महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-48, verse-44

आर्यरूपसमाचारं चरन्तं कृतके पथि ।
स्ववर्णमन्यवर्णं वा स्वशीलं शास्ति निश्चये ॥४४॥

44. āryarūpasamācāraṁ carantaṁ kṛtake pathi ,
svavarṇamanyavarṇaṁ vā svaśīlaṁ śāsti niścaye.

44. āryarūpasamācāram carantam kṛtake pathi
svavarṇam anyavarṇam vā svaśīlam śāsti niścaye

44. āryarūpasamācāram carantam kṛtake pathi
svavarṇam vā anyavarṇam vā svaśīlam niścaye śāsti

44. Even when one conducts oneself with the appearance and behavior of a noble person on a deceptive path, natural law certainly governs one's own intrinsic nature (svaśīlam), or one's social order (varṇa), or that of another social order.

Words meanings summery:

• आर्यरूपसमाचारम् (āryarūpasamācāram) - one whose appearance and conduct is noble-like

• चरन्तम् (carantam) - behaving, acting

• कृतके (kṛtake) - on a false, artificial, made-up

• पथि (pathi) - on a path, on a way

• स्ववर्णम् (svavarṇam) - one's own social class/order (varṇa)

• अन्यवर्णम् (anyavarṇam) - another social class/order (varṇa)

• वा (vā) - or

• स्वशीलम् (svaśīlam) - one's own intrinsic nature/character (svaśīlam)

• शास्ति (śāsti) - governs (as in 'natural law governs') (governs, disciplines, rules, instructs)

• निश्चये (niścaye) - with certainty, truly, definitely

Words meanings and morphology

आर्यरूपसमाचारम् (āryarūpasamācāram) - one whose appearance and conduct is noble-like

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āryarūpasamācāra

āryarūpasamācāra - one whose appearance and conduct is noble-like, having the form and conduct of a noble person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārya+rūpa+samācāra)

• ārya – noble, honorable, respectable
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)
• samācāra – conduct, behavior, practice
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Compound adjective modifying an implied noun (e.g., puruṣam).

चरन्तम् (carantam) - behaving, acting

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of carat

carat - moving, going, behaving

present active participle

From root car (to move, go, behave)

Root: car (class 1)

कृतके (kṛtake) - on a false, artificial, made-up

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtaka

kṛtaka - artificial, false, deceptive, made, adopted

From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -taka

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies pathi.

पथि (pathi) - on a path, on a way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way, course

स्ववर्णम् (svavarṇam) - one's own social class/order (varṇa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svavarṇa

svavarṇa - one's own color, one's own social class/order (varṇa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+varṇa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, outward appearance, social class/order
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of śāsti.

अन्यवर्णम् (anyavarṇam) - another social class/order (varṇa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anyavarṇa

anyavarṇa - another social class/order, a different color

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+varṇa)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun (masculine)
• varṇa – color, social class/order
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Object of śāsti.

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

स्वशीलम् (svaśīlam) - one's own intrinsic nature/character (svaśīlam)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svaśīla

svaśīla - one's own nature, one's own character, good conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+śīla)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• śīla – nature, character, habit, good conduct
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Object of śāsti.

शास्ति (śāsti) - governs (as in 'natural law governs') (governs, disciplines, rules, instructs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śās

present active

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Implied subject is 'natural law' or a similar governing principle.

निश्चये (niścaye) - with certainty, truly, definitely

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, determination, decision, conviction

From ni- + √ci (to gather, observe)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially.