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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-297, verse-22

तेजसा शक्यते प्राप्तुमुपायसहचारिणा ।
इह च प्रेत्य च श्रेयस्तस्य मूलं धृतिः परा ॥२२॥
22. tejasā śakyate prāptumupāyasahacāriṇā ,
iha ca pretya ca śreyastasya mūlaṁ dhṛtiḥ parā.
22. tejasā śakyate prāptum upāyasahacāriṇā | iha
ca pretya ca śreyaḥ tasya mūlaṃ dhṛtiḥ parā
22. upāyasahacāriṇā tejasā iha ca pretya ca śreyaḥ
prāptum śakyate tasya mūlaṃ parā dhṛtiḥ
22. Welfare (śreyas), both in this life and the next, can be achieved through energy (tejas) combined with appropriate means. The ultimate foundation for this is supreme steadfastness (dhṛti).

Words meanings summery:

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  • तेजसा (tejasā) - by energy (tejas) (by energy, by splendor, by spiritual power)
  • शक्यते (śakyate) - it is possible (it is possible, one can)
  • प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to achieve (to obtain, to reach, to achieve)
  • उपायसहचारिणा (upāyasahacāriṇā) - accompanied by appropriate means (by one accompanied by means, by that which follows with means)
  • इह (iha) - in this life (here, in this world)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • प्रेत्य (pretya) - in the next life, hereafter (having died, in the next world, hereafter)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare (śreyas) (welfare, good, prosperity, ultimate good)
  • तस्य (tasya) - of that (welfare) (of that, its)
  • मूलं (mūlaṁ) - root, foundation (root, origin, foundation)
  • धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness (dhṛti) (steadfastness, firmness, resolution, endurance)
  • परा (parā) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

Words meanings and morphology

तेजसा (tejasā) - by energy (tejas) (by energy, by splendor, by spiritual power)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of tejas
tejas - brilliance, energy, splendor, spiritual power
From root tij (to be sharp).
Root: tij (class 6)
शक्यते (śakyate) - it is possible (it is possible, one can)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śak
present passive/impersonal
Root śak (to be able). Formed with the ya passive suffix and te ending.
Root: śak (class 5)
Note: Impersonal passive construction.
प्राप्तुम् (prāptum) - to obtain, to achieve (to obtain, to reach, to achieve)
(verb (infinitive))
उपायसहचारिणा (upāyasahacāriṇā) - accompanied by appropriate means (by one accompanied by means, by that which follows with means)
(adjective)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of upāyasahacārin
upāyasahacārin - accompanied by means, following with means
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upāya+sahacārin)
  • upāya – means, method, expedient
    noun (masculine)
    From upa-i (to go near).
    Prefix: upa
    Root: i (class 2)
  • sahacārin – accompanying, following
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun from saha-car
    From saha (with) + root car (to move) + iṇi suffix (agent).
    Prefix: saha
    Root: car (class 1)
Note: Agrees with tejasā.
इह (iha) - in this life (here, in this world)
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
प्रेत्य (pretya) - in the next life, hereafter (having died, in the next world, hereafter)
(indeclinable)
absolutive/gerund
From root i (to go) with prefix pra- + lyaP suffix.
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
Note: pra is an upasarga.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare (śreyas) (welfare, good, prosperity, ultimate good)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas
śreyas - welfare, good, excellence, supreme good
Comparative degree of praśasya (praiseworthy).
Note: Subject of śakyate prāptum.
तस्य (tasya) - of that (welfare) (of that, its)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that
Note: Refers to śreyas.
मूलं (mūlaṁ) - root, foundation (root, origin, foundation)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla
mūla - root, origin, foundation, basis
Note: Predicate nominative.
धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness (dhṛti) (steadfastness, firmness, resolution, endurance)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛti
dhṛti - firmness, steadfastness, endurance, resolution
From root dhṛ (to hold, support) + kti suffix.
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.
परा (parā) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of para
para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other
Note: Agrees with dhṛtiḥ.