महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-128, verse-36

भैक्षचर्यापरो धर्मो धर्मो नित्योपवासिता ।
नित्यस्वाध्यायिता धर्मो ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमस्तथा ॥३६॥

36. bhaikṣacaryāparo dharmo dharmo nityopavāsitā ,
nityasvādhyāyitā dharmo brahmacaryāśramastathā.

36. bhaikṣacaryāparaḥ dharmaḥ dharmaḥ nitya upavāsitā
nityasvādhyāyitā dharmaḥ brahmacarya āśramaḥ tathā

36. bhaikṣacaryāparaḥ dharmaḥ nitya upavāsitā dharmaḥ
nityasvādhyāyitā dharmaḥ tathā brahmacarya āśramaḥ

36. Devotion to begging for alms is a natural law (dharma); constant fasting is a natural law (dharma); consistent self-study (svādhyāya) is a natural law (dharma); and similarly, the stage of life (āśrama) of a celibate student (brahmacarya).

Words meanings summery:

• भैक्षचर्यापरः (bhaikṣacaryāparaḥ) - intent on begging for alms

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - a natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - a natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

• नित्य (nitya) - constant, perpetual, eternal

• उपवासिता (upavāsitā) - state of fasting, fasting

• नित्यस्वाध्यायिता (nityasvādhyāyitā) - constant self-study

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - a natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, likewise, and also)

• ब्रह्मचर्य (brahmacarya) - the stage of life (āśrama) of a celibate student (celibacy, student life)

• आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - stage of life (āśrama) (hermitage, stage of life)

Words meanings and morphology

भैक्षचर्यापरः (bhaikṣacaryāparaḥ) - intent on begging for alms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhaikṣacaryāpara

bhaikṣacaryāpara - devoted to begging for alms

Compound of bhaikṣacaryā (begging for alms) and para (intent on).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaikṣa+caryā+para)

• bhaikṣa – alms, begged food
  noun (neuter)
  From bhikṣā (begging).
• caryā – conduct, practice
  noun (feminine)
  From √car (to move, behave).
  Root: car (class 1)
• para – chief, principal, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Masculine adjective, nominative singular.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - a natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From √dhṛ 'to uphold, support'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Masculine noun, nominative singular.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - a natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From √dhṛ 'to uphold, support'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Masculine noun, nominative singular.

नित्य (nitya) - constant, perpetual, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nitya

nitya - constant, perpetual, eternal, regular

Note: Adjective, feminine nominative singular, modifying upavāsitā.

उपवासिता (upavāsitā) - state of fasting, fasting

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upavāsitā

upavāsitā - fasting, abstinence from food

From upavāsa (fasting) + -tā (suffix for abstract noun).

Prefix: upa

Root: vas (class 4)

Note: Feminine noun, nominative singular.

नित्यस्वाध्यायिता (nityasvādhyāyitā) - constant self-study

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nityasvādhyāyitā

nityasvādhyāyitā - the state of constant self-study, regular recitation of sacred texts

Compound of nitya (constant) + svādhyāya (self-study) + -tā (suffix).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+svādhyāya+tā)

• nitya – constant, perpetual
  adjective
• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)
  From sva (self) + adhyāya (study).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: ī (class 2)
• tā – suffix for abstract nouns, state of being
  suffix (feminine)

Note: Feminine noun, nominative singular. Refers to the state or quality of constant self-study.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - a natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From √dhṛ 'to uphold, support'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Masculine noun, nominative singular.

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (thus, so, likewise, and also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle.

ब्रह्मचर्य (brahmacarya) - the stage of life (āśrama) of a celibate student (celibacy, student life)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - celibacy, religious student life, conduct proper for a Brahmin

From brahman (Vedic text/knowledge) + caryā (conduct).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+caryā)

• brahman – Veda, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
  From √bṛh (to grow, expand).
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• caryā – conduct, practice
  noun (feminine)
  From √car (to move, behave).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Neuter noun, nominative singular, part of the compound `brahmacaryāśrama`.

आश्रमः (āśramaḥ) - stage of life (āśrama) (hermitage, stage of life)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life

From √śram (to toil) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Masculine noun, nominative singular. Here it refers to the `brahmacarya` stage of life.