महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-85, verse-4

एतदेकपदं शक्र सर्वलोकसुखावहम् ।
आचरन्सर्वभूतेषु प्रियो भवति सर्वदा ॥४॥

4. etadekapadaṁ śakra sarvalokasukhāvaham ,
ācaransarvabhūteṣu priyo bhavati sarvadā.

4. etat ekapadam śakra sarvalokasukhaāvaham
ācaran sarvabhūteṣu priyaḥ bhavati sarvadā

4. he śakra etat ekapadam sarvalokasukhaāvaham (asti)
(yaḥ) (tam) ācaran sarvabhūteṣu priyaḥ sarvadā bhavati

4. O Shakra, this single principle (of gentleness) brings happiness to all worlds. By practicing it towards all beings, one always becomes dear to them.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• एकपदम् (ekapadam) - a single principle/path

• शक्र (śakra) - O Shakra (Indra)

• सर्वलोकसुखआवहम् (sarvalokasukhaāvaham) - bringing happiness to all worlds

• आचरन् (ācaran) - practicing, acting, behaving

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

• प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

• सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to 'sāntvam ekapadam' from the previous verse.

एकपदम् (ekapadam) - a single principle/path

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekapada

ekapada - one-footed, having one place, a single principle/word/path

Compound type : dvigu (eka+pada)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, word, place, position, principle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'etat'.

शक्र (śakra) - O Shakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra (a name of Indra)

Note: Addressed to Indra.

सर्वलोकसुखआवहम् (sarvalokasukhaāvaham) - bringing happiness to all worlds

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvalokasukhaāvaha

sarvalokasukhaāvaha - bringing happiness to all worlds

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarva+loka+sukha+ā-vaha)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• sukha – happiness, ease, joy
  noun (neuter)
• āvaha – bringing, causing, producing
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root vah (to carry) with prefix ā, forming a kṛt affix (-vaha)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ekapadam'.

आचरन् (ācaran) - practicing, acting, behaving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācar

car - to move, to walk, to practice, to perform

present active participle

present active participle, masculine nominative singular

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Implies 'a person who practices'.

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the sphere of action for 'ācaran'.

प्रियः (priyaḥ) - dear, beloved, pleasing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of priya

priya - dear, beloved, pleasing, agreeable

Note: Predicate adjective for the implicit subject (puruṣa) of 'bhavati'.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is

(verb)

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

present active

present 3rd person singular active

Root: bhū (class 1)

सर्वदा (sarvadā) - always, at all times

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'bhavati'.