महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-35, verse-5

न वोऽन्यदिह कर्तव्यं किंचिदूर्ध्वं यथाविधि ।
गुप्ता गोपायत ब्रह्म श्रेयो वस्तेन शोभनम् ॥५॥

5. na vo'nyadiha kartavyaṁ kiṁcidūrdhvaṁ yathāvidhi ,
guptā gopāyata brahma śreyo vastena śobhanam.

5. na vaḥ anyat iha kartavyam kiṃcit ūrdhvam yathāvidhi
guptāḥ gopāyata brahma śreyaḥ vas tena śobhanam

5. vaḥ iha anyat kiṃcit yathāvidhi ūrdhvam na kartavyam
guptāḥ brahma gopāyata tena vas śobhanam śreyaḥ

5. You have nothing else to do here beyond what is prescribed by the sacred law (dharma). Being protected yourselves, you should protect the spiritual knowledge (brahman). An excellent welfare (śreyaḥ) resides in you through that.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you, for you, of you, in you)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

• इह (iha) - here (in this context/situation) (here, in this world, now)

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, proper to be done

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little

• ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - beyond (in this context, meaning 'in excess of' or 'apart from') (upwards, above, beyond)

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed sacred law (according to rule, duly, lawfully)

• गुप्ताः (guptāḥ) - being protected (by external forces, perhaps divine) (protected, guarded, hidden)

• गोपायत (gopāyata) - protect, guard

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - spiritual knowledge, the Veda (brahman, sacred knowledge, Veda, ultimate reality)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, excellence

• वस् (vas) - in you (plural) (in you, of you, to you)

• तेन (tena) - by that, with that

• शोभनम् (śobhanam) - excellent, beautiful, splendid

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you, for you, of you, in you)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: enclitic form of yuṣmad

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, another, different

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

इह (iha) - here (in this context/situation) (here, in this world, now)

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, proper to be done

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything, something, a little

(indeclinable)

ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - beyond (in this context, meaning 'in excess of' or 'apart from') (upwards, above, beyond)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here adverbially.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to the prescribed sacred law (according to rule, duly, lawfully)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, in which manner
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, injunction, ordinance, method
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: compound word

गुप्ताः (guptāḥ) - being protected (by external forces, perhaps divine) (protected, guarded, hidden)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine/feminine, plural of gupta

gupta - protected, guarded, hidden

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gup (to protect) with suffix -ta

Root: gup (class 1)

Note: Used here adverbially or as a predicative adjective for the implied 'you'.

गोपायत (gopāyata) - protect, guard

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of gopāy

denominative from gopa (cowherd) or root gup with a lengthened vowel

Causal/denominative from root gup (to protect)

Root: gup (class 1)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - spiritual knowledge, the Veda (brahman, sacred knowledge, Veda, ultimate reality)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - sacred word, Veda, spiritual knowledge, ultimate reality

Root: bṛh (class 1)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, good, excellence

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good, excellence, spiritual merit

Comparative form of śrī

वस् (vas) - in you (plural) (in you, of you, to you)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: enclitic form of yuṣmad, alternative to vaḥ

तेन (tena) - by that, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to the act of protecting brahman.

शोभनम् (śobhanam) - excellent, beautiful, splendid

(adjective)

neuter, singular of śobhana

śobhana - beautiful, splendid, excellent, auspicious

From root śubh (to shine)

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with śreyaḥ.