महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-262, verse-8

समा ह्यार्जवसंपन्नाः संतुष्टा ज्ञाननिश्चयाः ।
प्रत्यक्षधर्माः शुचयः श्रद्दधानाः परावरे ॥८॥

8. samā hyārjavasaṁpannāḥ saṁtuṣṭā jñānaniścayāḥ ,
pratyakṣadharmāḥ śucayaḥ śraddadhānāḥ parāvare.

8. samāḥ hi ārjava-sampannāḥ santuṣṭāḥ jñāna-niścayāḥ
pratyakṣa-dharmāḥ śucayaḥ śraddadhānāḥ parāvare

8. samāḥ hi ārjava-sampannāḥ santuṣṭāḥ jñāna-niścayāḥ
pratyakṣa-dharmāḥ śucayaḥ śraddadhānāḥ parāvare

8. They were balanced, endowed with straightforwardness, contented, and possessed of a firm certainty of knowledge. They directly perceived the natural law (dharma), were pure, and had unwavering faith (śraddhā) in both higher and lower truths.

Words meanings summery:

• समाः (samāḥ) - equal, even, balanced, tranquil

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• आर्जव-सम्पन्नाः (ārjava-sampannāḥ) - endowed with straightforwardness, possessing rectitude

• सन्तुष्टाः (santuṣṭāḥ) - contented, satisfied

• ज्ञान-निश्चयाः (jñāna-niścayāḥ) - having certainty of knowledge, with firm conviction in knowledge

• प्रत्यक्ष-धर्माः (pratyakṣa-dharmāḥ) - those for whom natural law (dharma) is directly perceived, having direct experience of dharma

• शुचयः (śucayaḥ) - pure, clean, virtuous

• श्रद्दधानाः (śraddadhānāḥ) - full of faith, having faith, believing

• परावरे (parāvare) - in the higher and lower, in both higher and lower

Words meanings and morphology

समाः (samāḥ) - equal, even, balanced, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sama

sama - equal, same, even, tranquil, balanced

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle or conjunction.

Note: Emphatic or explanatory.

आर्जव-सम्पन्नाः (ārjava-sampannāḥ) - endowed with straightforwardness, possessing rectitude

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ārjava-sampanna

ārjava-sampanna - endowed with straightforwardness

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning "one to whom straightforwardness (ārjava) is attained (sampanna)".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārjava+sampanna)

• ārjava – straightforwardness, honesty, rectitude
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from ṛju (straight).
• sampanna – accomplished, complete, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pad with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

सन्तुष्टाः (santuṣṭāḥ) - contented, satisfied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of santuṣṭa

santuṣṭa - contented, satisfied, pleased

Past Passive Participle

From root tuṣ with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

ज्ञान-निश्चयाः (jñāna-niścayāḥ) - having certainty of knowledge, with firm conviction in knowledge

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jñāna-niścaya

jñāna-niścaya - certainty of knowledge, firm conviction in knowledge

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning "those for whom knowledge (jñāna) is a certainty (niścaya)."

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (jñāna+niścaya)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  From root jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• niścaya – certainty, determination, conviction
  noun (masculine)
  From root ci with prefix nis
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

प्रत्यक्ष-धर्माः (pratyakṣa-dharmāḥ) - those for whom natural law (dharma) is directly perceived, having direct experience of dharma

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratyakṣa-dharma

pratyakṣa-dharma - having direct perception of natural law (dharma)

Bahuvrīhi compound, meaning "he for whom dharma is visible to the eyes (pratyakṣa)".

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pratyakṣa+dharma)

• pratyakṣa – perceptible to the senses, direct perception
  noun (neuter)
  Avyayībhāva compound: prati (towards) + akṣa (eye, sense organ)
  Prefix: prati
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

शुचयः (śucayaḥ) - pure, clean, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, virtuous

i-stem adjective.

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

श्रद्दधानाः (śraddadhānāḥ) - full of faith, having faith, believing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śraddadhāna

śraddadhāna - having faith, believing, trustful

Present Middle Participle

From root dhā with prefix śrat (which forms śraddhā).

Prefix: śrat

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

परावरे (parāvare) - in the higher and lower, in both higher and lower

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parāvara

parāvara - higher and lower, superior and inferior, universal and individual

Dvandva compound of para (higher) and avara (lower).

Compound type : dvandva (para+avara)

• para – higher, supreme, other, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• avara – lower, inferior, later
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Object of śraddadhānāḥ (faith in).