महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-8, verse-17

अर्थाद्धर्मश्च कामश्च स्वर्गश्चैव नराधिप ।
प्राणयात्रा हि लोकस्य विनार्थं न प्रसिध्यति ॥१७॥

17. arthāddharmaśca kāmaśca svargaścaiva narādhipa ,
prāṇayātrā hi lokasya vinārthaṁ na prasidhyati.

17. arthāt dharmaḥ ca kāmaḥ ca svargaḥ ca eva narādhipa
| prāṇayātrā hi lokasya vinā artham na prasidhyati

17. narādhipa arthāt dharmaḥ ca kāmaḥ ca svargaḥ ca eva
(bhavanti) lokasya prāṇayātrā hi artham vinā na prasidhyati

17. O King, it is from wealth that one gains both righteousness (dharma) and desire (kāma), and indeed heaven. For the very sustenance of the world does not succeed without wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थात् (arthāt) - from wealth, from purpose, from meaning

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire (kāma) (desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure)

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial world

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

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

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O ruler of men

• प्राणयात्रा (prāṇayātrā) - sustenance of life, livelihood

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

• विना (vinā) - without, except

• अर्थम् (artham) - wealth, purpose, object

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रसिध्यति (prasidhyati) - succeeds, prospers, is accomplished

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थात् (arthāt) - from wealth, from purpose, from meaning

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - wealth, property, purpose, meaning, object, cause

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire (kāma) (desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

स्वर्गः (svargaḥ) - heaven, celestial world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial world

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, truly, just, only

(indeclinable)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord
  noun (masculine)

प्राणयात्रा (prāṇayātrā) - sustenance of life, livelihood

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāṇayātrā

prāṇayātrā - sustenance of life, livelihood

Compound type : tatpurusha (prāṇa+yātrā)

• prāṇa – breath, life-force
  noun (masculine)
• yātrā – journey, course, sustenance
  noun (feminine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

विना (vinā) - without, except

(indeclinable)

अर्थम् (artham) - wealth, purpose, object

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - wealth, property, purpose, meaning, object, cause

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रसिध्यति (prasidhyati) - succeeds, prospers, is accomplished

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: sidh (class 4)