महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-44

यत्र धर्ममनाशङ्काश्चरेयुर्वीतमत्सराः ।
चरेत्तत्र वसेच्चैव पुण्यशीलेषु साधुषु ॥४४॥

44. yatra dharmamanāśaṅkāścareyurvītamatsarāḥ ,
carettatra vaseccaiva puṇyaśīleṣu sādhuṣu.

44. yatra dharmam anāśaṅkāḥ careyuḥ vītamatsarāḥ
caret tatra vaset ca eva puṇyaśīleṣu sādhūṣu

44. caret tatra vaset ca eva puṇyaśīleṣu sādhūṣu
yatra anāśaṅkāḥ vītamatsarāḥ dharmam careyuḥ

44. One should indeed reside and move about among virtuous and upright people where individuals, free from doubt and envy, diligently follow the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - (natural) law (dharma) (natural law)

• अनाशङ्काः (anāśaṅkāḥ) - free from doubt (without doubt)

• चरेयुः (careyuḥ) - they would follow diligently (they would practice)

• वीतमत्सराः (vītamatsarāḥ) - free from envy

• चरेत् (caret) - one should move about

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• वसेत् (vaset) - should reside (should dwell)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed

• पुण्यशीलेषु (puṇyaśīleṣu) - among virtuous people (among the virtuous)

• साधूषु (sādhūṣu) - among upright people (among the good)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - (natural) law (dharma) (natural law)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law

Root dhṛ (to uphold, support) + man (suffix)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अनाशङ्काः (anāśaṅkāḥ) - free from doubt (without doubt)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anāśaṅka

anāśaṅka - without doubt

Negative Bahuvrīhi compound (na + āśaṅkā)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+āśaṅkā)

• an – not
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• āśaṅkā – doubt
  noun (feminine)
  ā (towards) + śaṅk (to doubt, fear) + ā (feminine suffix)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Nominative plural, subject of 'careyuḥ'.

चरेयुः (careyuḥ) - they would follow diligently (they would practice)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of car

optative mood

Root car (to move, act), 3rd person plural optative active

Root: car (class 1)

वीतमत्सराः (vītamatsarāḥ) - free from envy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vītamatsara

vītamatsara - free from envy

Bahuvrīhi compound of vīta (gone, removed) and matsara (envy)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vīta+matsara)

• vīta – gone
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root i (to go) + vi (away) + kta (PPP suffix)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)
• matsara – envy
  noun (masculine)
  Root mad (to rejoice, be intoxicated) + sara (suffix)
  Root: mad (class 4)

Note: Nominative plural, qualifying the implied subject of 'careyuḥ'.

चरेत् (caret) - one should move about

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of car

optative mood

Root car (to move, act), 3rd person singular optative active

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Impersonal usage, 'one should...'

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

वसेत् (vaset) - should reside (should dwell)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of vas

optative mood

Root vas (to dwell), 3rd person singular optative active

Root: vas (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुण्यशीलेषु (puṇyaśīleṣu) - among virtuous people (among the virtuous)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of puṇyaśīla

puṇyaśīla - virtuous

Bahuvrīhi compound of puṇya (merit, virtue) and śīla (nature, character, conduct)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+śīla)

• puṇya – virtue
  noun (neuter)
• śīla – character
  noun (neuter)
  Root śīl (to meditate, practice, serve)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Locative plural, 'among virtuous ones'.

साधूषु (sādhūṣu) - among upright people (among the good)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good

Root sādh (to accomplish, succeed) + u (suffix)

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Locative plural, 'among the upright ones'. In apposition to 'puṇyaśīleṣu'.