महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-148, verse-25

प्रचलन्ति न वै धर्मात्तपोदानपरायणाः ।
स्वधर्मस्थाः क्रियावन्तो जनास्त्रेतायुगेऽभवन् ॥२५॥

25. pracalanti na vai dharmāttapodānaparāyaṇāḥ ,
svadharmasthāḥ kriyāvanto janāstretāyuge'bhavan.

25. prachalanti na vai dharmāt tapodānaparāyaṇāḥ
svadharmasthāḥ kriyāvantaḥ janāḥ tretāyuge abhavan

25. Indeed, those devoted to asceticism (tapas) and charity (dāna) do not deviate from natural law (dharma). In the Treta era, people were established in their own natural law (dharma) and diligent in their actions.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रछलन्ति (prachalanti) - they deviate (they waver, they deviate, they move forward)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law (dharma) (from natural law, from duty, from righteousness)

• तपोदानपरायणाः (tapodānaparāyaṇāḥ) - those devoted to asceticism (tapas) and charity (dāna) (devoted to asceticism and charity)

• स्वधर्मस्थाः (svadharmasthāḥ) - established in their own natural law (dharma) (established in their own natural law/duty)

• क्रियावन्तः (kriyāvantaḥ) - diligent in their actions (active, diligent in actions, performing rites)

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, persons)

• त्रेतायुगे (tretāyuge) - in the Treta era

• अभवन् (abhavan) - were (they were, they became)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रछलन्ति (prachalanti) - they deviate (they waver, they deviate, they move forward)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of prachali

Prefix: pra

Root: cal (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, verily, surely)

(indeclinable)

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law (dharma) (from natural law, from duty, from righteousness)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तपोदानपरायणाः (tapodānaparāyaṇāḥ) - those devoted to asceticism (tapas) and charity (dāna) (devoted to asceticism and charity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapodānaparāyaṇa

tapodānaparāyaṇa - devoted to asceticism and charity

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dāna+parāyaṇa)

• tapas – asceticism, austerity, heat, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dāna – gift, giving, charity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dā (class 3)
• parāyaṇa – chief object, main goal, devoted to, intent on
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: i (class 2)

स्वधर्मस्थाः (svadharmasthāḥ) - established in their own natural law (dharma) (established in their own natural law/duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svadharmastha

svadharmastha - standing in one's own duty, established in one's own law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma+stha)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• stha – standing, situated, dwelling
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix
  Derived from root sthā to stand.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

क्रियावन्तः (kriyāvantaḥ) - diligent in their actions (active, diligent in actions, performing rites)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kriyāvat

kriyāvat - active, performing actions or rituals, diligent

possessive suffix -vat

जनाः (janāḥ) - people (people, persons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, creature

Root: jan (class 4)

त्रेतायुगे (tretāyuge) - in the Treta era

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tretāyuga

tretāyuga - the Treta yuga, the second of the four yugas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tretā+yuga)

• tretā – the second (of dice), the second age
  noun (feminine)
• yuga – age, era, epoch
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

अभवन् (abhavan) - were (they were, they became)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)