महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-46, verse-20

यात्रामात्रं च भुञ्जीत केवलं प्राणयात्रिकम् ।
धर्मलब्धं तथाश्नीयान्न काममनुवर्तयेत् ॥२०॥

20. yātrāmātraṁ ca bhuñjīta kevalaṁ prāṇayātrikam ,
dharmalabdhaṁ tathāśnīyānna kāmamanuvartayet.

20. yātrāmātram ca bhuñjīta kevalam prāṇayātrikam
dharmalabdham tathā aśnīyāt na kāmam anuvaratayet

20. ca yātrāmātram kevalam prāṇayātrikam bhuñjīta
tathā dharmalabdham aśnīyāt kāmam na anuvaratayet

20. One should eat only for bodily maintenance and solely for the sustenance of life. Similarly, one should consume what is righteously acquired (dharma-labdham), and not yield to desire (kāma).

Words meanings summery:

• यात्रामात्रम् (yātrāmātram) - merely for maintenance, just for sustenance

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - one should eat, one should partake

• केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, only

• प्राणयात्रिकम् (prāṇayātrikam) - for the sustenance of life, for life's journey

• धर्मलब्धम् (dharmalabdham) - obtained by (natural law), rightfully gained

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• अश्नीयात् (aśnīyāt) - one should eat, one should consume

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, lust, longing

• अनुवरतयेत् (anuvaratayet) - one should follow, one should indulge, one should comply

Words meanings and morphology

यात्रामात्रम् (yātrāmātram) - merely for maintenance, just for sustenance

(adjective)

neuter, singular of yātrāmātra

yātrāmātra - merely for maintenance, just for sustenance of life

From 'yātrā' (maintenance, sustenance) + 'mātra' (only, merely)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yātrā+mātra)

• yātrā – journey, sustenance, livelihood, maintenance
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – mere, only, measure
  adjective

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

भुञ्जीत (bhuñjīta) - one should eat, one should partake

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhuj

Optative mood, middle voice, 3rd person singular of root 'bhuj'.

Root: bhuj (class 7)

केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, solely, only

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kevala

kevala - sole, only, mere, exclusive

Note: Used adverbially.

प्राणयात्रिकम् (prāṇayātrikam) - for the sustenance of life, for life's journey

(adjective)

neuter, singular of prāṇayātrika

prāṇayātrika - related to the sustenance of life, for the support of vital airs

Derived from 'prāṇa-yātrā' (sustenance of life) + suffix 'ika'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāṇa+yātrā)

• prāṇa – breath, life, vital air
  noun (masculine)
• yātrā – journey, sustenance, livelihood, maintenance
  noun (feminine)

धर्मलब्धम् (dharmalabdham) - obtained by (natural law), rightfully gained

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dharmalabdha

dharmalabdha - obtained through (dharma), righteously acquired

From 'dharma' + 'labdha' (past passive participle of 'labh' - to obtain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+labdha)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• labdha – obtained, gained, acquired
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root labh
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'aśnīyāt'.

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

अश्नीयात् (aśnīyāt) - one should eat, one should consume

(verb)

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

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular of root 'aś'.

Root: aś (class 9)

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, lust, longing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, lust

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'anuvaratayet'.

अनुवरतयेत् (anuvaratayet) - one should follow, one should indulge, one should comply

(verb)

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

Causal stem

Optative mood, active voice, 3rd person singular of causal stem 'vartay' with prefix 'anu'. Causal form means 'cause to follow, indulge, comply with'.

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)