महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-29

सर्वथा धर्ममूलोऽर्थो धर्मश्चार्थपरिग्रहः ।
इतरेतरयोनी तौ विद्धि मेघोदधी यथा ॥२९॥

29. sarvathā dharmamūlo'rtho dharmaścārthaparigrahaḥ ,
itaretarayonī tau viddhi meghodadhī yathā.

29. sarvathā dharma-mūlaḥ arthaḥ dharmaḥ ca artha-parigrahaḥ
| itaretara-yonī tau viddhi megha-udadhī yathā

29. Material prosperity (artha) is always rooted in righteousness (dharma), and righteousness (dharma) also involves the acquisition of material prosperity (artha). Know that these two are mutually originating, just like a cloud and the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - always, by all means, in every way

• धर्म-मूलः (dharma-mūlaḥ) - rooted in righteousness, having righteousness as its origin

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - material prosperity, purpose, meaning, wealth

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, duty, natural law

• च (ca) - and, also

• अर्थ-परिग्रहः (artha-parigrahaḥ) - acquisition of material prosperity/wealth

• इतरेतर-योनी (itaretara-yonī) - mutually originating, having each other as source

• तौ (tau) - those two, them two

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• मेघ-उदधी (megha-udadhī) - cloud and ocean (dual)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - always, by all means, in every way

(indeclinable)

धर्म-मूलः (dharma-mūlaḥ) - rooted in righteousness, having righteousness as its origin

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma-mūla

dharma-mūla - rooted in righteousness, having righteousness as its foundation

compound adjective, from dharma + mūla

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+mūla)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, constitution, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  from root dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation, base
  noun (neuter)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - material prosperity, purpose, meaning, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, duty, natural law

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

from root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अर्थ-परिग्रहः (artha-parigrahaḥ) - acquisition of material prosperity/wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha-parigraha

artha-parigraha - acquisition of wealth, possession of property

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+parigraha)

• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity
  noun (masculine)
• parigraha – seizing, taking, acquisition, possession, embrace
  noun (masculine)
  from prefix pari- + root grah (to seize, take)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)

इतरेतर-योनी (itaretara-yonī) - mutually originating, having each other as source

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of itaretara-yoni

itaretara-yoni - mutually originating, having each other as source

bahuvrīhi compound, from itaretara + yoni

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (itaretara+yoni)

• itaretara – mutual, reciprocal, each other
  pronoun (masculine)
  from itara + itara (reduplication for reciprocity)
• yoni – origin, source, womb, birth-place
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yu (class 1)

तौ (tau) - those two, them two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)

मेघ-उदधी (megha-udadhī) - cloud and ocean (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of megha-udadhi

megha-udadhi - cloud and ocean

dvandva compound (or similar grouping)

Compound type : dvandva (megha+udadhi)

• megha – cloud
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mih (class 1)
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  from udaka (water) + dhā (to hold)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)