महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-93, verse-4

धर्मार्थसहितं वाक्यं भगवन्ननुशाधि माम् ।
येन वृत्तेन वै तिष्ठन्न च्यवेयं स्वधर्मतः ॥४॥

4. dharmārthasahitaṁ vākyaṁ bhagavannanuśādhi mām ,
yena vṛttena vai tiṣṭhanna cyaveyaṁ svadharmataḥ.

4. dharmārthasahitam vākyam bhagavan anuśādhi mām
yena vṛttena vai tiṣṭhan na cyaveyam svadharmataḥ

4. bhagavan mām dharmārthasahitam vākyam anuśādhi
yena vṛttena tiṣṭhan vai svadharmataḥ na cyaveyam

4. "O Venerable One, please instruct me with words that encompass both right conduct (dharma) and material welfare (artha), so that by following that way of life (vṛtta), I may never deviate from my own inherent duty (svadharma)."

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मार्थसहितम् (dharmārthasahitam) - concerning both ethical conduct (dharma) and material prosperity (artha) (accompanied by (principles of) righteousness and worldly gain)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, instruction, speech

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - A respectful address to the sage Vamadeva (O venerable one, O divine one, O blessed one)

• अनुशाधि (anuśādhi) - instruct, teach, order

• माम् (mām) - me

• येन (yena) - by which conduct/way of life (by which, with which)

• वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - the particular behavior or mode of living taught by the sage (by conduct, by action, by way of life)

• वै (vai) - an emphasizing particle (indeed, certainly, truly)

• तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - while I live, by abiding (in that conduct) (remaining, standing, abiding, living)

• न (na) - not, no

• च्यवेयम् (cyaveyam) - may I deviate, may I fall away

• स्वधर्मतः (svadharmataḥ) - from the specific duties and conduct inherent to my position as king (from one's own duty, from one's own natural law (dharma))

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मार्थसहितम् (dharmārthasahitam) - concerning both ethical conduct (dharma) and material prosperity (artha) (accompanied by (principles of) righteousness and worldly gain)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmārthasahita

dharmārthasahita - accompanied by dharma and artha, including righteousness and prosperity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+artha+sahita)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, material gain
  noun (masculine)
• sahita – accompanied by, connected with, together with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sah' with prefix 'sa'.
  Prefix: sa
  Root: sah (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, instruction, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, word, instruction, precept

From 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - A respectful address to the sage Vamadeva (O venerable one, O divine one, O blessed one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, divine, fortunate, blessed; Lord

From 'bhaga' (fortune) + suffix '-vat'. Functions as an honorific noun.

अनुशाधि (anuśādhi) - instruct, teach, order

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of anuśās

Imperative Active

Root 'śās' (2nd conjugation) with upasarga 'anu'. 2nd person singular, imperative mood.

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

येन (yena) - by which conduct/way of life (by which, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - the particular behavior or mode of living taught by the sage (by conduct, by action, by way of life)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, course of action, way of life, behavior

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist, to act).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वै (vai) - an emphasizing particle (indeed, certainly, truly)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - while I live, by abiding (in that conduct) (remaining, standing, abiding, living)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthā

sthā - to stand, to remain, to abide, to exist

Present Active Participle

Root 'sthā' (1st conjugation). Nominative singular masculine.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating simultaneous action.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च्यवेयम् (cyaveyam) - may I deviate, may I fall away

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of cyu

Optative Active

Root 'cyu' (1st conjugation, derived from 'cyavate'). 1st person singular, optative mood.

Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Expresses a wish or possibility.

स्वधर्मतः (svadharmataḥ) - from the specific duties and conduct inherent to my position as king (from one's own duty, from one's own natural law (dharma))

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'sva' (own) + 'dharma' (duty, law). The suffix '-taḥ' indicates ablative meaning ('from').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Ablative meaning conveyed by suffix '-taḥ'.