महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-284, verse-34

ततः फलार्थं चरति भवन्ति ज्यायसो गुणाः ।
धर्मवृत्त्या च सततं कामार्थाभ्यां न हीयते ॥३४॥

34. tataḥ phalārthaṁ carati bhavanti jyāyaso guṇāḥ ,
dharmavṛttyā ca satataṁ kāmārthābhyāṁ na hīyate.

34. tataḥ phalārtham carati bhavanti jyāyasaḥ guṇāḥ
dharmavṛttyā ca satatam kāmārthābhyām na hīyate

34. tataḥ phalārtham carati jyāyasaḥ guṇāḥ bhavanti
ca dharmavṛttyā satatam kāmārthābhyām na hīyate

34. Thereafter, one acts for the sake of results, and superior qualities (guṇāḥ) develop. By constantly living in accordance with one's natural law (dharma), one is never deprived of legitimate desires (kāma) or material prosperity (artha).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (after the realization from the previous verse) (then, thereupon, thereafter)

• फलार्थम् (phalārtham) - for the sake of achieving results (for the sake of fruit/results)

• चरति (carati) - one acts (or practices) (he moves, he acts, he practices)

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they develop, they arise (they are, they become, they arise)

• ज्यायसः (jyāyasaḥ) - superior (qualities) (superior, greater, elder)

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - superior qualities or virtues (qualities, merits, virtues, strands)

• धर्मवृत्त्या (dharmavṛttyā) - by constantly living in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by means of acting according to natural law (dharma))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly (always, constantly, continually)

• कामार्थाभ्याम् (kāmārthābhyām) - from legitimate desires (kāma) and material prosperity (artha) (from desires and material gain (or wealth))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हीयते (hīyate) - one is deprived (he is deprived, he loses, he leaves, he shrinks)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (after the realization from the previous verse) (then, thereupon, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Note: adverb of time/sequence

फलार्थम् (phalārtham) - for the sake of achieving results (for the sake of fruit/results)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phalārtha

phalārtha - for the sake of fruit/results

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (phala+artha)

• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, object, wealth, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: adverbial accusative, 'for the sake of results'

चरति (carati) - one acts (or practices) (he moves, he acts, he practices)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of carati

Present Active Indicative

Root car (to move, act), Class 1, Parasmaipada

Root: car (class 1)

Note: subject is implied (a person who has understood the nature of pleasure and pain).

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they develop, they arise (they are, they become, they arise)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhavanti

Present Active Indicative

Root bhū (to be, become), Class 1, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: subject is guṇāḥ

ज्यायसः (jyāyasaḥ) - superior (qualities) (superior, greater, elder)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jyāyas

jyāyas - superior, greater, elder, better

Comparative form of jyeṣṭha/vṛddha

Note: agrees with guṇāḥ

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - superior qualities or virtues (qualities, merits, virtues, strands)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, merit, virtue, attribute, strand

Note: subject of bhavanti

धर्मवृत्त्या (dharmavṛttyā) - by constantly living in accordance with natural law (dharma) (by means of acting according to natural law (dharma))

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dharmavṛtti

dharmavṛtti - course of natural law (dharma), practice of natural law (dharma), righteous conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vṛtti)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  derived from dhṛ (to uphold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vṛtti – conduct, course, mode of life, livelihood
  noun (feminine)
  derived from vṛt (to be, exist, turn)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: means by which one is not deprived.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: particle

सततम् (satatam) - constantly (always, constantly, continually)

(indeclinable)

Note: adverbial use (neuter singular accusative)

कामार्थाभ्याम् (kāmārthābhyām) - from legitimate desires (kāma) and material prosperity (artha) (from desires and material gain (or wealth))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, dual of kāmārtha

kāmārtha - desire and wealth/purpose

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (kāma+artha)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  derived from kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• artha – wealth, prosperity, material gain, purpose
  noun (masculine)

Note: from both desire and wealth; objects one might be deprived of.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: negation

हीयते (hīyate) - one is deprived (he is deprived, he loses, he leaves, he shrinks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of hīyate

Present Middle Indicative

Root hā (to abandon, lose) in passive sense, Class 3, Ātmanepada

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: refers to the person acting according to dharma.