महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-66, verse-11

अजिह्ममशठं मार्गं सेवमानस्य भारत ।
सर्वदा सर्वभूतेषु ब्रह्माश्रमपदं भवेत् ॥११॥

11. ajihmamaśaṭhaṁ mārgaṁ sevamānasya bhārata ,
sarvadā sarvabhūteṣu brahmāśramapadaṁ bhavet.

11. ajihmam aśaṭham mārgam sevamānasya bhārata
sarvadā sarvabhūteṣu brahmāśramapadam bhavet

11. bhārata sarvadā sarvabhūteṣu ajihmam aśaṭham
mārgam sevamānasya brahmāśramapadam bhavet

11. O Bhārata, for one who always follows a straightforward and honest path towards all beings, the state of Brahmā's hermitage (brahmāśramapada) will be attained.

Words meanings summery:

• अजिह्मम् (ajihmam) - not crooked, straightforward

• अशठम् (aśaṭham) - not deceitful, honest, sincere

• मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, way, road

• सेवमानस्य (sevamānasya) - of one serving, of one following

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Bharata (an address to Yudhishthira))

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings, towards all creatures

• ब्रह्माश्रमपदम् (brahmāśramapadam) - the state of Brahmā's hermitage

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, it would be, it will be

Words meanings and morphology

अजिह्मम् (ajihmam) - not crooked, straightforward

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ajihma

ajihma - not crooked, straightforward, honest

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'jihma' (crooked).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jihma)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• jihma – crooked, oblique, dishonest, deceitful
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mārgam'.

अशठम् (aśaṭham) - not deceitful, honest, sincere

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aśaṭha

aśaṭha - not deceitful, honest, sincere, guileless

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'śaṭha' (deceitful).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śaṭha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śaṭha – deceitful, crafty, fraudulent, wicked
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'mārgam'.

मार्गम् (mārgam) - path, way, road

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course, track

From root 'mṛj' (to cleanse, wipe) with suffix 'ga', or 'mṛg' (to seek).

Root: mṛg (class 1)

सेवमानस्य (sevamānasya) - of one serving, of one following

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sevamāna

sevamāna - serving, attending, honoring, following

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root 'sev' (to serve, honor, follow) with 'śānac' suffix.

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Modifies an implied person.

भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Bharata (an address to Yudhishthira))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; an Indian; belonging to India

Derived from 'Bharata'.

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

From 'sarva' (all) + 'dā' (suffix indicating 'time').

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings, towards all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound of 'sarva' (all) and 'bhūta' (being, creature).

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, ghost, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

ब्रह्माश्रमपदम् (brahmāśramapadam) - the state of Brahmā's hermitage

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmāśramapada

brahmāśramapada - the state or abode of Brahmā's hermitage (āśrama)

Compound of 'brahman' (Brahmā), 'āśrama' (hermitage), and 'pada' (state/abode).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (brahman+āśrama+pada)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator god), the Absolute Reality, prayer, sacred word
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bṛh' (to grow, swell).
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śram' (to toil, exert) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 1)
• pada – step, foot, position, state, abode, word
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'pad' (to go, move).
  Root: pad (class 4)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may it be, it would be, it will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Potential Mood

Third person singular potential mood form of 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)