महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-128, verse-44

नित्योपलेपनं धर्मस्तथा नित्योपवासिता ।
सुसंमृष्टोपलिप्ते च साज्यधूमोद्गमे गृहे ॥४४॥

44. nityopalepanaṁ dharmastathā nityopavāsitā ,
susaṁmṛṣṭopalipte ca sājyadhūmodgame gṛhe.

44. nityopalepanam dharmaḥ tathā nityopavāsitā
susaṃmṛṣṭopaliptae ca sājyadhūmodgame gṛhe

44. नित्योपलेपनम् धर्मः तथा नित्योपवासिता (च धर्मः)च गृहे सुसंमृष्टोपलिप्ते साज्यधूमोद्गमे (अवस्था अपि धर्मः)।

44. Daily smearing (of the dwelling) is considered proper conduct (dharma), and so too is constant fasting. Maintaining a home that is well-swept and smeared, and from which the smoke of ghee rises, is also part of this conduct.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्योपलेपनम् (nityopalepanam) - daily smearing (of the dwelling) (daily smearing or plastering)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - proper conduct (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, proper conduct)

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

• नित्योपवासिता (nityopavāsitā) - daily fasting, constant observance of a fast

• सुसंमृष्टोपलिप्तए (susaṁmṛṣṭopaliptae) - in a (house) that is well-swept and smeared (well-swept and smeared/plastered)

• च (ca) - and, also

• साज्यधूमोद्गमे (sājyadhūmodgame) - in a (house) from which the smoke of ghee rises (with ghee-smoke rising, where ghee-smoke is rising)

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

Words meanings and morphology

नित्योपलेपनम् (nityopalepanam) - daily smearing (of the dwelling) (daily smearing or plastering)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nityopalepana

nityopalepana - daily smearing or plastering (e.g., with cow-dung for cleanliness)

Compound of nitya (daily) and upalepana (smearing)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nitya+upalepana)

• nitya – daily, constant, eternal
  adjective (neuter)
• upalepana – smearing, plastering, anointing
  noun (neuter)
  verbal noun
  Derived from prefix 'upa' and root '√lip' (to smear)
  Prefix: upa
  Root: √lip (class 6)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - proper conduct (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, proper conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion, constitution, proper conduct

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

नित्योपवासिता (nityopavāsitā) - daily fasting, constant observance of a fast

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nityopavāsitā

nityopavāsitā - daily fasting, constant observance of a fast

Compound of nitya (daily) and upavāsitā (state of fasting)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nitya+upavāsitā)

• nitya – daily, constant, eternal
  adjective (feminine)
• upavāsitā – fasting, abstinence from food
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'upavāsa' with suffix '-tā'

सुसंमृष्टोपलिप्तए (susaṁmṛṣṭopaliptae) - in a (house) that is well-swept and smeared (well-swept and smeared/plastered)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of susaṃmṛṣṭopalipta

susaṁmṛṣṭopalipta - well-swept and smeared, thoroughly cleaned and plastered

Compound of 'su' (well), 'saṃmṛṣṭa' (swept), and 'upalipta' (smeared)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+saṃmṛṣṭa+upalipta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• saṃmṛṣṭa – swept, cleansed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root '√mṛj' with prefix 'sam'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √mṛj (class 2)
• upalipta – smeared, plastered, anointed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root '√lip' with prefix 'upa'
  Prefix: upa
  Root: √lip (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'gṛhe'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

साज्यधूमोद्गमे (sājyadhūmodgame) - in a (house) from which the smoke of ghee rises (with ghee-smoke rising, where ghee-smoke is rising)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sājyadhūmodgama

sājyadhūmodgama - characterized by the rising of ghee-smoke

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'sa' (with) + 'ājya-dhūma-udgama' (rising of ghee-smoke)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+ājya+dhūma+udgama)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ājya – clarified butter, ghee
  noun (neuter)
• dhūma – smoke
  noun (masculine)
• udgama – rising, emergence, coming forth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root '√gam' with prefix 'ud'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: √gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gṛhe'

गृहे (gṛhe) - in the house, in the home

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling, domestic abode