महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-8, verse-37

शाश्वतोऽयं भूतिपथो नास्यान्तमनुशुश्रुम ।
महान्दाशरथः पन्था मा राजन्कापथं गमः ॥३७॥

37. śāśvato'yaṁ bhūtipatho nāsyāntamanuśuśruma ,
mahāndāśarathaḥ panthā mā rājankāpathaṁ gamaḥ.

37. śāśvataḥ ayam bhūtipathaḥ na asya antam anuśuśruma
mahān dāśarathaḥ panthāḥ mā rājan kāpatham gamaḥ

37. ayam śāśvataḥ bhūtipathaḥ asya antam na anuśuśruma
dāśarathaḥ mahān panthāḥ rājan mā kāpatham gamaḥ

37. This is the eternal path to prosperity, and we have not heard of its end. It is the great path taken by Daśaratha's son (Rāma). O king, do not embark on a wrong path.

Words meanings summery:

• शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual, permanent, constant

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• भूतिपथः (bhūtipathaḥ) - path of prosperity, path of welfare

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्य (asya) - of this, its

• अन्तम् (antam) - end, limit, destruction

• अनुशुश्रुम (anuśuśruma) - we have heard, we heard

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

• दाशरथः (dāśarathaḥ) - Referring to Rāma, son of Daśaratha. (son of Daśaratha, pertaining to Daśaratha)

• पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way, road

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle), not

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• कापथम् (kāpatham) - wrong path, evil path

• गमः (gamaḥ) - go, may you go

Words meanings and morphology

शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual, permanent, constant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, permanent, constant

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

भूतिपथः (bhūtipathaḥ) - path of prosperity, path of welfare

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūtipatha

bhūtipatha - path of prosperity, path of welfare

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūti+patha)

• bhūti – prosperity, welfare, being, existence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• patha – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of this, its

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

अन्तम् (antam) - end, limit, destruction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, destruction, proximity

अनुशुश्रुम (anuśuśruma) - we have heard, we heard

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of anu√śru

Prefix: anu

Root: śru (class 5)

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, eminent

दाशरथः (dāśarathaḥ) - Referring to Rāma, son of Daśaratha. (son of Daśaratha, pertaining to Daśaratha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāśaratha

dāśaratha - son of Daśaratha, pertaining to Daśaratha

पन्थाः (panthāḥ) - path, way, road

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road, course

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle), not

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

कापथम् (kāpatham) - wrong path, evil path

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāpatha

kāpatha - bad path, wrong path, evil path

Formed with the prefix 'ku' (bad) + 'patha' (path), where 'ku' becomes 'kā' before 'patha'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ku+patha)

• ku – bad, evil, wrong, despised (prefix)
  indeclinable
• patha – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)

गमः (gamaḥ) - go, may you go

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, prohibitive aorist (luṅ) of √gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used with 'mā' for prohibition.