महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-238, verse-24

ब्राह्मणेषु सदा वृत्तिं कुर्वीथाश्चाप्रमादतः ।
बन्धूनां सुहृदां चैव भवेथास्त्वं गतिः सदा ॥२४॥

24. brāhmaṇeṣu sadā vṛttiṁ kurvīthāścāpramādataḥ ,
bandhūnāṁ suhṛdāṁ caiva bhavethāstvaṁ gatiḥ sadā.

24. brāhmaṇeṣu sadā vṛttim kurvīthāḥ ca apramādataḥ
bandhūnām suhṛdām ca eva bhavethāḥ tvam gatiḥ sadā

24. "Always maintain a proper conduct towards Brahmins diligently and without negligence. And you should always be the support for your relatives and friends."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - Referring to members of the priestly class. (among Brahmins, towards Brahmins)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - Proper conduct or attitude. (conduct, behavior, livelihood, activity)

• कुर्वीथाः (kurvīthāḥ) - you should do, you should make, you should perform

• च (ca) - and, also

• अप्रमादतः (apramādataḥ) - diligently, without negligence, carefully

• बन्धूनाम् (bandhūnām) - of relatives, of kinsmen

• सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends

• च (ca) - Connects "kinsmen" and "friends". (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• भवेथाः (bhavethāḥ) - you should be, you might be

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - A source of help and protection. (refuge, support, resort, way, movement)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - Referring to members of the priestly class. (among Brahmins, towards Brahmins)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, priest, related to brahman

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - Proper conduct or attitude. (conduct, behavior, livelihood, activity)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - course, conduct, mode of life, livelihood, activity

From √vṛt (to be, exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kurvīthāḥ'.

कुर्वीथाः (kurvīthāḥ) - you should do, you should make, you should perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of kṛ

Optative middle 2nd singular of √kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अप्रमादतः (apramādataḥ) - diligently, without negligence, carefully

(indeclinable)

Compound of a (not) + pramāda (negligence, carelessness). Ablative suffix -tas indicating "from/due to/with".

Compound type : navī-tatpuruṣa (a+pramāda)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pramāda – negligence, carelessness, error
  noun (masculine)
  pra- + √mad (to be exhilarated, neglect)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

बन्धूनाम् (bandhūnām) - of relatives, of kinsmen

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bandhu

bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend

Note: Possessive, describing 'gatiḥ'.

सुहृदाम् (suhṛdām) - of friends

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher

Compound of su (good) + hṛd (heart)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• hṛd – heart, mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive, describing 'gatiḥ'.

च (ca) - Connects "kinsmen" and "friends". (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

भवेथाः (bhavethāḥ) - you should be, you might be

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative middle 2nd singular of √bhū (class 1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun

गतिः (gatiḥ) - A source of help and protection. (refuge, support, resort, way, movement)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, refuge, resort, state

From √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative to 'bhavethāḥ'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)