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13,32

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-32, verse-20

येषां त्रिवर्गः कृत्येषु वर्तते नोपहीयते ।
शिष्टाचारप्रवृत्ताश्च तान्नमस्याम्यहं सदा ॥२०॥
20. yeṣāṁ trivargaḥ kṛtyeṣu vartate nopahīyate ,
śiṣṭācārapravṛttāśca tānnamasyāmyahaṁ sadā.
20. yeṣām trivargaḥ kṛtyeṣu vartate na upahīyate
śiṣṭācāraprāvṛttāḥ ca tān namasyāmi aham sadā
20. aham sadā yeṣām kṛtyeṣu trivargaḥ vartate na
upahīyate ca śiṣṭācāraprāvṛttāḥ tān namasyāmi
20. I always revere those in whose endeavors the three aims of human life—righteous conduct (dharma), prosperity, and pleasure—are fully maintained and never diminished, and who are devoted to noble conduct.

Words meanings summery:

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  • येषाम् (yeṣām) - of those (people) (of whom, of those)
  • त्रिवर्गः (trivargaḥ) - the three aims of human life (righteous conduct, prosperity, and pleasure) (the group of three, the triad)
  • कृत्येषु (kṛtyeṣu) - in their actions or endeavors (in duties, in actions, in endeavors)
  • वर्तते (vartate) - functions, is present (exists, functions, turns, happens)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • उपहीयते (upahīyate) - is diminished, is lost (is diminished, is abandoned, is lost)
  • शिष्टाचारप्रावृत्ताः (śiṣṭācāraprāvṛttāḥ) - devoted to noble conduct (engaged in virtuous conduct, devoted to noble behavior)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • तान् (tān) - them (the people referred to by 'yeṣām') (them, those)
  • नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I revere (I bow, I revere, I salute)
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • सदा (sadā) - always (always, constantly)

Words meanings and morphology

येषाम् (yeṣām) - of those (people) (of whom, of those)
(pronoun)
Genitive, plural of yad
yad - which, who, what, whatever
त्रिवर्गः (trivargaḥ) - the three aims of human life (righteous conduct, prosperity, and pleasure) (the group of three, the triad)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of trivarga
trivarga - group of three, triad; the three pursuits of human life (dharma, artha, kama)
Compound type : dvigu (tri+varga)
  • tri – three
    numeral
  • varga – group, class, division
    noun (masculine)
कृत्येषु (kṛtyeṣu) - in their actions or endeavors (in duties, in actions, in endeavors)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, plural of kṛtya
kṛtya - duty, action, deed, performance, what is to be done
Gerundive
From root kṛ (to do) + -tya suffix
Root: kṛ (class 8)
वर्तते (vartate) - functions, is present (exists, functions, turns, happens)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Present Middle
Root: vṛt (class 1)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
उपहीयते (upahīyate) - is diminished, is lost (is diminished, is abandoned, is lost)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of hā
Present Passive
From root hā with prefix upa. Passive form.
Prefix: upa
Root: hā (class 3)
शिष्टाचारप्रावृत्ताः (śiṣṭācāraprāvṛttāḥ) - devoted to noble conduct (engaged in virtuous conduct, devoted to noble behavior)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣṭācāraprāvṛtta
śiṣṭācāraprāvṛtta - engaged in righteous conduct
Compound formed from śiṣṭācāra and pravṛtta.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śiṣṭācāra+pravṛtta)
  • śiṣṭa – disciplined, learned, wise, well-behaved
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root śiṣ (to discipline, to teach)
    Root: śiṣ (class 7)
  • ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, tradition
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: car (class 1)
  • pravṛtta – engaged, occupied, begun, active
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    From root vṛt with prefix pra
    Prefix: pra
    Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'yeṣām' implicitly.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
तान् (tān) - them (the people referred to by 'yeṣām') (them, those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I revere (I bow, I revere, I salute)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of namasya
Denominative verb from 'namas'
Formed from the noun 'namas' (reverence) with the denominative suffix -sya.
Root: nam (class 1)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
सदा (sadā) - always (always, constantly)
(indeclinable)