महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-5, verse-50

न जातु कामान्न भयान्न लोभाद्धर्मं त्यजेज्जीवितस्यापि हेतोः ।
नित्यो धर्मः सुखदुःखे त्वनित्ये जीवो नित्यो हेतुरस्य त्वनित्यः ॥५०॥

50. na jātu kāmānna bhayānna lobhā;ddharmaṁ tyajejjīvitasyāpi hetoḥ ,
nityo dharmaḥ sukhaduḥkhe tvanitye; jīvo nityo heturasya tvanityaḥ.

50. na jātu kāmāt na bhayāt na lobhāt
dharmam tyajet jīvitasya api hetoḥ
nityaḥ dharmaḥ sukhaduḥkhe tu anitye
jīvaḥ nityaḥ hetuḥ asya tu anityaḥ

50. na jātu kāmāt na bhayāt na lobhāt jīvitasya api hetoḥ dharmam tyajet.
dharmaḥ nityaḥ tu sukhaduḥkhe anitye.
jīvaḥ nityaḥ tu asya hetuḥ anityaḥ.

50. One should never abandon natural law (dharma) out of desire (kāma), fear, or greed, not even for the sake of one's life. Natural law (dharma) is eternal, while happiness and sorrow are impermanent. The individual soul (jīva) is eternal, but the causal factor for its transient experiences (the body) is impermanent.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• जातु (jātu) - never (when used with 'na') (ever, at any time)

• कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire (kāma)

• न (na) - not, nor

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

• न (na) - not, nor

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - (natural law) (dharma)

• त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should give up

• जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life

• अपि (api) - even, also

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

• नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, perpetual

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (natural law) (dharma)

• सुखदुःखे (sukhaduḥkhe) - happiness and sorrow

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• अनित्ये (anitye) - impermanent, transient

• जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva), living being

• नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, perpetual

• हेतुः (hetuḥ) - causal factor (e.g., the body, material existence) (cause, reason, causal factor)

• अस्य (asya) - its (referring to `jīva`) (of this, of him, its)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• अनित्यः (anityaḥ) - impermanent, transient

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - never (when used with 'na') (ever, at any time)

(indeclinable)

कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire (kāma)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, fulfillment of desires

Root: kam (class 1)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Root: bhī (class 3)

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness

Root: lubh (class 4)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - (natural law) (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, religious merit

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should give up

(verb)

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

optative active

1st conjugation, parasmaipada, third person singular

Root: tyaj (class 1)

जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, existence

past passive participle of jīv, used as a noun

Root: jīv (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive

Root: hi (class 3)

नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, perpetual, constant

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (natural law) (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, religious merit

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सुखदुःखे (sukhaduḥkhe) - happiness and sorrow

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of sukhaduḥkha

sukhaduḥkha - happiness and sorrow, joy and pain

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – happiness, pleasure, ease
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, pain, suffering
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अनित्ये (anitye) - impermanent, transient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, dual of anitya

anitya - impermanent, transient, non-eternal

Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and 'nitya'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nitya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• nitya – eternal, perpetual, constant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `sukhaduḥkhe`.

जीवः (jīvaḥ) - individual soul (jīva), living being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, individual soul

Root: jīv (class 1)

नित्यः (nityaḥ) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nitya

nitya - eternal, perpetual, constant

हेतुः (hetuḥ) - causal factor (e.g., the body, material existence) (cause, reason, causal factor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive

Root: hi (class 3)

अस्य (asya) - its (referring to `jīva`) (of this, of him, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अनित्यः (anityaḥ) - impermanent, transient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anitya

anitya - impermanent, transient, non-eternal

Formed with negative prefix 'a-' and 'nitya'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+nitya)

• a – not, non-
  prefix
• nitya – eternal, perpetual, constant
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with `hetuḥ`.