महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-261, verse-7

गृहस्थ एव यजते गृहस्थस्तप्यते तपः ।
गार्हस्थ्यमस्य धर्मस्य मूलं यत्किंचिदेजते ॥७॥

7. gṛhastha eva yajate gṛhasthastapyate tapaḥ ,
gārhasthyamasya dharmasya mūlaṁ yatkiṁcidejate.

7. gṛhasthaḥ eva yajate gṛhasthaḥ tapyate tapaḥ
gārhasthyam asya dharmasya mūlam yat kiñcit ejate

7. gṛhasthaḥ eva yajate,
gṛhasthaḥ tapaḥ tapyate.
gārhasthyam asya dharmasya mūlam.
yat kiñcit ejate.

7. The householder alone performs the Vedic rituals (yajña), and the householder practices austerity (tapas). The householder stage (gārhasthya) is the very foundation of this natural law (dharma) in whatever exists and moves.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes exclusivity ('alone' or 'only'). (alone, only, indeed, just)

• यजते (yajate) - he performs a Vedic ritual (yajña), he sacrifices, he worships

• गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder

• तप्यते (tapyate) - 'performs austerity' given the object 'tapaḥ'. (he performs austerity, he practices asceticism, he suffers)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - 'austerity' or 'penance' as performed by the householder. (austerity, penance, heat (tapas))

• गार्हस्थ्यम् (gārhasthyam) - The stage of a householder. (state of being a householder, householder life, domestic life (gārhasthya))

• अस्य (asya) - 'of this' (referring to 'dharma'). (of this, his, her, its)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - 'of this natural law' or 'constitution'. (of natural law, of constitution, of righteousness, of duty, of intrinsic nature (dharma))

• मूलम् (mūlam) - 'the root' or 'foundation'. (root, foundation, origin, basis)

• यत् (yat) - 'whatever'. (which, whatever, that)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - 'whatever' (emphasizing 'yat'). (anything, something, whatever)

• एजते (ejate) - 'it moves' or 'it exists' in a general sense. (it moves, it trembles, it stirs, it exists)

Words meanings and morphology

गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder (one who stands/dwells in a house)

compound of gṛha (house) and stha (standing, dwelling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, dwelling, being in
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of yajate and tapyate

एव (eva) - Emphasizes exclusivity ('alone' or 'only'). (alone, only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

यजते (yajate) - he performs a Vedic ritual (yajña), he sacrifices, he worships

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of yaj

Present Middle Indicative, 3rd person singular

Root yaj (1st class) + -te ending.

Root: yaj (class 1)

गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - householder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder (one who stands/dwells in a house)

compound of gṛha (house) and stha (standing, dwelling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, dwelling, being in
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of tapyate

तप्यते (tapyate) - 'performs austerity' given the object 'tapaḥ'. (he performs austerity, he practices asceticism, he suffers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle/passive, present indicative (laṭ) of tap

Present Middle Indicative, 3rd person singular (passive or middle sense, often for performing austerity)

Root tap (1st class), often used in middle/passive for performing penance.

Root: tap (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - 'austerity' or 'penance' as performed by the householder. (austerity, penance, heat (tapas))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, self-mortification, austerity, penance

s-stem noun.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Object of tapyate.

गार्हस्थ्यम् (gārhasthyam) - The stage of a householder. (state of being a householder, householder life, domestic life (gārhasthya))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gārhasthya

gārhasthya - condition of a householder, householder life, domestic life

Derived from 'gṛhastha' + suffix '-ya' (indicating state or condition)

Note: Subject of an implied 'is'.

अस्य (asya) - 'of this' (referring to 'dharma'). (of this, his, her, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Modifies 'dharmasya'.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - 'of this natural law' or 'constitution'. (of natural law, of constitution, of righteousness, of duty, of intrinsic nature (dharma))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mūlam'.

मूलम् (mūlam) - 'the root' or 'foundation'. (root, foundation, origin, basis)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, base, foundation, origin

Note: Predicate nominative to 'gārhasthyam'.

यत् (yat) - 'whatever'. (which, whatever, that)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun.

Note: Functions as subject of 'ejate'.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - 'whatever' (emphasizing 'yat'). (anything, something, whatever)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of kiñcid

kiñcid - something, anything, whatever

Compound of 'kim' (what) + 'cid' (particle indicating indefiniteness).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (kim+cid)

• kim – what?, which?, who?
  pronoun (neuter)
  Interrogative pronoun
• cid – and, also, even, at least (particle indicating indefiniteness)
  indeclinable
  Indeclinable particle

Note: Agrees with 'yat'.

एजते (ejate) - 'it moves' or 'it exists' in a general sense. (it moves, it trembles, it stirs, it exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ej

Present Middle Indicative, 3rd person singular

Root ej (1st class) + -te ending.

Root: ej (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'yat kiñcit'.