महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-38, verse-4

मुधा ज्ञानं मुधा वृत्तं मुधा सेवा मुधा श्रमः ।
एवं यो युक्तधर्मः स्यात्सोऽमुत्रानन्त्यमश्नुते ॥४॥

4. mudhā jñānaṁ mudhā vṛttaṁ mudhā sevā mudhā śramaḥ ,
evaṁ yo yuktadharmaḥ syātso'mutrānantyamaśnute.

4. mudhā jñānam mudhā vṛttam mudhā sevā mudhā śramaḥ evam
yaḥ yukta-dharmaḥ syāt saḥ amutra ānantyam aśnute

4. jñānam mudhā vṛttam mudhā sevā mudhā śramaḥ mudhā evam
yaḥ yukta-dharmaḥ syāt saḥ amutra ānantyam aśnute

4. Knowledge, conduct, service, and effort are all in vain. He who is thus steadfast in natural law (dharma) attains endlessness in the hereafter.

Words meanings summery:

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, occurrence, event

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

• सेवा (sevā) - service, worship, attendance

• मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

• श्रमः (śramaḥ) - effort, exertion, fatigue, labor

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

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

• युक्त-धर्मः (yukta-dharmaḥ) - steadfast in natural law (one whose natural law/intrinsic nature is united/aligned)

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अमुत्र (amutra) - in the other world, hereafter, there

• आनन्त्यम् (ānantyam) - endlessness, eternity, infinity

• अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, obtains, experiences, reaches

Words meanings and morphology

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

(indeclinable)

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, understanding, consciousness

Derived from root jñā (to know) with suffix -ana.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Contextually nominative.

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

(indeclinable)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, occurrence, event

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - past, occurred, happened; conduct, behavior, event, occurrence, a circle

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (to be, to turn, to exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter. Contextually nominative.

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

(indeclinable)

सेवा (sevā) - service, worship, attendance

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sevā

sevā - service, worship, homage, attendance, devotion

Derived from root sev (to serve).

Root: sev (class 1)

मुधा (mudhā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

(indeclinable)

श्रमः (śramaḥ) - effort, exertion, fatigue, labor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrama

śrama - effort, exertion, labor, toil, fatigue, penance

Derived from root śram (to be weary, to toil).

Root: śram (class 4)

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

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, he who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun.

युक्त-धर्मः (yukta-dharmaḥ) - steadfast in natural law (one whose natural law/intrinsic nature is united/aligned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yukta-dharma

yukta-dharma - one whose dharma is united, endowed with dharma, steadfast in natural law

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yukta+dharma)

• yukta – joined, united, yoked, endowed with, intent upon, appropriate
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root yuj (to join, to yoke).
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, religion
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

अमुत्र (amutra) - in the other world, hereafter, there

(indeclinable)

आनन्त्यम् (ānantyam) - endlessness, eternity, infinity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ānantya

ānantya - endlessness, eternity, infinity, immortality

Derived from ananta (endless) with suffix -ya (abstract noun forming).

Note: Also nominative singular neuter, but contextually functions as object of 'aśnute'.

अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains, obtains, experiences, reaches

(verb)

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

Root: aś (class 5)