महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-148, verse-24

स्वाध्याये भोजने चैव दक्षिणं पाणिमुद्धरेत् ।
यच्छेद्वाङ्मनसी नित्यमिन्द्रियाणां च विभ्रमम् ॥२४॥

24. svādhyāye bhojane caiva dakṣiṇaṁ pāṇimuddharet ,
yacchedvāṅmanasī nityamindriyāṇāṁ ca vibhramam.

24. svādhyāye bhojane ca eva dakṣiṇam pāṇim uddharet
yacchet vāṅmanasī nityam indriyāṇām ca vibhramam

24. svādhyāye bhojane ca eva dakṣiṇam pāṇim uddharet
nityam vāṅmanasī ca indriyāṇām vibhramam yacchet

24. In the context of Vedic recitation (svādhyāya) and while eating, one should raise (or keep ready) the right hand. One should constantly restrain speech and mind, as well as the distraction (vibhrama) of the senses (indriya).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वाध्याये (svādhyāye) - in the context of Vedic recitation (svādhyāya) (in self-study, in Vedic recitation)

• भोजने (bhojane) - while eating (in eating, in a meal, in feeding)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (right, southern, skillful)

• पाणिम् (pāṇim) - hand

• उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should raise (or keep ready) (one should raise, lift, extract)

• यच्छेत् (yacchet) - one should restrain (one should restrain, control, give, offer)

• वाङ्मनसी (vāṅmanasī) - speech and mind

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

• इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses (indriya) (of the senses, of the sense organs)

• च (ca) - as well as (and, also)

• विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - the distraction (vibhrama) (wandering, confusion, delusion, agitation)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वाध्याये (svādhyāye) - in the context of Vedic recitation (svādhyāya) (in self-study, in Vedic recitation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svādhyāya

svādhyāya - self-study, recitation of Vedas (svādhyāya), contemplation, study of sacred texts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+adhyāya)

• sva – self, own
  pronoun
• adhyāya – reading, study, lesson, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi- + i (to go)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

भोजने (bhojane) - while eating (in eating, in a meal, in feeding)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhojana

bhojana - eating, food, meal, feeding

Derived from verbal root bhuj

Root: bhuj (class 7)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

दक्षिणम् (dakṣiṇam) - right (right, southern, skillful)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - right (side), southern, skillful, clever, honest

Note: Qualifies pāṇim.

पाणिम् (pāṇim) - hand

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand, forearm

उद्धरेत् (uddharet) - one should raise (or keep ready) (one should raise, lift, extract)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of uddhṛ

From ud- + hṛ (to carry, to take)

Prefix: ud

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: 3rd singular optative active voice

यच्छेत् (yacchet) - one should restrain (one should restrain, control, give, offer)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of yam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: 3rd singular optative active voice

वाङ्मनसी (vāṅmanasī) - speech and mind

(noun)

Accusative, dual of vāṅmanas

vāṅmanas - speech and mind

Compound type : dvandva (vāc+manas)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Dual form (vāc + manas)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage (accusative neuter singular form acting as adverb)

इन्द्रियाणाम् (indriyāṇām) - of the senses (indriya) (of the senses, of the sense organs)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of indriya

indriya - sense, sense organ (indriya), faculty of sense, vital power

च (ca) - as well as (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विभ्रमम् (vibhramam) - the distraction (vibhrama) (wandering, confusion, delusion, agitation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhrama

vibhrama - wandering, moving to and fro, confusion, error, delusion, agitation (vibhrama), distraction

Derived from verbal root bhram with vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: bhram (class 1)