महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-58, verse-12

नीतिधर्मानुसरणं नित्यमुत्थानमेव च ।
रिपूणामनवज्ञानं नित्यं चानार्यवर्जनम् ॥१२॥

12. nītidharmānusaraṇaṁ nityamutthānameva ca ,
ripūṇāmanavajñānaṁ nityaṁ cānāryavarjanam.

12. nītidharmānusaraṇam nityam utthānam eva ca
ripūṇām anavajñānam nityam ca anāryavarjanam

12. nītidharmānusaraṇam nityam utthānam eva ca
ripūṇām anavajñānam nityam ca anāryavarjanam

12. Constant adherence to ethical principles (nīti) and natural law (dharma), perpetual exertion, never underestimating enemies, and consistently avoiding ignoble individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• नीतिधर्मानुसरणम् (nītidharmānusaraṇam) - following ethical principles and natural law, adherence to policy and duty

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

• उत्थानम् (utthānam) - exertion, endeavor, rising, effort, prosperity

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies

• अनवज्ञानम् (anavajñānam) - non-disregard, not underestimating, respect

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनार्यवर्जनम् (anāryavarjanam) - avoidance of ignoble people, shunning the ignoble

Words meanings and morphology

नीतिधर्मानुसरणम् (nītidharmānusaraṇam) - following ethical principles and natural law, adherence to policy and duty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nītidharmānusaraṇa

nītidharmānusaraṇa - adherence to policy and natural law (dharma), following ethical principles and duty

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (nītidharma+anusaraṇa)

• nīti – policy, conduct, ethics, moral law
  noun (feminine)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• anusaraṇa – following, adhering to, pursuing
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from root sṛ with prefix anu and suffix -ana
  Prefix: anu
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Acts as a subject or an object in a nominal sentence.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

उत्थानम् (utthānam) - exertion, endeavor, rising, effort, prosperity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthāna

utthāna - rising, exertion, effort, undertaking, prosperity

verbal noun

Derived from root sthā with prefix ud and suffix -ana

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Acts as a subject or an object in a nominal sentence.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

रिपूणाम् (ripūṇām) - of enemies

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ripu

ripu - enemy, foe

अनवज्ञानम् (anavajñānam) - non-disregard, not underestimating, respect

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anavajñāna

anavajñāna - non-disregard, not looking down upon, respect

Compound with negative prefix 'a-' and verbal noun 'avajñāna'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+avajñāna)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• avajñāna – disregard, contempt, disrespect
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root jñā with prefix ava and suffix -ana
  Prefix: ava
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Acts as a subject or an object in a nominal sentence.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, perpetually, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अनार्यवर्जनम् (anāryavarjanam) - avoidance of ignoble people, shunning the ignoble

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anāryavarjana

anāryavarjana - avoidance of ignoble people, shunning the ignoble, discarding the ignoble

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpurusha (anārya+varjana)

• anārya – ignoble, unworthy, non-Aryan
  adjective (masculine)
  Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of ārya
• varjana – avoidance, abandonment, exclusion
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  From root vṛj with suffix -ana
  Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Acts as a subject or an object in a nominal sentence.