महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-39

धर्मं पूर्वं धनं मध्ये जघन्ये काममाचरेत् ।
अहन्यनुचरेदेवमेष शास्त्रकृतो विधिः ॥३९॥

39. dharmaṁ pūrvaṁ dhanaṁ madhye jaghanye kāmamācaret ,
ahanyanucaredevameṣa śāstrakṛto vidhiḥ.

39. dharmam pūrvam dhanam madhye jaghanye kāmam ācaret
ahani anucaret evam eṣaḥ śāstrakṛtaḥ vidhiḥ

39. One should practice duty (dharma) first, material prosperity (dhanam) in the middle, and desire (kāma) last. This practice should be followed during the day. This is the rule (vidhi) established by the scriptures (śāstra).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty (dharma), natural law, righteousness

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, in the beginning

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, material prosperity

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

• जघन्ये (jaghanye) - last, lowest, at the end

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire (kāma), sensual pleasure

• आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should practice, one should perform, one should follow

• अहनि (ahani) - in the day, during the day

• अनुचरेत् (anucaret) - one should follow, one should act accordingly

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• शास्त्रकृतः (śāstrakṛtaḥ) - enjoined by the scriptures, established by the scriptures (śāstra)

• विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, method, ordinance

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty (dharma), natural law, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - first, before, in the beginning

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, property, material prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, property, money, riches, material prosperity

Note: Could also be nominative.

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, amidst

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (locative singular of madhya).

जघन्ये (jaghanye) - last, lowest, at the end

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (locative singular of jaghanya).

कामम् (kāmam) - desire (kāma), sensual pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure, object of desire (kāma)

आचरेत् (ācaret) - one should practice, one should perform, one should follow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of ācar

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

अहनि (ahani) - in the day, during the day

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ahan

ahan - day

अनुचरेत् (anucaret) - one should follow, one should act accordingly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of anucar

Prefix: anu

Root: car (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

शास्त्रकृतः (śāstrakṛtaḥ) - enjoined by the scriptures, established by the scriptures (śāstra)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstrakṛta

śāstrakṛta - made by the scriptures, enjoined by the śāstra, ordained by sacred texts

Past Passive Participle (for kṛta)

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+kṛta)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, rule, sacred text (śāstra)
  noun (neuter)
• kṛta – made, done, performed, accomplished
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the verb root 'kṛ' (to do, to make) with the kta suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

विधिः (vidhiḥ) - rule, injunction, method, ordinance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, injunction, method, ordinance, sacred precept