महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-112, verse-14

तस्माद्धर्मः सहायार्थे सेवितव्यः सदा नृभिः ।
प्राणी धर्मसमायुक्तो गच्छते स्वर्गतिं पराम् ।
तथैवाधर्मसंयुक्तो नरकायोपपद्यते ॥१४॥

14. tasmāddharmaḥ sahāyārthe sevitavyaḥ sadā nṛbhiḥ ,
prāṇī dharmasamāyukto gacchate svargatiṁ parām ,
tathaivādharmasaṁyukto narakāyopapadyate.

14. tasmāt dharmaḥ sahāyārthe sevitavyaḥ
sadā nṛbhiḥ prāṇī dharmasamāyuktaḥ
gacchati svargatim parām tathā eva
adharmasaṃyuktaḥ narakāya upapadyate

14. tasmāt dharmaḥ sahāyārthe sadā nṛbhiḥ
sevitavyaḥ prāṇī dharmasamāyuktaḥ
svargatim parām gacchati tathā eva
adharmasaṃyuktaḥ narakāya upapadyate

14. Therefore, righteous action (dharma) should always be cultivated by human beings for the sake of true help. A living being endowed with righteousness (dharma) attains the supreme heavenly state. Similarly, one associated with unrighteousness (adharma) falls into hell.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, concluding from the previous verse's statement about dharma being the only companion. (therefore, from that, for that reason)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteous action (dharma), which brings beneficial results. (righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, merit)

• सहायार्थे (sahāyārthe) - for the sake of obtaining real, lasting assistance. (for the purpose of help, for companionship)

• सेवितव्यः (sevitavyaḥ) - should be diligently practiced or upheld. (should be served, should be cultivated, should be practiced)

• सदा (sadā) - without fail, at all times. (always, ever, constantly)

• नृभिः (nṛbhiḥ) - by all people. (by men, by human beings)

• प्राणी (prāṇī) - any individual sentient being. (living being, animate creature)

• धर्मसमायुक्तः (dharmasamāyuktaḥ) - a person who performs righteous actions. (endowed with dharma, connected with dharma)

• गच्छति (gacchati) - attains or reaches. (goes, attains, proceeds)

• स्वर्गतिम् (svargatim) - the destination of the righteous. (heavenly state, heaven)

• पराम् (parām) - the ultimate or most excellent heavenly state. (supreme, highest, excellent)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly or likewise, introducing the contrasting consequence. (thus, so, in that manner, likewise)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the similarity or confirms the statement: 'likewise indeed'. (indeed, just, only, certainly)

• अधर्मसमायुक्तः (adharmasamāyuktaḥ) - a person who performs unrighteous actions. 'unrighteousness (adharma)'. (endowed with unrighteousness, connected with unrighteousness)

• नरकाय (narakāya) - towards the state of hell. (to hell, for hell)

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - falls into or enters. (falls into, undergoes, approaches, happens)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, concluding from the previous verse's statement about dharma being the only companion. (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of tad

Note: Adverbial usage.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteous action (dharma), which brings beneficial results. (righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, merit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, merit, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the gerundive sevitavyaḥ.

सहायार्थे (sahāyārthe) - for the sake of obtaining real, lasting assistance. (for the purpose of help, for companionship)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sahāyārtha

sahāyārtha - purpose of help, for help

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sahāya+artha)

• sahāya – help, companionship, assistant
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used to express purpose, 'for the sake of'.

सेवितव्यः (sevitavyaḥ) - should be diligently practiced or upheld. (should be served, should be cultivated, should be practiced)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sevitavya

sevitavya - to be served, to be honored, to be cultivated

Gerundive

from root sev (to serve, to cultivate)

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Gerundive used as a predicate adjective.

सदा (sadā) - without fail, at all times. (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

नृभिः (nṛbhiḥ) - by all people. (by men, by human beings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being

Note: Agent of the passive construction (sevitavyaḥ).

प्राणी (prāṇī) - any individual sentient being. (living being, animate creature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, animate, creature

Root: prāṇ (class 1)

Note: Subject of gacchati.

धर्मसमायुक्तः (dharmasamāyuktaḥ) - a person who performs righteous actions. (endowed with dharma, connected with dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmasamāyukta

dharmasamāyukta - endowed with righteousness, connected with duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+samāyukta)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• samāyukta – united, joined, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yuj with prefixes sam and ā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies prāṇī.

गच्छति (gacchati) - attains or reaches. (goes, attains, proceeds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of gam

Present middle

3rd person singular

Root: gam (class 1)

स्वर्गतिम् (svargatim) - the destination of the righteous. (heavenly state, heaven)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of svargati

svargati - going to heaven, heavenly state, paradise

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+gati)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• gati – going, motion, course, state, condition
  noun (feminine)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of gacchati.

पराम् (parām) - the ultimate or most excellent heavenly state. (supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

parā - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent

Note: Qualifies svargatim.

तथा (tathā) - similarly or likewise, introducing the contrasting consequence. (thus, so, in that manner, likewise)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the similarity or confirms the statement: 'likewise indeed'. (indeed, just, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अधर्मसमायुक्तः (adharmasamāyuktaḥ) - a person who performs unrighteous actions. 'unrighteousness (adharma)'. (endowed with unrighteousness, connected with unrighteousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharmasamāyukta

adharmasamāyukta - endowed with unrighteousness, connected with unrighteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adharma+samāyukta)

• adharma – unrighteousness, unvirtuous act
  noun (masculine)
  negative prefix a- added to dharma
  Prefix: a
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• samāyukta – united, joined, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yuj with prefixes sam and ā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies an implied prāṇī.

नरकाय (narakāya) - towards the state of hell. (to hell, for hell)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, hellish region

Note: Dative case indicates purpose or destination.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - falls into or enters. (falls into, undergoes, approaches, happens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of pad

Present middle

from root pad with prefix upa, 3rd person singular

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: With upa, means "to approach, to incur, to fall into".