yajña

satya-yajña - one whose Vedic ritual is truth

Bahuvrihi compound: 'truth is their yajña'. Nominative plural.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (satya+yajña)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
  From √as 'to be'.
  Root: as (class 2)
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From √yaj 'to sacrifice'
  Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the people.

दम-यज्ञाः (dama-yajñāḥ) - Describes people who practice self-control as their primary Vedic ritual. (whose yajña is self-control, having self-control as yajña)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dama-yajña

dama-yajña - one whose Vedic ritual is self-control

Bahuvrihi compound: 'self-control is their yajña'. Nominative plural.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dama+yajña)

• dama – self-control, restraint, subduing
  noun (masculine)
  From √dam 'to tame, control'.
  Root: dam (class 4)
• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
  noun (masculine)
  From √yaj 'to sacrifice'
  Root: yaj (class 1)

अ-लुब्धाः (a-lubdhāḥ) - Absence of avarice as a characteristic. (not greedy, uncovetous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of a-lubdha

a-lubdha - not greedy, not covetous, unswayed

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'lubdha' (greedy, enticed, PPP of √lubh). Nominative plural.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+lubdha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• lubdha – greedy, covetous, enticed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √lubh 'to covet'.
  Root: lubh (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आत्म-तृप्तयः (ātma-tṛptayaḥ) - Describes people who find satisfaction internally, in their own self. (self-content, satisfied in oneself)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ātma-tṛpti

ātma-tṛpti - self-satisfaction, contentment in oneself

Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'tṛpti' (satisfaction). Nominative plural.

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+tṛpti)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
• tṛpti – satisfaction, contentment
  noun (feminine)
  From √tṛp 'to be satisfied'.
  Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Refers to the people.

उत्पन्न-त्यागिनः (utpanna-tyāginaḥ) - Describes those who are detached from the results of their actions or possessions. (abandoning what has arisen/been produced, relinquishing achievements, abandoning fruits of actions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of utpanna-tyāgin

utpanna-tyāgin - one who abandons what has arisen/been produced, relinquishing achievements

Compound of 'utpanna' (arisen, produced) and 'tyāgin' (abandoning). Nominative plural.

Compound type : tatpurusha (utpanna+tyāgin)

• utpanna – arisen, produced, born, generated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √pad with prefix ut. From ut-pa- √pad (to go, to fall).
  Prefixes: ut+pra
  Root: pad (class 4)
• tyāgin – abandoning, renunciant, giver
  adjective (masculine)
  From √tyaj 'to abandon'.
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - All these people, without exception. (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Nominative plural masculine of 'sarva'.

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, creature, man

From √jan 'to be born'.

Root: jan (class 4)

आसन् (āsan) - Describes the state of these people in the past. (they were, they existed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as

Imperfect active

3rd person plural imperfect active of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

अ-मत्सराः (a-matsarāḥ) - Describes the absence of envy in these virtuous people. (without envy, non-envious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of a-matsara

a-matsara - free from envy, not malicious

Compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'matsara' (envy, jealousy). Nominative plural.

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+matsara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• matsara – envy, jealousy, malice
  noun (masculine)
  From √mad 'to rejoice, be glad'.
  Root: mad (class 4)