महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-16

निवृत्तिः कर्मणः पापात्सततं पुण्यशीलता ।
सद्भिश्च समुदाचारः श्रेय एतदसंशयम् ॥१६॥

16. nivṛttiḥ karmaṇaḥ pāpātsatataṁ puṇyaśīlatā ,
sadbhiśca samudācāraḥ śreya etadasaṁśayam.

16. nivṛttiḥ karmaṇaḥ pāpāt satatam puṇyaśīlatā
sadbhiḥ ca samudācāraḥ śreyaḥ etat asaṃśayam

16. karmaṇaḥ pāpāt nivṛttiḥ satatam puṇyaśīlatā ca
sadbhiḥ ca samudācāraḥ etat asaṃśayam śreyaḥ

16. Abstaining from unrighteous action (karma), consistently upholding virtuous conduct, and maintaining proper behavior with the good – this, without a doubt, leads to welfare (śreyas).

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्तिः (nivṛttiḥ) - cessation, abstention, turning back

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from action (karma) (from action, from work, from deed)

• पापात् (pāpāt) - from evil, from sin, from wickedness

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• पुण्यशीलता (puṇyaśīlatā) - virtuous conduct, inclination to virtue

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good, with the virtuous

• च (ca) - and

• समुदाचारः (samudācāraḥ) - proper conduct, good behavior, etiquette

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare (śreyas) (good, welfare, ultimate good)

• एतत् (etat) - this (demonstrative pronoun)

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, doubtless

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्तिः (nivṛttiḥ) - cessation, abstention, turning back

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivṛtti

nivṛtti - cessation, abstention, retreat, retirement, liberation

From √vṛt (to turn) with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from action (karma) (from action, from work, from deed)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny (from past actions)

From √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates separation 'from action'.

पापात् (pāpāt) - from evil, from sin, from wickedness

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, wickedness, vice

Note: Indicates separation 'from evil'.

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying `puṇyaśīlatā`.

पुण्यशीलता (puṇyaśīlatā) - virtuous conduct, inclination to virtue

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṇyaśīlatā

puṇyaśīlatā - virtuous conduct, inclination to virtue, goodness of character

Compound of 'puṇya' (meritorious, virtuous) and 'śīlatā' (nature, character).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṇya+śīlatā)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred, good deed
  noun (neuter)
• śīlatā – nature, character, habit, conduct
  noun (feminine)
  From 'śīla' (nature, habit) with suffix -tā.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the good, with the virtuous

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existent, real, true (as adj.); a good person, a sage (as noun)

Present active participle of √as (to be), used as adjective/noun.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used with `samudācāraḥ` meaning 'with' or 'by means of'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

समुदाचारः (samudācāraḥ) - proper conduct, good behavior, etiquette

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudācāra

samudācāra - proper conduct, good behavior, etiquette, custom

From √car (to move, behave) with prefixes sam-, ud-, ā-.

Prefixes: sam+ud+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare (śreyas) (good, welfare, ultimate good)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, more excellent, good, welfare, ultimate good, beatitude

Comparative form of 'śrī' (beauty, prosperity), used as a noun.

Note: Predicate of the implied verb `asti` (is).

एतत् (etat) - this (demonstrative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the preceding clauses as a whole.

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, doubtless

(indeclinable)

Negative compound of 'saṃśaya' (doubt).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-śī (to doubt).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Adverb modifying the predicate `śreyaḥ`.