महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-53

दण्डो यत्राविनीतेषु सत्कारश्च कृतात्मसु ।
चरेत्तत्र वसेच्चैव पुण्यशीलेषु साधुषु ॥५३॥

53. daṇḍo yatrāvinīteṣu satkāraśca kṛtātmasu ,
carettatra vaseccaiva puṇyaśīleṣu sādhuṣu.

53. daṇḍaḥ yatra avinīteṣu satkāraḥ ca kṛtātmasu
caret tatra vaset ca eva puṇyaśīleṣu sādhuṣu

53. yatra avinīteṣu daṇḍaḥ ca kṛtātmasu satkāraḥ
tatra eva puṇyaśīleṣu sādhuṣu caret vaset

53. One should reside and conduct oneself in a place where the undisciplined are punished, the disciplined are honored, and virtuous, righteous people dwell.

Words meanings summery:

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (punishment, rod, staff, sceptre)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place, if)

• अविनीतेषु (avinīteṣu) - among the undisciplined (among the undisciplined, among the ill-behaved, among the rude)

• सत्कारः (satkāraḥ) - honor, respect (honor, respect, welcome, hospitality)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• कृतात्मसु (kṛtātmasu) - among the disciplined (among those of disciplined mind/self, among perfected souls)

• चरेत् (caret) - one should conduct oneself (one should move, one should act, one should behave, one should wander)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• वसेत् (vaset) - one should reside (one should dwell, one should live)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

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

• पुण्यशीलेषु (puṇyaśīleṣu) - among the virtuous (among the virtuous, among those of meritorious character)

• साधुषु (sādhuṣu) - among the righteous people (among the good, among the righteous, among the saints)

Words meanings and morphology

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - punishment (punishment, rod, staff, sceptre)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, sceptre, punishment, fine, a measure of length

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place, if)

(indeclinable)

Locative case of 'ya' (which) used as an adverb.

अविनीतेषु (avinīteṣu) - among the undisciplined (among the undisciplined, among the ill-behaved, among the rude)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of avinīta

avinīta - undisciplined, ill-behaved, rude, impolite

Past Passive Participle

Formed from 'a-' (negation) + 'vinīta' (well-behaved, disciplined), which is the PPP of root 'nī' with upasarga 'vi'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vinīta)

• a – not, non, un-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix.
• vinīta – disciplined, well-behaved, modest, humble
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'nī' with upasarga 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: nī (class 1)

सत्कारः (satkāraḥ) - honor, respect (honor, respect, welcome, hospitality)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satkāra

satkāra - honor, respect, hospitality, veneration

Compound of 'sat' (good, real) and 'kāra' (doing, making).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sat+kāra)

• sat – good, true, existing, real
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of the root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• kāra – doing, making, action, performance
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with suffix 'a'.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कृतात्मसु (kṛtātmasu) - among the disciplined (among those of disciplined mind/self, among perfected souls)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of kṛtātman

kṛtātman - one who has disciplined oneself, one whose self is perfected, a pure-minded person

Compound of 'kṛta' (done, made, accomplished) and 'ātman' (self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+ātman)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished, acted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'kṛ' (to do, to make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath
  noun (masculine)

चरेत् (caret) - one should conduct oneself (one should move, one should act, one should behave, one should wander)

(verb)

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

Root: car (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative case of 'tad' (that) used as an adverb.

वसेत् (vaset) - one should reside (one should dwell, one should live)

(verb)

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

Root: vas (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

पुण्यशीलेषु (puṇyaśīleṣu) - among the virtuous (among the virtuous, among those of meritorious character)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of puṇyaśīla

puṇyaśīla - virtuous, righteous, of a meritorious nature

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

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+śīla)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, holy, good deed
  adjective (neuter)
• śīla – character, nature, habit, conduct, virtue
  noun (neuter)

साधुषु (sādhuṣu) - among the righteous people (among the good, among the righteous, among the saints)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy, saint, ascetic

From root 'sādh' (to accomplish, to succeed).

Root: sādh (class 5)