महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-38, verse-14

इत्येतत्सात्त्विकं वृत्तं कथितं वो द्विजर्षभाः ।
एतद्विज्ञाय विधिवल्लभते यद्यदिच्छति ॥१४॥

14. ityetatsāttvikaṁ vṛttaṁ kathitaṁ vo dvijarṣabhāḥ ,
etadvijñāya vidhivallabhate yadyadicchati.

14. iti etat sāttvikam vṛttam kathitam vaḥ dvijarṣabhāḥ
etat vijñāya vidhivat labhate yat yat icchati

14. dvijarṣabhāḥ vaḥ iti etat sāttvikam vṛttam kathitam
etat vidhivat vijñāya yat yat icchati tat labhate

14. Thus, this sattvic (sattva-guṇa) characteristic has been described to you, O foremost among the twice-born (dvija). Having properly understood this, one obtains whatever one desires.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• सात्त्विकम् (sāttvikam) - related to sattva, pure, virtuous

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, nature, characteristic

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, described, recounted

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, your

• द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - O best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly

• लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gains

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• यत् (yat) - emphasizes 'whatever single thing' (which, whatever)

• इच्छति (icchati) - he desires, he wishes

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

सात्त्विकम् (sāttvikam) - related to sattva, pure, virtuous

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sāttvika

sāttvika - related to sattva (guṇa), pure, virtuous, good

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, nature, characteristic

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, existed, conduct, behavior

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, described, recounted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, described

Past Passive Participle

Root: kath (class 10)

वः (vaḥ) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

द्विजर्षभाः (dvijarṣabhāḥ) - O best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of dvijarṣabha

dvijarṣabha - best among Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+ṛṣabha)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

विज्ञाय (vijñāya) - having known, having understood

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly

(indeclinable)

लभते (labhate) - he obtains, he gains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (lat) of labh

Root: labh (class 1)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

यत् (yat) - emphasizes 'whatever single thing' (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

इच्छति (icchati) - he desires, he wishes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)