महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-148, verse-3

ये तु धर्मं महाराज सततं पर्युपासते ।
सत्यार्जवपराः सन्तस्ते वै स्वर्गभुजो नराः ॥३॥

3. ye tu dharmaṁ mahārāja satataṁ paryupāsate ,
satyārjavaparāḥ santaste vai svargabhujo narāḥ.

3. ye tu dharmam mahārāja satatam pari upāsate satya
ārjava parāḥ santaḥ te vai svargabhujāḥ narāḥ

3. mahārāja,
ye tu narāḥ satyārjavaparāḥ santaḥ satatam dharmam pari upāsate,
te vai svargabhujāḥ (bhavanti).

3. But those people, O great king, who are devoted to truth and straightforwardness, and who constantly practice the natural law (dharma), indeed enjoy the heavenly realms.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those people who (those who, which)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (great king, O king)

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually)

• परि (pari) - (prefix indicating completion or devotion) (around, about, fully)

• उपासते (upāsate) - they devoutly practice (they worship, they attend, they practice)

• सत्य (satya) - truth (truth, true)

• आर्जव (ārjava) - straightforwardness (straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity)

• पराः (parāḥ) - devoted to (devoted to, intent on, supreme)

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - being, those who are (being, existing; good people, virtuous ones)

• ते (te) - those (people) (they)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

• स्वर्गभुजाः (svargabhujāḥ) - enjoy the heavenly realms (enjoyers of heaven)

• नराः (narāḥ) - people (people, men)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those people who (those who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun.

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle of contrast.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ 'to hold, support'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (great king, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Karmadhāraya compound: mahā (great) + rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

सततम् (satatam) - constantly (constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sa-tata (spread out, extended).

Root: tan (class 8)

Note: Adverbial usage.

परि (pari) - (prefix indicating completion or devotion) (around, about, fully)

(indeclinable)

Preposition or verbal prefix.

Note: Acts as an upasarga to the following verb.

उपासते (upāsate) - they devoutly practice (they worship, they attend, they practice)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of upa-ās

present tense, middle voice, 3rd person plural

Derived from root ās with prefix upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Modified by preceding pari.

सत्य (satya) - truth (truth, true)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, true, real, honest

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms part of a compound.

आर्जव (ārjava) - straightforwardness (straightforwardness, honesty, sincerity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightness, honesty, straightforwardness, sincerity

From ṛju (straight).

Note: Forms part of a compound.

पराः (parāḥ) - devoted to (devoted to, intent on, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - chief, highest, supreme, devoted to, intent on

Note: Forms part of a compound.

सन्तः (santaḥ) - being, those who are (being, existing; good people, virtuous ones)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous; a good person

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies ye and narāḥ.

ते (te) - those (people) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the people described.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

स्वर्गभुजाः (svargabhujāḥ) - enjoy the heavenly realms (enjoyers of heaven)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svargabhuj

svargabhuj - enjoying heaven, inhabiting heaven

Tatpuruṣa compound: svarga (heaven) + bhuj (enjoyer, one who eats/enjoys).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svarga+bhuj)

• svarga – heaven, paradise
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svar
• bhuj – enjoying, eating, ruling
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root bhuj
  From root bhuj (to enjoy, to eat).
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

नराः (narāḥ) - people (people, men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are'.