महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-279, verse-7

प्रतिपद्य नरो धर्मं स्वर्गलोके महीयते ।
धर्मात्मकः कर्मविधिर्देहिनां नृपसत्तम ।
तस्मिन्नाश्रमिणः सन्तः स्वकर्माणीह कुर्वते ॥७॥

7. pratipadya naro dharmaṁ svargaloke mahīyate ,
dharmātmakaḥ karmavidhirdehināṁ nṛpasattama ,
tasminnāśramiṇaḥ santaḥ svakarmāṇīha kurvate.

7. pratipadya naraḥ dharmam svargaloke
mahīyate dharmātmakaḥ karmavidhiḥ
dehinām nṛpasattama tasmin āśramiṇaḥ
santaḥ svakarmāṇi iha kurvate

7. nṛpasattama naraḥ dharmam pratipadya
svargaloke mahīyate dehinām
karmavidhiḥ dharmātmakaḥ tasmin santaḥ
āśramiṇaḥ iha svakarmāṇi kurvate

7. A person who properly adheres to natural law (dharma) is glorified in the heavenly world. O best of kings, the method of action (karma) for all embodied beings is inherently based on natural law (dharma). In accordance with this, virtuous people residing in the various life stages (āśrama) perform their own prescribed duties (karma) here.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिपद्य (pratipadya) - having attained, having understood, having undertaken

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person, human being

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteous conduct, duty

• स्वर्गलोके (svargaloke) - in the heavenly world

• महीयते (mahīyate) - is glorified, is honored, is exalted

• धर्मात्मकः (dharmātmakaḥ) - whose nature is dharma, having the nature of dharma

• कर्मविधिः (karmavidhiḥ) - method of action, rule of action, prescribed ritual

• देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of living beings

• नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in this (context)

• आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - those who follow an āśrama, members of a life stage

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - good, virtuous, existing ones, saints

• स्वकर्माणि (svakarmāṇi) - one's own duties, own actions

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they perform, they do

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिपद्य (pratipadya) - having attained, having understood, having undertaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

gerund with prefix

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteous conduct, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, righteous conduct, duty, virtue

स्वर्गलोके (svargaloke) - in the heavenly world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svargaloka

svargaloka - heavenly world, paradise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+loka)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

महीयते (mahīyate) - is glorified, is honored, is exalted

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of mahī

Denominative

derived from mahat (great) via mahī (to honor)

Root: mah

धर्मात्मकः (dharmātmakaḥ) - whose nature is dharma, having the nature of dharma

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātmaka

dharmātmaka - whose nature is dharma, having the nature of dharma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātmaka)

• dharma – natural law, righteous conduct
  noun (masculine)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, characterized by
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -ātmaka

कर्मविधिः (karmavidhiḥ) - method of action, rule of action, prescribed ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of karmavidhi

karmavidhi - method of action, rule of action, prescribed ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karma+vidhi)

• karma – action, deed, duty
  noun (neuter)
• vidhi – rule, method, ordinance
  noun (masculine)

देहिनाम् (dehinām) - of embodied beings, of living beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin

dehin - embodied, possessing a body, a living being

नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpasattama

nṛpasattama - best of kings, chief among rulers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+sattama)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative suffix -tama

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, in this (context)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

आश्रमिणः (āśramiṇaḥ) - those who follow an āśrama, members of a life stage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśramin

āśramin - one who belongs to an āśrama, an ascetic

सन्तः (santaḥ) - good, virtuous, existing ones, saints

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - being, existing, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Root: as (class 2)

स्वकर्माणि (svakarmāṇi) - one's own duties, own actions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of svakarma

svakarma - one's own duty, one's own action

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, duty
  noun (neuter)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they perform, they do

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)