महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-9

नित्यस्वाध्यायता धर्मो धर्मो यज्ञः सनातनः ।
दानं प्रशस्यते चास्य यथाशक्ति यथाविधि ॥९॥

9. nityasvādhyāyatā dharmo dharmo yajñaḥ sanātanaḥ ,
dānaṁ praśasyate cāsya yathāśakti yathāvidhi.

9. nityasvādhyāyatā dharmaḥ dharmaḥ yajñaḥ sanātanaḥ
dānam praśasyate ca asya yathāśakti yathāvidhi

9. nityasvādhyāyatā dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ yajñaḥ dharmaḥ
ca asya dānam yathāśakti yathāvidhi praśasyate

9. Constant self-study (svādhyāya) is a natural law (dharma); the eternal Vedic ritual (yajña) is also a natural law (dharma). Moreover, giving (dāna) by him is commended according to his capacity and according to proper procedure.

Words meanings summery:

• नित्यस्वाध्यायता (nityasvādhyāyatā) - constant self-study, regular recitation of sacred texts

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, righteousness

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, righteousness

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting

• दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity

• प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is commendable

• च (ca) - and, moreover

• अस्य (asya) - of him, of this (person/entity)

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to one's capacity/power

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the rules, properly

Words meanings and morphology

नित्यस्वाध्यायता (nityasvādhyāyatā) - constant self-study, regular recitation of sacred texts

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nityasvādhyāyatā

nityasvādhyāyatā - the state of constant self-study

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nityasvādhyāya+tā)

• nitya – constant, eternal, regular
  adjective (masculine)
• svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of sacred texts
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from su-adhi-√i + a
  Prefixes: sva+adhi
  Root: √i (class 2)
• tā – suffix for abstract noun, state of being
  suffix (feminine)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual, sacrifice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

action noun

from √yaj + ña

Root: √yaj (class 1)

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, ancient, perpetual

दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity

(noun)

neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, charity

action noun

from √dā + ana(ṭ)

Root: √dā (class 3)

प्रशस्यते (praśasyate) - is praised, is commendable

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pra-√śaṃs

Prefix: pra

Root: √śaṃs (class 1)

च (ca) - and, moreover

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, of this (person/entity)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to one's capacity/power

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, capacity, energy
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from √śak + ti
  Root: √śak (class 5)

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the rules, properly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, ordinance, method, procedure
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from vi-√dhā + i
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √dhā (class 3)