महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-40

कामं पूर्वं धनं मध्ये जघन्ये धर्ममाचरेत् ।
वयस्यनुचरेदेवमेष शास्त्रकृतो विधिः ॥४०॥

40. kāmaṁ pūrvaṁ dhanaṁ madhye jaghanye dharmamācaret ,
vayasyanucaredevameṣa śāstrakṛto vidhiḥ.

40. kāmam pūrvam dhanam madhye jaghanye dharmam ācaret
vayasi anucaret evam eṣaḥ śāstrakṛtaḥ vidhiḥ

40. One should practice desire (kāma) first, material prosperity (dhanam) in the middle, and duty (dharma) last. This practice should be followed according to one's age or stage of life. This is the rule (vidhi) established by the scriptures (śāstra).

Words meanings summery:

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

• 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

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

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

• वयसि (vayasi) - in age, in youth, during a stage of life

• 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

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

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

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).

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

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)

वयसि (vayasi) - in age, in youth, during a stage of life

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, youth, vigor, period of life, stage of life

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