महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-10

अयं तु परमो धर्मः प्रवृत्तः सत्सु नित्यशः ।
गृहस्थता विशुद्धानां धर्मस्य निचयो महान् ॥१०॥

10. ayaṁ tu paramo dharmaḥ pravṛttaḥ satsu nityaśaḥ ,
gṛhasthatā viśuddhānāṁ dharmasya nicayo mahān.

10. ayam tu paramaḥ dharmaḥ pravṛttaḥ satsu nityaśaḥ
gṛhasthatā viśuddhānām dharmasya nicayaḥ mahān

10. ayam tu paramaḥ dharmaḥ satsu nityaśaḥ pravṛttaḥ
viśuddhānām gṛhasthatā dharmasya mahān nicayaḥ

10. This supreme natural law (dharma) is always established among the virtuous. For the pure, the householder life is a great embodiment of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - established, practiced, engaged

• सत्सु (satsu) - among the good, among the virtuous

• नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly, always

• गृहस्थता (gṛhasthatā) - the state of being a householder, householder life

• विशुद्धानाम् (viśuddhānām) - of the pure, of those who are purified

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law, of duty

• निचयः (nicayaḥ) - accumulation, excellence

• महान् (mahān) - great, large

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, best

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - established, practiced, engaged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - engaged in, started, established, active

Past Passive Participle

from pra-√vṛt

Prefix: pra

Root: √vṛt (class 1)

सत्सु (satsu) - among the good, among the virtuous

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

from √as

Root: √as (class 2)

Note: Substantivized adjective referring to 'good people'.

नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

गृहस्थता (gṛhasthatā) - the state of being a householder, householder life

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gṛhasthatā

gṛhasthatā - state of being a householder, householder-ship

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛhastha+tā)

• gṛhastha – householder
  noun (masculine)
• tā – suffix for abstract noun, state of being
  suffix (feminine)

विशुद्धानाम् (viśuddhānām) - of the pure, of those who are purified

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viśuddha

viśuddha - pure, purified, clean

Past Passive Participle

from vi-√śudh

Prefix: vi

Root: √śudh (class 4)

Note: Substantivized adjective referring to 'pure people'.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of natural law, of duty

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

निचयः (nicayaḥ) - accumulation, excellence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nicaya

nicaya - accumulation, collection, heap, excellence

action noun

from ni-√ci

Prefix: ni

Root: √ci (class 5)

महान् (mahān) - great, large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important