महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-57

व्याध उवाच ।
यज्ञो दानं तपो वेदाः सत्यं च द्विजसत्तम ।
पञ्चैतानि पवित्राणि शिष्टाचारेषु नित्यदा ॥५७॥

57. vyādha uvāca ,
yajño dānaṁ tapo vedāḥ satyaṁ ca dvijasattama ,
pañcaitāni pavitrāṇi śiṣṭācāreṣu nityadā.

57. vyādhaḥ uvāca | yajñaḥ dānam tapaḥ vedāḥ satyam ca
dvijasattama | pañca etāni pavitrāṇi śiṣṭācāreṣu nityadā

57. The fowler said, 'O best among the Brahmins, Vedic ritual (yajña), charity (dāna), austerity (tapas), the Vedas, and truth (satya) – these five are always considered sanctifying in the conduct of the disciplined and righteous.'

Words meanings summery:

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - ritual sacrifice, worship, offering

• दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity, giving

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (sacred texts)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, honesty

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born, O best among Brahmins

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• एतानि (etāni) - these

• पवित्राणि (pavitrāṇi) - purifiers, sanctifiers, holy things

• शिष्टाचारेषु (śiṣṭācāreṣu) - in righteous conduct, in the practices of the disciplined

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler, killer

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - ritual sacrifice, worship, offering

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - ritual sacrifice, worship, offering

दानम् (dānam) - gift, charity, giving

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, charity, giving, donation

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, heat

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality, honesty

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, honesty, true, real

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born, O best among Brahmins

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(numeral)

एतानि (etāni) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

पवित्राणि (pavitrāṇi) - purifiers, sanctifiers, holy things

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pavitra

pavitra - purifying, pure, holy, sacred, purifier

शिष्टाचारेषु (śiṣṭācāreṣu) - in righteous conduct, in the practices of the disciplined

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śiṣṭācāra

śiṣṭācāra - righteous conduct, proper practice, custom of good people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śiṣṭa+ācāra)

• śiṣṭa – disciplined, well-behaved, learned, righteous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śiṣ (to discipline, to teach)
  Root: śiṣ
• ācāra – conduct, practice, custom, usage
  noun (masculine)

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)