महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-86

लोकयात्रां च पश्यन्तो धर्ममात्महितानि च ।
एवं सन्तो वर्तमाना एधन्ते शाश्वतीः समाः ॥८६॥

86. lokayātrāṁ ca paśyanto dharmamātmahitāni ca ,
evaṁ santo vartamānā edhante śāśvatīḥ samāḥ.

86. lokayātrām ca paśyantaḥ dharmam ātmahitāni ca
evam santaḥ vartamānāḥ edhante śāśvatīḥ samāḥ

86. The virtuous, observing the ways of the world (lokayātrā), the natural law (dharma), and their own welfare (ātman), and living in this manner, prosper for eternal years.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकयात्राम् (lokayātrām) - the course of the world, livelihood, common practice, affairs of people

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing, observing, noticing

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

• आत्महितानि (ātmahitāni) - self-welfare, things beneficial for the self

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good ones, the virtuous, the existent ones

• वर्तमानाः (vartamānāḥ) - existing, living, being

• एधन्ते (edhante) - they prosper, they flourish, they grow

• शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, lasting

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

Words meanings and morphology

लोकयात्राम् (lokayātrām) - the course of the world, livelihood, common practice, affairs of people

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lokayātrā

lokayātrā - the course of the world, livelihood, common practice, affairs of people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+yātrā)

• loka – world, people, realm
  noun (masculine)
• yātrā – journey, procession, course, custom, practice
  noun (feminine)
  from root yā (to go)
  Root: yā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

पश्यन्तः (paśyantaḥ) - seeing, observing, noticing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśyat

paśyat - seeing, observing, looking

Present Active Participle

from root dṛś (to see), takes paśya- stem in present

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'santaḥ' and 'vartamānāḥ'

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आत्महितानि (ātmahitāni) - self-welfare, things beneficial for the self

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ātmahita

ātmahita - beneficial to oneself, self-welfare

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+hita)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)
• hita – beneficial, good, placed, done
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhā (to place, do) + kta
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used as a substantive 'things beneficial for the self'

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

सन्तः (santaḥ) - the good ones, the virtuous, the existent ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sant

sant - good, virtuous, existent, being

Present Active Participle

from root as (to be) + śatṛ

Root: as (class 2)

वर्तमानाः (vartamānāḥ) - existing, living, being

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, being, living, present

Present Middle Participle

from root vṛt (to be, exist) + śānac

Root: vṛt (class 1)

एधन्ते (edhante) - they prosper, they flourish, they grow

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of edhate

Present Indicative

from root edh (to grow, prosper)

Root: edh (class 1)

शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, lasting

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śāśvatī

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, lasting, constant

Note: Qualifies 'samāḥ'

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year, season