महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-60, verse-4

भीष्म उवाच ।
रौद्रं कर्म क्षत्रियस्य सततं तात वर्तते ।
तस्य वैतानिकं कर्म दानं चैवेह पावनम् ॥४॥

4. bhīṣma uvāca ,
raudraṁ karma kṣatriyasya satataṁ tāta vartate ,
tasya vaitānikaṁ karma dānaṁ caiveha pāvanam.

4. bhīṣma uvāca raudram karma kṣatriyasya satatam tāta
vartate tasya vaitānikam karma dānam ca eva iha pāvanam

4. bhīṣma uvāca.
tāta,
kṣatriyasya raudram karma satatam vartate.
tasya iha vaitānikam karma dānam ca eva pāvanam.

4. Bhishma said: 'O dear one, a kshatriya's action (karma) is inherently fierce. For such a person, the Vedic rituals performed with the sacred fires (vaitānika karma) and giving (dāna) are indeed purifying in this world.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce, terrible, violent

• कर्म (karma) - Refers to the inherent actions or duties of a kshatriya. (action, duty, deed)

• क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kshatriya

• सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• तात (tāta) - Bhīṣma addresses Yudhiṣṭhira as 'dear one'. (O dear one, my dear (affectionate address))

• वर्तते (vartate) - A kshatriya's fierce action 'is' or 'obtains' (as their nature). (exists, occurs, is, happens)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the kshatriya. (for him, of him, his)

• वैतानिकम् (vaitānikam) - Referring to Vedic rituals performed with the sacred fires. (related to the triple (Vedic) fires, ceremonial, ritualistic)

• कर्म (karma) - Specifically refers to ritualistic actions, i.e., Vedic rituals. (action, ritual, duty)

• दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity, donation

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying, sanctifying

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

रौद्रम् (raudram) - fierce, terrible, violent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of raudra

raudra - fierce, violent, dreadful, pertaining to Rudra

कर्म (karma) - Refers to the inherent actions or duties of a kshatriya. (action, duty, deed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, destiny

क्षत्रियस्य (kṣatriyasya) - of a kshatriya

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class

सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

तात (tāta) - Bhīṣma addresses Yudhiṣṭhira as 'dear one'. (O dear one, my dear (affectionate address))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear father, dear son, dear one (general term of endearment)

वर्तते (vartate) - A kshatriya's fierce action 'is' or 'obtains' (as their nature). (exists, occurs, is, happens)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the kshatriya. (for him, of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वैतानिकम् (vaitānikam) - Referring to Vedic rituals performed with the sacred fires. (related to the triple (Vedic) fires, ceremonial, ritualistic)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaitānika

vaitānika - related to the three sacred fires (Tretāgni), sacrificial, ritualistic

Derived from 'vitāna' (arrangement of sacred fires)

कर्म (karma) - Specifically refers to ritualistic actions, i.e., Vedic rituals. (action, ritual, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, destiny

दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity, donation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - act of giving, charity, gift, donation

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

पावनम् (pāvanam) - purifying, sanctifying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, cleansing, holy, sacred

Derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)