महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-262, verse-9

पुरस्ताद्भावितात्मानो यथावच्चरितव्रताः ।
चरन्ति धर्मं कृच्छ्रेऽपि दुर्गे चैवाधिसंहताः ॥९॥

9. purastādbhāvitātmāno yathāvaccaritavratāḥ ,
caranti dharmaṁ kṛcchre'pi durge caivādhisaṁhatāḥ.

9. purastāt bhāvitātmānaḥ yathāvat caritavratāḥ caranti
dharmam kṛcchre api durge ca eva adhisaṃhatāḥ

9. purastāt bhāvitātmānaḥ yathāvat caritavratāḥ ca
kṛcchre api durge eva adhisaṃhatāḥ dharmam caranti

9. Those whose inner selves (ātman) have been disciplined beforehand and who have duly observed their vows, steadfastly practice their natural law (dharma) even in difficulty and adversity, being united.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - formerly, before, in front, from the east

• भावितात्मानः (bhāvitātmānaḥ) - those whose inner selves have been disciplined (those whose selves are well-disposed, those whose minds are cultivated)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - according to truth, properly, duly, correctly

• चरितव्रताः (caritavratāḥ) - who have duly observed their vows (those who have observed vows, those who have practiced religious observances)

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they practice, they perform, they move, they live

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

• कृच्छ्रे (kṛcchre) - in difficulty, in trouble, in distress

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दुर्गे (durge) - in adversity (in adversity, in a difficult place, in a fortress)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अधिसंहताः (adhisaṁhatāḥ) - firmly united, steadfast (firmly united, strongly connected, well-composed)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरस्तात् (purastāt) - formerly, before, in front, from the east

(indeclinable)

Avyaya formed with the 'tasil' suffix.

भावितात्मानः (bhāvitātmānaḥ) - those whose inner selves have been disciplined (those whose selves are well-disposed, those whose minds are cultivated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose self is cultivated/disciplined

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, disciplined, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'bhū' (to be, become), causal stem 'bhāvaya', then PPP 'bhāvita'.
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, mind
  noun (masculine)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - according to truth, properly, duly, correctly

(indeclinable)

चरितव्रताः (caritavratāḥ) - who have duly observed their vows (those who have observed vows, those who have practiced religious observances)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caritavrata

caritavrata - one who has observed vows

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (carita+vrata)

• carita – practiced, observed, performed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root 'car' (to move, practice), PPP 'carita'.
  Root: car (class 1)
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they practice, they perform, they move, they live

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (Laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

कृच्छ्रे (kṛcchre) - in difficulty, in trouble, in distress

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṛcchra

kṛcchra - difficulty, trouble, distress, pain

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

दुर्गे (durge) - in adversity (in adversity, in a difficult place, in a fortress)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of durga

durga - adversity, distress, difficult place, fortress

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अधिसंहताः (adhisaṁhatāḥ) - firmly united, steadfast (firmly united, strongly connected, well-composed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhisaṃhata

adhisaṁhata - firmly united, strongly connected, well-composed

Past Passive Participle

Root 'han' (to strike, join), with prefixes 'adhi' and 'sam', forming 'saṃhan', PPP 'saṃhata', then 'adhisaṃhata'. Implies steadfastness and unity.

Prefixes: adhi+sam

Root: han (class 2)