महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-37, verse-17

लोकयात्रा च द्रष्टव्या धर्मश्चात्महितानि च ।
एवं नरो वर्तमानः शाश्वतीरेधते समाः ॥१७॥

17. lokayātrā ca draṣṭavyā dharmaścātmahitāni ca ,
evaṁ naro vartamānaḥ śāśvatīredhate samāḥ.

17. loka-yātrā ca draṣṭavyā dharmaḥ ca ātma-hitāni
ca | evam naraḥ vartamānaḥ śāśvatīḥ edhate samāḥ

17. loka-yātrā ca draṣṭavyā,
dharmaḥ ca ātma-hitāni ca (draṣṭavyāni).
evam vartamānaḥ naraḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ edhate

17. The conduct of life, natural law (dharma), and one's own well-being should be considered. A person who acts in this way thrives for countless years.

Words meanings summery:

• लोक-यात्रा (loka-yātrā) - conduct of life, worldly affairs

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्रष्टव्या (draṣṭavyā) - should be seen, should be considered

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (natural law, righteousness, duty)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आत्म-हितानि (ātma-hitāni) - one's own well-being (self-interest, things beneficial to oneself)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - being, existing, acting

• शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - countless (eternal, perpetual, lasting)

• एधते (edhate) - grows, prospers, flourishes

• समाः (samāḥ) - years (years, seasons)

Words meanings and morphology

लोक-यात्रा (loka-yātrā) - conduct of life, worldly affairs

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of loka-yātrā

loka-yātrā - conduct of the world, worldly affairs, livelihood

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+yātrā)

• loka – world, people, space
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• yātrā – journey, procession, course, conduct, livelihood
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

द्रष्टव्या (draṣṭavyā) - should be seen, should be considered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of draṣṭavya

dṛś - to see, to perceive

Gerundive

root 'dṛś' + suffix '-tavya'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (natural law, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion

from root 'dhṛ'

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आत्म-हितानि (ātma-hitāni) - one's own well-being (self-interest, things beneficial to oneself)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ātma-hita

ātma-hita - beneficial to oneself, self-interest

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+hita)

• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• hita – beneficial, good, placed, kind
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'dhā' with prefix 'hi'
  Prefix: hi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - being, existing, acting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present, acting, occurring

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

from root 'vṛt'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - countless (eternal, perpetual, lasting)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, everlasting

एधते (edhate) - grows, prospers, flourishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of edh

Root: edh (class 1)

समाः (samāḥ) - years (years, seasons)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season, period