महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-68

क्रमेण संचितो धर्मो बुद्धियोगमयो महान् ।
शिष्टाचारे भवेत्साधू रागः शुक्लेव वाससि ॥६८॥

68. krameṇa saṁcito dharmo buddhiyogamayo mahān ,
śiṣṭācāre bhavetsādhū rāgaḥ śukleva vāsasi.

68. krameṇa saṃcitaḥ dharmaḥ buddhiyogamayaḥ mahān
śiṣṭācāre bhavet sādhuḥ rāgaḥ śuklā iva vāsasi

68. The great intrinsic nature (dharma), imbued with the discipline of intellect (buddhiyoga), is accumulated gradually. In good conduct, attachment should be pure, like a clear color on a white garment.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, successively

• संचितः (saṁcitaḥ) - accumulated, gathered, collected

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature, righteous conduct (intrinsic nature, righteousness, constitution, duty)

• बुद्धियोगमयः (buddhiyogamayaḥ) - consisting of the yoga of intellect, imbued with intellectual discipline

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, important, noble

• शिष्टाचारे (śiṣṭācāre) - in good conduct, in noble behavior

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be, becomes

• साधुः (sādhuḥ) - good, righteous, virtuous, excellent, pure

• रागः (rāgaḥ) - attachment (to worldly things), or a beautiful color/dye (color, dye, attachment, passion, affection)

• शुक्ला (śuklā) - white, bright, pure

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वाससि (vāsasi) - in a cloth, in a garment

Words meanings and morphology

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually, in due course, successively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, sequence, order, method, course

Root: kram (class 1)

संचितः (saṁcitaḥ) - accumulated, gathered, collected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃcita

saṁcita - accumulated, collected, gathered, piled up

Past Passive Participle

From root ci (to gather, to collect) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Refers to dharmaḥ.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature, righteous conduct (intrinsic nature, righteousness, constitution, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to uphold, to sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

बुद्धियोगमयः (buddhiyogamayaḥ) - consisting of the yoga of intellect, imbued with intellectual discipline

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhiyogamaya

buddhiyogamaya - consisting of or imbued with the yoga of intellect

Compound of buddhiyoga and maya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhiyoga+maya)

• buddhiyoga – yoga of intellect, discipline of understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpurusha compound of buddhi and yoga
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix (masculine)
  Suffix indicating material or nature

Note: Refers to dharmaḥ.

महान् (mahān) - great, large, important, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble, important

Nominative singular masculine of mahat (n-stem)

Note: Refers to dharmaḥ.

शिष्टाचारे (śiṣṭācāre) - in good conduct, in noble behavior

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śiṣṭācāra

śiṣṭācāra - good conduct, polite behavior, respectable practice

Karmadhāraya compound of śiṣṭa and ācāra

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śiṣṭa+ācāra)

• śiṣṭa – well-taught, cultured, polite, respectable
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śiṣ (to teach)
  Root: śiṣ
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, behavior
  noun (masculine)
  From root car (to move, to practice) with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Locative case of circumstance or place.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be, becomes

(verb)

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

Optative Active

Class 1 verb (bhvādi), 3rd person, singular, optative mood, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

साधुः (sādhuḥ) - good, righteous, virtuous, excellent, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, righteous, virtuous, excellent, proper, pure

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Qualifies rāgaḥ.

रागः (rāgaḥ) - attachment (to worldly things), or a beautiful color/dye (color, dye, attachment, passion, affection)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāga

rāga - color, dye, hue, attachment, affection, passion, love, melodic mode

From root rañj (to color, to dye, to be red, to be attached)

Root: rañj (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

शुक्ला (śuklā) - white, bright, pure

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śukla

śukla - white, bright, pure, clear

Feminine form of śukla. Nominative singular.

Root: śuk

Note: Forms sandhi with iva to become śuklevā.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

वाससि (vāsasi) - in a cloth, in a garment

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vāsas

vāsas - cloth, garment, apparel

s-stem neuter noun.

Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Indicates the object of comparison for rāgaḥ.