महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-42, verse-44

गुणागुणमनासङ्गमेकचर्यमनन्तरम् ।
एतद्ब्राह्मणतो वृत्तमाहुरेकपदं सुखम् ॥४४॥

44. guṇāguṇamanāsaṅgamekacaryamanantaram ,
etadbrāhmaṇato vṛttamāhurekapadaṁ sukham.

44. guṇāguṇam anāsaṅgam ekacaryam anantaram etat
brāhmaṇataḥ vṛttam āhuḥ ekapadam sukham

44. They declare that this conduct (vṛtta)—which is indifferent to merits and faults, free from attachment, solitary in its practice, and unceasing—is the path of a brahmin (brāhmaṇataḥ) and the sole source of happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• गुणागुणम् (guṇāguṇam) - indifferent to merits and faults (good and bad qualities, merits and faults)

• अनासङ्गम् (anāsaṅgam) - free from attachment (non-attachment, unattached)

• एकचर्यम् (ekacaryam) - solitary in its practice (solitary conduct, living alone)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - unceasing (without interval, continuous, immediate)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ब्राह्मणतः (brāhmaṇataḥ) - of a brahmin (from a brahmin, by a brahmin, pertaining to a brahmin)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct (conduct, behavior, practice, narrative)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

• एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole path (one path, sole way, single step)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort)

Words meanings and morphology

गुणागुणम् (guṇāguṇam) - indifferent to merits and faults (good and bad qualities, merits and faults)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of guṇāguṇa

guṇāguṇa - good and bad qualities, merits and faults

dvandva compound of guṇa (merit) and aguṇa (demerit)

Compound type : dvandva (guṇa+aguṇa)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit, thread
  noun (masculine)
• aguṇa – demerit, fault, absence of quality
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a

Note: Adjective to vṛttam, used in neuter singular.

अनासङ्गम् (anāsaṅgam) - free from attachment (non-attachment, unattached)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anāsaṅga

anāsaṅga - non-attachment, unattached

compound of a (not) + āsaṅga (attachment)

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+āsaṅga)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• āsaṅga – attachment, clinging
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-sañj
  Prefix: ā
  Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Adjective to vṛttam, used in neuter singular.

एकचर्यम् (ekacaryam) - solitary in its practice (solitary conduct, living alone)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekacarya

ekacarya - solitary conduct, living alone

compound of eka (one, sole) + carya (conduct, practice)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+carya)

• eka – one, sole, single
  adjective (masculine)
• carya – conduct, practice, to be practiced
  noun (neuter)
  gerundive
  from root car
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Adjective to vṛttam, used in neuter singular.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - unceasing (without interval, continuous, immediate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anantara

anantara - without interval, continuous, immediate

compound of a (not) + antara (interval)

Compound type : nah-tatpurusha (a+antara)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• antara – interval, space, inner
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective to vṛttam, used in neuter singular.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to vṛttam.

ब्राह्मणतः (brāhmaṇataḥ) - of a brahmin (from a brahmin, by a brahmin, pertaining to a brahmin)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, pertaining to brahman

from brahman with -taḥ suffix

Note: Could be interpreted as 'by a brahmin' or 'pertaining to a brahmin'.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct (conduct, behavior, practice, narrative)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, occurred

past passive participle

from root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The subject being described.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (liṭ) of ah

perfect active

root with irregular perfect forms

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Often translated as present tense, 'they say'.

एकपदम् (ekapadam) - the sole path (one path, sole way, single step)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ekapada

ekapada - one-footed, a single path, the sole way

compound of eka (one) + pada (foot, step, path)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+pada)

• eka – one, sole, single
  adjective (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, path
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Adjective or apposition to sukham.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness (happiness, joy, comfort)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease

Note: The object of the declaration.