महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-37, verse-19

पर्यायेण विशुद्धेन सुनिर्णिक्तेन कर्मणा ।
एवं गृहस्थः कर्माणि कुर्वन्धर्मान्न हीयते ॥१९॥

19. paryāyeṇa viśuddhena sunirṇiktena karmaṇā ,
evaṁ gṛhasthaḥ karmāṇi kurvandharmānna hīyate.

19. paryāyeṇa viśuddhena sunirṇiktena karmaṇā evam
gṛhasthaḥ karmāṇi kurvan dharmāt na hīyate

19. evam gṛhasthaḥ paryāyeṇa viśuddhena sunirṇiktena
karmaṇā karmāṇi kurvan dharmāt na hīyate

19. Thus, a householder performing actions (karma) in a pure, carefully executed, and systematic manner does not deviate from his natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• पर्यायेण (paryāyeṇa) - in due course, successively, in turn

• विशुद्धेन (viśuddhena) - by the purified, by the pure, by the faultless

• सुनिर्णिक्तेन (sunirṇiktena) - by the well-cleaned, by the carefully executed, by the thoroughly purified

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by ritual, by duty (karma)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - a householder

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, duties (karma)

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing, making

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law, from duty, from intrinsic nature (dharma)

• न (na) - not, no

• हीयते (hīyate) - is abandoned, is deprived, falls away, is diminished

Words meanings and morphology

पर्यायेण (paryāyeṇa) - in due course, successively, in turn

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of paryāya

paryāya - turn, course, succession, method

Prefix: pari

Root: i (class 2)

विशुद्धेन (viśuddhena) - by the purified, by the pure, by the faultless

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of viśuddha

viśuddha - purified, pure, clean, faultless

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śudh with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'karmaṇā'.

सुनिर्णिक्तेन (sunirṇiktena) - by the well-cleaned, by the carefully executed, by the thoroughly purified

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sunirṇikta

sunirṇikta - well-cleaned, carefully purified, thoroughly executed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root nij with prefixes su and nir

Prefixes: su+nir

Root: nij (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'karmaṇā'.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by ritual, by duty (karma)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, duty (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the general concept of action or duty.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

गृहस्थः (gṛhasthaḥ) - a householder

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhastha

gṛhastha - householder, one abiding in a house, belonging to the householder stage of life (āśrama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+stha)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective
  agent noun/suffix
  From root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, duties (karma)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, duty (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'kurvan'.

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - performing, doing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing, making

Present Active Participle

From root kṛ, class 8, Parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'gṛhasthaḥ'.

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law, from duty, from intrinsic nature (dharma)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature (dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Ablative of separation with 'na hīyate'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हीयते (hīyate) - is abandoned, is deprived, falls away, is diminished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)