महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-262, verse-4

धर्म इत्येव ये यज्ञान्वितन्वन्ति निराशिषः ।
उत्पन्नत्यागिनोऽलुब्धाः कृपासूयाविवर्जिताः ।
धनानामेष वै पन्थास्तीर्थेषु प्रतिपादनम् ॥४॥

4. dharma ityeva ye yajñānvitanvanti nirāśiṣaḥ ,
utpannatyāgino'lubdhāḥ kṛpāsūyāvivarjitāḥ ,
dhanānāmeṣa vai panthāstīrtheṣu pratipādanam.

4. dharmaḥ iti eva ye yajñān vitanvanti
nirāśiṣaḥ | utpannatyāginaḥ alubdhāḥ
kṛpāsūyāvivarjitāḥ | dhanānām
eṣa vai panthāḥ tīrtheṣu pratipādanam

4. ye nirāśiṣaḥ,
utpannatyāginaḥ,
alubdhāḥ,
kṛpāsūyāvivarjitāḥ (ca santo) yajñān dharmaḥ iti eva vitanvanti,
(teṣām) eṣaḥ vai dhanānām panthāḥ tīrtheṣu pratipādanam (asti).

4. Those who perform Vedic rituals (yajña) simply as a matter of natural law (dharma), without desires, abandoning their produce, ungreedy, and free from (excessive) compassion and envy – this indeed is the path of wealth (dhana), through offerings in sacred places (tīrtha).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (as a matter of) natural law, duty (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution)

• इति (iti) - as (a matter of) (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

• एव (eva) - simply, just (indeed, only, just)

• ये (ye) - those who

• यज्ञान् (yajñān) - the Vedic rituals (Vedic rituals, sacrifices)

• वितन्वन्ति (vitanvanti) - perform (rituals) (perform, spread, extend)

• निराशिषः (nirāśiṣaḥ) - without (selfish) desires or expectations (desireless, without wishes)

• उत्पन्नत्यागिनः (utpannatyāginaḥ) - those who abandon the fruits or results of their actions/rituals (abandoning what has been produced, renouncing the fruit)

• अलुब्धाः (alubdhāḥ) - free from greed (ungreedy, not covetous)

• कृपासूयाविवर्जिताः (kṛpāsūyāvivarjitāḥ) - free from (excessive) compassion and envy (devoid of compassion and envy)

• धनानाम् (dhanānām) - of (spiritual) wealth, or means of prosperity (of wealth, of riches)

• एष (eṣa) - this (path) (this)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - the path, the way (path, way)

• तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - in sacred places (where offerings are made) (in sacred places, at fords)

• प्रतिपादनम् (pratipādanam) - the act of offering or presentation (offering, presentation, explanation)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (as a matter of) natural law, duty (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: It functions as the predicate in the phrase 'dharma iti eva'.

इति (iti) - as (a matter of) (thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle marking the reason or characterization.

एव (eva) - simply, just (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: An emphatic particle.

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun, plural subject.

यज्ञान् (yajñān) - the Vedic rituals (Vedic rituals, sacrifices)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Object of vitanvanti.

वितन्वन्ति (vitanvanti) - perform (rituals) (perform, spread, extend)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vitan

present active

root tan with prefix vi, present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Subject is 'ye'.

निराशिषः (nirāśiṣaḥ) - without (selfish) desires or expectations (desireless, without wishes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nirāśiṣ

nirāśiṣ - desireless, without wishes, free from hope/expectation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nis+āśis)

• nis – out, without
  indeclinable
  prefix implying negation or absence
• āśis – wish, desire, blessing
  noun (feminine)
  root śās with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

उत्पन्नत्यागिनः (utpannatyāginaḥ) - those who abandon the fruits or results of their actions/rituals (abandoning what has been produced, renouncing the fruit)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of utpannatyāgin

utpannatyāgin - abandoning what has been produced, renouncing the fruit

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (utpanna+tyāgin)

• utpanna – produced, arisen, generated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root pad with prefixes ut and pra
  Prefixes: ut+pra
  Root: pad (class 4)
• tyāgin – renouncer, abandoner
  noun (masculine)
  from root tyaj
  Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

अलुब्धाः (alubdhāḥ) - free from greed (ungreedy, not covetous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alubdha

alubdha - ungreedy, not covetous, free from greed

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+lubdha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• lubdha – greedy, covetous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root lubh
  Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

कृपासूयाविवर्जिताः (kṛpāsūyāvivarjitāḥ) - free from (excessive) compassion and envy (devoid of compassion and envy)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛpāsūyāvivarjita

kṛpāsūyāvivarjita - devoid of compassion and envy

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛpā+asūyā+vivarjita)

• kṛpā – compassion, pity
  noun (feminine)
• asūyā – envy, jealousy, malice
  noun (feminine)
• vivarjita – abandoned, left aside, free from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vṛj with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'. The 'compassion' here might refer to attachment born of pity, which is also a form of ego.

धनानाम् (dhanānām) - of (spiritual) wealth, or means of prosperity (of wealth, of riches)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: 'of wealth' or 'leading to wealth'.

एष (eṣa) - this (path) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Agrees with panthāḥ.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - the path, the way (path, way)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road

Root: path (class 1)

Note: N-stem declension, nominative singular.

तीर्थेषु (tīrtheṣu) - in sacred places (where offerings are made) (in sacred places, at fords)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place

Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to places suitable for religious rituals or charity.

प्रतिपादनम् (pratipādanam) - the act of offering or presentation (offering, presentation, explanation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratipādana

pratipādana - offering, presentation, causing to happen, explanation

action noun

from root pad with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: It is the predicate of the sentence, 'this is (the path, which is) offering'.