महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-132, verse-16

दानधर्मतपोयुक्तः शीलशौचदयात्मकः ।
वृत्त्यर्थं धर्महेतोर्वा सेवितव्यः सदा नरैः ।
स्वर्गवासमभीप्सद्भिर्न सेव्यस्त्वत उत्तरः ॥१६॥

16. dānadharmatapoyuktaḥ śīlaśaucadayātmakaḥ ,
vṛttyarthaṁ dharmahetorvā sevitavyaḥ sadā naraiḥ ,
svargavāsamabhīpsadbhirna sevyastvata uttaraḥ.

16. dānadharmatapoyuktaḥ śīlaśaucadayātmakaḥ
vṛttyarthaṃ dharmahetoḥ vā
sevitavyaḥ sadā naraiḥ svargavāsam
abhīpsadbhiḥ na sevyaḥ tu ataḥ uttaraḥ

16. dānadharmatapoyuktaḥ śīlaśaucadayātmakaḥ
naraiḥ vṛttyarthaṃ vā dharmahetoḥ
sadā sevitavyaḥ tu svargavāsam
abhīpsadbhiḥ ataḥ uttaraḥ na sevyaḥ

16. The path characterized by charity (dāna), natural law (dharma), and austerity (tapas), and whose essence is good conduct, purity, and compassion, should always be followed by people, either for securing a livelihood or for the sake of righteousness (dharma). However, those desiring dwelling in heaven should not follow any path other than this.

Words meanings summery:

• दानधर्मतपोयुक्तः (dānadharmatapoyuktaḥ) - endowed with charity, natural law, and austerity

• शीलशौचदयात्मकः (śīlaśaucadayātmakaḥ) - whose nature is good conduct, purity, and compassion

• वृत्त्यर्थं (vṛttyarthaṁ) - for the sake of livelihood

• धर्महेतोः (dharmahetoḥ) - for the sake of righteousness (dharma)

• वा (vā) - or

• सेवितव्यः (sevitavyaḥ) - should be followed, practiced, served

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by human beings

• स्वर्गवासम् (svargavāsam) - dwelling in heaven

• अभीप्सद्भिः (abhīpsadbhiḥ) - by those desiring/wishing

• न (na) - not

• सेव्यः (sevyaḥ) - to be followed, to be practiced, to be served

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अतः (ataḥ) - from this, hence, therefore

• उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - other than this (implied virtuous path) (other, subsequent, superior, opposite)

Words meanings and morphology

दानधर्मतपोयुक्तः (dānadharmatapoyuktaḥ) - endowed with charity, natural law, and austerity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānadharmatapoyukta

dānadharmatapoyukta - endowed with charity, righteousness, and austerity

Compound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dāna+dharma+tapas+yukta)

• dāna – charity, gift, donation
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
• yukta – joined, endowed with, engaged in
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

शीलशौचदयात्मकः (śīlaśaucadayātmakaḥ) - whose nature is good conduct, purity, and compassion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śīlaśaucadayātmaka

śīlaśaucadayātmaka - whose nature is good conduct, purity, and compassion

Compound

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (śīla+śauca+dayā+ātmaka)

• śīla – good conduct, character, virtue
  noun (neuter)
• śauca – purity, cleanliness (ritual or moral)
  noun (neuter)
• dayā – compassion, mercy
  noun (feminine)
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, having the self of
  adjective
  From ātman (self, essence)

वृत्त्यर्थं (vṛttyarthaṁ) - for the sake of livelihood

(indeclinable)

Compound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (vṛtti+artha)

• vṛtti – livelihood, profession, conduct
  noun (feminine)
  From √vṛt (to turn, exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions as an adverbial phrase (accusative case used adverbially).

धर्महेतोः (dharmahetoḥ) - for the sake of righteousness (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmahetu

dharmahetu - reason for dharma, cause of dharma, for the sake of dharma

Compound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (dharma+hetu)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially as 'for the sake of'.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सेवितव्यः (sevitavyaḥ) - should be followed, practiced, served

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sevitavya

sevitavya - to be served, to be followed, to be practiced

Gerundive

From √sev (to serve, follow, practice) with suffix -tavya

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Implies an action that should be done.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by human beings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

स्वर्गवासम् (svargavāsam) - dwelling in heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svargavāsa

svargavāsa - dwelling in heaven, residence in heaven

Compound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (svarga+vāsa)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
• vāsa – dwelling, residence
  noun (masculine)
  From √vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Object of abhīpsadbhiḥ.

अभीप्सद्भिः (abhīpsadbhiḥ) - by those desiring/wishing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of abhīpsat

abhīpsat - desiring, wishing for

Present Active Participle

From desiderative stem of √āp (to obtain) with prefix abhi-

Prefix: abhi

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Acts as agent in a passive construction with sevyaḥ.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

सेव्यः (sevyaḥ) - to be followed, to be practiced, to be served

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sevya

sevya - to be served, to be followed, to be cultivated

Gerundive

From √sev (to serve, follow, practice) with suffix -ya

Root: sev (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अतः (ataḥ) - from this, hence, therefore

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) with suffix -tas

उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - other than this (implied virtuous path) (other, subsequent, superior, opposite)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - subsequent, later, other, higher, superior, opposite