महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-261, verse-58

इदं तु दुष्करं कर्म कुटुम्बमभिसंश्रितम् ।
दानमध्ययनं यज्ञः प्रजासंतानमार्जवम् ॥५८॥

58. idaṁ tu duṣkaraṁ karma kuṭumbamabhisaṁśritam ,
dānamadhyayanaṁ yajñaḥ prajāsaṁtānamārjavam.

58. idam tu duṣkaram karma kuṭumbam abhisaṃśritam
dānam adhyayanam yajñaḥ prajāsaṃtānam ārjavam

58. idam tu kuṭumbam abhisaṃśritam duṣkaram karma
dānam adhyayanam yajñaḥ prajāsaṃtānam ārjavam

58. This, indeed, is a difficult duty associated with family life: charity (dāna), scriptural study, Vedic rituals (yajña), the continuation of offspring, and integrity.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

• दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do, arduous

• कर्म (karma) - duty (action, deed, duty, work)

• कुटुम्बम् (kuṭumbam) - family, household

• अभिसंश्रितम् (abhisaṁśritam) - undertaken for, connected with, dependent on, supported by

• दानम् (dānam) - charity, giving, gift

• अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study, learning (especially of sacred texts)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

• प्रजासंतानम् (prajāsaṁtānam) - continuation of offspring, procreation, lineage

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness, integrity, honesty, rectitude

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

दुष्करम् (duṣkaram) - difficult, hard to do, arduous

(adjective)

neuter, singular of duṣkara

duṣkara - difficult, hard to do, arduous

Derived from 'dus' (bad, difficult) and 'kara' (making, doing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kara)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• kara – making, doing, causing
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Derived from root kṛ + a.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - duty (action, deed, duty, work)

(noun)

neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, duty, fate

Derived from root kṛ 'to do'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुटुम्बम् (kuṭumbam) - family, household

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuṭumba

kuṭumba - family, household, lineage

अभिसंश्रितम् (abhisaṁśritam) - undertaken for, connected with, dependent on, supported by

(adjective)

neuter, singular of abhisaṃśrita

abhisaṁśrita - resorted to, dependent on, supported by, undertaken for

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefixes abhi + sam + root śri (to resort to, serve, rely on) + P.P.P. suffix kta.

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'karma'.

दानम् (dānam) - charity, giving, gift

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, charity, liberality

Derived from root dā 'to give'.

Root: dā (class 3)

अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study, learning (especially of sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyayana

adhyayana - studying, learning, reading (especially sacred texts)

Derived from prefix adhi + root i 'to go'.

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Derived from root yaj 'to worship'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

प्रजासंतानम् (prajāsaṁtānam) - continuation of offspring, procreation, lineage

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prajāsaṃtāna

prajāsaṁtāna - continuation of offspring, progeny, lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+saṃtāna)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, people
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from prefix pra + root jan 'to be born'.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• saṃtāna – continuation, progeny, expansion
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  Derived from prefix sam + root tan 'to stretch, extend'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tan (class 8)

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - straightforwardness, integrity, honesty, rectitude

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightforwardness, honesty, rectitude, uprightness

Derived from ṛju 'straight'.