महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-279, verse-20

दुष्कृते सुकृते वापि न जन्तुरयतो भवेत् ।
नित्यं मनःसमाधाने प्रयतेत विचक्षणः ॥२०॥

20. duṣkṛte sukṛte vāpi na janturayato bhavet ,
nityaṁ manaḥsamādhāne prayateta vicakṣaṇaḥ.

20. duṣkṛte sukṛte vā api na jantuḥ ayataḥ bhavet
nityam manaḥsamādhāne prayateta vicakṣaṇaḥ

20. jantuḥ duṣkṛte vā sukṛte api na ayataḥ bhavet
vicakṣaṇaḥ nityam manaḥsamādhāne prayateta

20. A living being should not be unrestrained, whether in meritorious or demeritorious actions. A discerning person should constantly strive for mental tranquility.

Words meanings summery:

• दुष्कृते (duṣkṛte) - in demeritorious actions (in bad deeds, in ill-done acts)

• सुकृते (sukṛte) - in meritorious actions (in good deeds, in well-done acts)

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being (creature, living being, person)

• अयतः (ayataḥ) - unrestrained (unrestrained, uncontrolled, not striving)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (he/she/it should be, may be)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

• मनःसमाधाने (manaḥsamādhāne) - in mental tranquility (in mental concentration, in mental tranquility)

• प्रयतेत (prayateta) - one should strive (one should strive, endeavor)

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - a discerning person (discerning, wise, clever; a wise person)

Words meanings and morphology

दुष्कृते (duṣkṛte) - in demeritorious actions (in bad deeds, in ill-done acts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - ill-done, bad, wicked; a bad deed, demeritorious action

past passive participle (used as noun)

from dus (bad) + kṛta (done)

Compound type : praadi-samāsa (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed; a deed
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates the sphere of action.

सुकृते (sukṛte) - in meritorious actions (in good deeds, in well-done acts)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, good, meritorious; a good deed

past passive participle (used as noun)

from su (good) + kṛta (done)

Compound type : praadi-samāsa (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed; a deed
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indicates the sphere of action.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'duṣkṛte' and 'sukṛte'.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even in'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb 'bhavet'.

जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - a living being (creature, living being, person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jantu

jantu - creature, living being, man, animal

from root jan (to be born) + tu (suffix)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

अयतः (ayataḥ) - unrestrained (unrestrained, uncontrolled, not striving)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ayata

ayata - uncontrolled, unrestrained, not striving

past passive participle (negated)

from a (not) + yata (controlled, restrained)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yata)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• yata – controlled, restrained, striving
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root yam (to control, restrain)
  Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'jantuḥ'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be (he/she/it should be, may be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses a prescriptive statement.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'prayateta'.

मनःसमाधाने (manaḥsamādhāne) - in mental tranquility (in mental concentration, in mental tranquility)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manaḥsamādhāna

manaḥsamādhāna - mental concentration, deep meditation, tranquility of mind

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manas+samādhāna)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• samādhāna – concentration, attention, tranquility, establishment
  noun (neuter)
  from sam (together) + ā (towards) + root dhā (to place)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Indicates the sphere of striving.

प्रयतेत (prayateta) - one should strive (one should strive, endeavor)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pra-yat

Prefix: pra

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Expresses a prescriptive statement.

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - a discerning person (discerning, wise, clever; a wise person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, wise, clever, skilled; a wise person

from vi (apart) + root cakṣ (to see, perceive)

Compound type : praadi-samāsa (vi+cakṣaṇa)

• vi – apart, asunder, distinct
  indeclinable
• cakṣaṇa – seeing, perceiving (derived from root cakṣ)
  noun (masculine)
  from root cakṣ (to see)
  Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'prayateta'.