महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-281, verse-18

अनर्हाश्चार्हतां प्राप्ताः सन्तः स्तुत्वा तमेव ह ।
न तु वृद्धिमिहान्विच्छेत्कर्म कृत्वा जुगुप्सितम् ॥१८॥

18. anarhāścārhatāṁ prāptāḥ santaḥ stutvā tameva ha ,
na tu vṛddhimihānvicchetkarma kṛtvā jugupsitam.

18. anarhāḥ ca arhatām prāptāḥ santaḥ stutvā tam eva ha
na tu vṛddhim iha anvicchet karma kṛtvā jugupsitam

18. anarhāḥ ca arhatām prāptāḥ santaḥ tam eva ha stutvā,
tu iha jugupsitam karma kṛtvā vṛddhim na anvicchet

18. Even the undeserving, having attained worthiness (arhatā), become virtuous by praising him alone. Nevertheless, one should not seek prosperity in this world by performing reprehensible actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• अनर्हाः (anarhāḥ) - undeserving, unworthy

• च (ca) - and, also, even

• अर्हताम् (arhatām) - worthiness (arhatā) (worthiness, suitability, deservingness)

• प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - having obtained, having reached, attained

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - being virtuous (being, existing, good people, virtuous)

• स्तुत्वा (stutvā) - having praised

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle)

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, nevertheless

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - prosperity, growth, increase

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - should seek, should look for

• कर्म (karma) - actions (karma) (action, deed, work, destiny)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• जुगुप्सितम् (jugupsitam) - reprehensible, despicable, hateful

Words meanings and morphology

अनर्हाः (anarhāḥ) - undeserving, unworthy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anarha

anarha - undeserving, unworthy, not suitable

Derived from 'na' (not) + 'arha' (worthy).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+arha)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• arha – deserving, worthy, suitable
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Root: arh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, even

(indeclinable)

अर्हताम् (arhatām) - worthiness (arhatā) (worthiness, suitability, deservingness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of arhatā

arhatā - worthiness, suitability, deservingness

Feminine noun from 'arha' (worthy)

Root: arh (class 1)

प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - having obtained, having reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, attained

Past Passive Participle

From pra-āp- (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - being virtuous (being, existing, good people, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

From 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Functions here as a predicative adjective or an appositive noun for 'prāptāḥ'.

स्तुत्वा (stutvā) - having praised

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'stu' (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to a specific revered entity not mentioned in this verse but implied by 'eva'.

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, nevertheless

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating contrast.

वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - prosperity, growth, increase

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, success

From root 'vṛdh' (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb.

अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - should seek, should look for

(verb)

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

From anu-iṣ (to wish, desire, seek)

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

Note: Implies 'one should seek'.

कर्म (karma) - actions (karma) (action, deed, work, destiny)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny

From root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जुगुप्सितम् (jugupsitam) - reprehensible, despicable, hateful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jugupsita

jugupsita - hated, despised, reprehensible, blameworthy

Past Passive Participle

From root 'gup' (to protect, also to blame, despise) with reduplication (jugupsa).

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'karma'.