महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-318, verse-2

स्वभावाद्यत्नमातिष्ठेद्यत्नवान्नावसीदति ।
जरामरणरोगेभ्यः प्रियमात्मानमुद्धरेत् ॥२॥

2. svabhāvādyatnamātiṣṭhedyatnavānnāvasīdati ,
jarāmaraṇarogebhyaḥ priyamātmānamuddharet.

2. svabhāvāt yatnam ātiṣṭhet yatnavān na avasīdati
jarāmaraṇarogebhyaḥ priyam ātmānam uddharet

2. svabhāvāt yatnam ātiṣṭhet; yatnavān na avasīdati.
(man) priyam ātmānam jarāmaraṇarogebhyaḥ uddharet

2. One should undertake effort according to one's intrinsic nature; a diligent person never despairs. One should rescue one's dear self (ātman) from old age, death, and diseases.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - according to one's intrinsic nature, naturally

• यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

• आतिष्ठेत् (ātiṣṭhet) - one should undertake, one should apply, one should stand upon

• यत्नवान् (yatnavān) - one who makes effort, diligent, assiduous

• न (na) - not, no

• अवसीदति (avasīdati) - despairs, sinks down, becomes dejected

• जरामरणरोगेभ्यः (jarāmaraṇarogebhyaḥ) - from old age, death, and diseases

• प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, one's self

• उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should uplift, one should rescue, one should save

Words meanings and morphology

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - according to one's intrinsic nature, naturally

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic nature, temperament

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

यत्नम् (yatnam) - effort, exertion, endeavor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

आतिष्ठेत् (ātiṣṭhet) - one should undertake, one should apply, one should stand upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of sthā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: From root sthā (1P) with prefix ā.

यत्नवान् (yatnavān) - one who makes effort, diligent, assiduous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatnavat

yatnavat - diligent, industrious, making effort

possessive suffix -vat

from yatna with possessive suffix -vat

Note: Acts as a substantive here.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवसीदति (avasīdati) - despairs, sinks down, becomes dejected

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: From root sad (1P) with prefix ava.

जरामरणरोगेभ्यः (jarāmaraṇarogebhyaḥ) - from old age, death, and diseases

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of jarāmaraṇaroga

jarāmaraṇaroga - old age, death, and disease

Compound type : dvandva (jarā+maraṇa+roga)

• jarā – old age, decay
  noun (feminine)
  Root: jṝ (class 1)
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun from mṛ
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• roga – disease, sickness, infirmity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ruj (class 6)

Note: Dwandva compound of "old age, death, and disease".

प्रियम् (priyam) - dear, beloved

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing

Note: Agrees with ātmānam.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self, one's self

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, supreme spirit, individual soul (ātman)

उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should uplift, one should rescue, one should save

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of dhṛ

Prefix: ut

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: From root dhṛ (1P) with prefix ut.