महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-36, verse-37

तस्माद्दानेन तपसा कर्मणा च शुभं फलम् ।
वर्धयेदशुभं कृत्वा यथा स्यादतिरेकवान् ॥३७॥

37. tasmāddānena tapasā karmaṇā ca śubhaṁ phalam ,
vardhayedaśubhaṁ kṛtvā yathā syādatirekavān.

37. tasmāt dānena tapasā karmaṇā ca śubham phalam
vardhayet aśubham kṛtvā yathā syāt atirekavān

37. aśubham kṛtvā tasmāt dānena tapasā karmaṇā ca
śubham phalam vardhayet yathā atirekavān syāt

37. Therefore, having committed an inauspicious act, one should increase the good results through charity (dāna), austerity (tapas), and (good) actions (karma), so that the good may become abundant.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• दानेन (dānena) - by charity (dāna) (by charity, by giving)

• तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas) (by austerity, by penance)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action (karma) (by action, by deed)

• च (ca) - and, also

• शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious

• फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

• वर्धयेत् (vardhayet) - one should cause to grow, one should increase

• अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, bad, evil

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• यथा (yathā) - so that, as, in which way

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

• अतिरेकवान् (atirekavān) - having an excess, abundant, excelling

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Used adverbially here to mean "therefore".

दानेन (dānena) - by charity (dāna) (by charity, by giving)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - charity, gift, giving

Root: dā (class 3)

तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity (tapas) (by austerity, by penance)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat

Root: tap (class 1)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action (karma) (by action, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

शुभम् (śubham) - good, auspicious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - good, auspicious, beautiful, lucky

Note: Adjective modifying 'phalam'.

फलम् (phalam) - fruit, result, consequence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, reward, consequence

वर्धयेत् (vardhayet) - one should cause to grow, one should increase

(verb)

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

causative

root vṛdh, causative stem vardhaya-

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Implies "one should cause to increase/grow".

अशुभम् (aśubham) - inauspicious, bad, evil

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, bad, evil, unlucky

negative prefix 'a-' + 'śubha'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śubha – good, auspicious, beautiful, lucky
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adjective modifying an implied 'karman' or 'kriyā'.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root kṛ + suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used to indicate a prior action.

यथा (yathā) - so that, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a purpose or result clause.

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

अतिरेकवान् (atirekavān) - having an excess, abundant, excelling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atirekavat

atirekavat - having an excess, abundant, excelling

Derived from 'atireka' (excess) + possessive suffix '-vat'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+reka)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding
  indeclinable
  prefix
• reka – leaving, abandoning (often implies excess when used with ati)
  noun (masculine)
  from root 'ric' (to leave)
  Root: ric (class 7)

Note: Acts as predicate adjective to 'syāt'.