महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-55, verse-10

त्यजेत्कुलार्थे पुरुषं ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् ।
ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत् ॥१०॥

10. tyajetkulārthe puruṣaṁ grāmasyārthe kulaṁ tyajet ,
grāmaṁ janapadasyārthe ātmārthe pṛthivīṁ tyajet.

10. tyajet kulārthe puruṣam grāmasya arthe kulam tyajet
grāmam janapadasya arthe ātman arthe pṛthivīm tyajet

10. One should sacrifice an individual (puruṣa) for the sake of the family. One should abandon the family for the sake of the village. One should give up the village for the sake of the district. For the sake of the self (ātman), one should renounce the entire world.

Words meanings summery:

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

• कुलार्थे (kulārthe) - for the sake of the family, on account of the family

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - an individual (puruṣa) (an individual, a person, a male)

• ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) - of the village

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• कुलम् (kulam) - the family, the clan

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

• ग्रामम् (grāmam) - the village

• जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the district, of the country, of the state

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• आत्मन् (ātman) - the self (ātman), the individual soul, or the supreme Self (the self, soul, spirit)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the entire world (pṛthivī), implying all worldly possessions/attachments (the earth, the world)

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

Words meanings and morphology

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

(verb)

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

Optative, third person singular

From root 'tyaj' (class 1).

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Implies 'one should' or 'it is proper to'.

कुलार्थे (kulārthe) - for the sake of the family, on account of the family

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'kula' (family) and 'artha' (purpose, sake).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+artha)

• kula – family, lineage, clan
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative singular used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - an individual (puruṣa) (an individual, a person, a male)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, human being, person, the cosmic person (puruṣa)

ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) - of the village

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, community

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

कुलम् (kulam) - the family, the clan

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, clan, race

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

(verb)

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

Optative, third person singular

From root 'tyaj' (class 1).

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Implies 'one should' or 'it is proper to'.

ग्रामम् (grāmam) - the village

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, community

जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the district, of the country, of the state

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - country, district, community of people, state

Compound of 'jana' (people) and 'pada' (foot, place).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+pada)

• jana – people, person, individual
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pada – foot, step, place, region
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad (class 4)

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

आत्मन् (ātman) - the self (ātman), the individual soul, or the supreme Self (the self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

Note: Stem form 'ātman' representing the genitive 'ātmanaḥ' in the expression 'ātman arthe' for 'for the sake of the self'.

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative singular used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the entire world (pṛthivī), implying all worldly possessions/attachments (the earth, the world)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

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

(verb)

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

Optative, third person singular

From root 'tyaj' (class 1).

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Implies 'one should' or 'it is proper to'.