महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-65

नियच्छन्ति परां बुद्धिं शिष्टाचारान्विता नराः ।
उपाध्यायमते युक्ताः स्थित्या धर्मार्थदर्शिनः ॥६५॥

65. niyacchanti parāṁ buddhiṁ śiṣṭācārānvitā narāḥ ,
upādhyāyamate yuktāḥ sthityā dharmārthadarśinaḥ.

65. niyacchanti parām buddhim śiṣṭācārānvitāḥ narāḥ
upādhyāyamate yuktāḥ sthityā dharmārthadarśinaḥ

65. People endowed with good conduct, devoted to the teachings of their preceptor, and who perceive the intrinsic nature (dharma) and purpose of life, attain supreme intellect through steadfastness.

Words meanings summery:

• नियच्छन्ति (niyacchanti) - they control, they restrain, they obtain

• पराम् (parām) - supreme, excellent, highest, ultimate

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception

• शिष्टाचारान्विताः (śiṣṭācārānvitāḥ) - endowed with good conduct, possessing noble behavior

• नराः (narāḥ) - people, men, human beings

• उपाध्यायमते (upādhyāyamate) - in the opinion of the teacher, in the doctrine of the preceptor

• युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged, devoted, disciplined, connected, joined

• स्थित्या (sthityā) - by means of stability, by means of steadfastness, by remaining (in a state)

• धर्मार्थदर्शिनः (dharmārthadarśinaḥ) - those who perceive (or understand) dharma and artha, those who see the intrinsic nature (dharma) and purpose

Words meanings and morphology

नियच्छन्ति (niyacchanti) - they control, they restrain, they obtain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ni + yam

Present Active

Class 1 verb (bhvādi), 3rd person, plural, present indicative, active voice

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

पराम् (parām) - supreme, excellent, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parā

parā - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, distant

Feminine form of para

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception, awakening

From root budh (to awaken, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

शिष्टाचारान्विताः (śiṣṭācārānvitāḥ) - endowed with good conduct, possessing noble behavior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣṭācārānvita

śiṣṭācārānvita - endowed with good conduct, possessing noble behavior

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śiṣṭācāra+anvita)

• śiṣṭācāra – good conduct, polite behavior, respectable practice
  noun (masculine)
  Karmadhāraya compound of śiṣṭa and ācāra
• anvita – accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root anv with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: anv

Note: Refers to narāḥ.

नराः (narāḥ) - people, men, human beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, person

Root: nṛ

Note: Subject of the sentence.

उपाध्यायमते (upādhyāyamate) - in the opinion of the teacher, in the doctrine of the preceptor

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of upādhyāyamata

upādhyāyamata - teacher's opinion, preceptor's doctrine

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (upādhyāya+mata)

• upādhyāya – teacher, preceptor, spiritual instructor
  noun (masculine)
• mata – opinion, doctrine, view, belief
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (when used as adjective)
  From root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged, devoted, disciplined, connected, joined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yukta

yukta - joined, united, engaged, employed, devoted, disciplined

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, to yoke, to concentrate)

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Refers to narāḥ.

स्थित्या (sthityā) - by means of stability, by means of steadfastness, by remaining (in a state)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - stability, steadfastness, position, state, abiding

From root sthā (to stand, to remain)

Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मार्थदर्शिनः (dharmārthadarśinaḥ) - those who perceive (or understand) dharma and artha, those who see the intrinsic nature (dharma) and purpose

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmārthadarśin

dharmārthadarśin - one who sees/understands dharma and artha

Agent noun (n-stem)

From root dṛś with compound dharma-artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma-artha+darśin)

• dharma-artha – righteousness and wealth, intrinsic nature and purpose
  noun (masculine)
  Dvanda compound of dharma and artha
• darśin – one who sees, discerning, showing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root dṛś with suffix -in
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to narāḥ.