महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-56, verse-20

आर्जवं सर्वकार्येषु श्रयेथाः कुरुनन्दन ।
पुनर्नयविचारेण त्रयीसंवरणेन च ॥२०॥

20. ārjavaṁ sarvakāryeṣu śrayethāḥ kurunandana ,
punarnayavicāreṇa trayīsaṁvaraṇena ca.

20. ārjavam sarva-kāryeṣu śrayethāḥ kuru-nandana
| punar naya-vicāreṇa trayī-saṃvaraṇena ca

20. kurunandana sarva-kāryeṣu ārjavam śrayethāḥ
punaḥ naya-vicāreṇa ca trayī-saṃvaraṇena

20. O scion of the Kurus (kurunandana), you should practice honesty in all your undertakings. Furthermore, you should do so by carefully considering ethical conduct (naya) and by upholding the sacred knowledge of the three Vedas (trayī).

Words meanings summery:

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - honesty, straightforwardness, uprightness

• सर्व-कार्येषु (sarva-kāryeṣu) - in all affairs, in all actions

• श्रयेथाः (śrayethāḥ) - you should resort to, you should practice, you should take refuge in

• कुरु-नन्दन (kuru-nandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O scion of the Kurus

• पुनर् (punar) - again, moreover, further

• नय-विचारेण (naya-vicāreṇa) - by carefully considering ethical conduct (by deliberation on policy/justice)

• त्रयी-संवरणेन (trayī-saṁvaraṇena) - by upholding the sacred knowledge of the three Vedas (trayī) (by protecting/upholding the triple Veda)

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - honesty, straightforwardness, uprightness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - honesty, straightforwardness, uprightness, sincerity

from ṛju (straight) + aṇ (suffix)

Note: Object of 'śrayethāḥ'.

सर्व-कार्येषु (sarva-kāryeṣu) - in all affairs, in all actions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarva-kārya

sarva-kārya - all affairs, all actions, all undertakings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+kārya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• kārya – action, deed, affair, duty, to be done
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root kṛ (to do) + ya
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Locative indicating 'in/amongst'.

श्रयेथाः (śrayethāḥ) - you should resort to, you should practice, you should take refuge in

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of śrī

Optative Middle

root śrī, class 1, ātmanepada

Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Addressed to a single person.

कुरु-नन्दन (kuru-nandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O scion of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuru-nandana

kuru-nandana - delight of the Kurus, son of the Kurus, scion of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty, Kuru kingdom
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – delighting, gladdening, son, child
  noun (masculine)
  from root nand (to rejoice) + ana
  Root: nand (class 1)

पुनर् (punar) - again, moreover, further

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects a supplementary action/means.

नय-विचारेण (naya-vicāreṇa) - by carefully considering ethical conduct (by deliberation on policy/justice)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of naya-vicāra

naya-vicāra - deliberation on policy, consideration of justice/conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naya+vicāra)

• naya – policy, conduct, leading, justice, morality, prudence
  noun (masculine)
  from root nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• vicāra – consideration, deliberation, inquiry, judgment
  noun (masculine)
  from root car with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Indicates means.

त्रयी-संवरणेन (trayī-saṁvaraṇena) - by upholding the sacred knowledge of the three Vedas (trayī) (by protecting/upholding the triple Veda)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of trayī-saṃvaraṇa

trayī-saṁvaraṇa - protecting the triple Veda, upholding the three Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (trayī+saṃvaraṇa)

• trayī – the triple Veda (Rig, Yajur, Sama)
  noun (feminine)
  feminine of traya (triple)
• saṃvaraṇa – covering, concealing, protecting, restraining
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  from root vṛ with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Indicates means.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two instrumental phrases.