महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-121, verse-7

चतुष्पादस्त्वया धर्मश्चितो लोक्येन कर्मणा ।
अक्षयस्तव लोकोऽयं कीर्तिश्चैवाक्षया दिवि ।
पुनस्तवाद्य राजर्षे सुकृतेनेह कर्मणा ॥७॥

7. catuṣpādastvayā dharmaścito lokyena karmaṇā ,
akṣayastava loko'yaṁ kīrtiścaivākṣayā divi ,
punastavādya rājarṣe sukṛteneha karmaṇā.

7. catuṣpādaḥ tvayā dharmaḥ citaḥ lokyena
karmaṇā akṣayaḥ tava lokaḥ ayam
kīrtiḥ ca eva akṣayā divi punaḥ tava
adya rājarṣe sukṛtena iha karmaṇā

7. O royal sage (rājarṣi), you upheld the complete natural law (dharma) through your worldly actions (karma). This realm of yours is imperishable, and your fame (kīrti) in heaven is also eternal. And again today, due to your meritorious actions (karma) here (in this world).

Words meanings summery:

• चतुष्पादः (catuṣpādaḥ) - complete (referring to dharma) (four-footed, complete, perfect)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

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

• चितः (citaḥ) - established, upheld (accumulated, piled up, performed, established)

• लोक्येन (lokyena) - by worldly (by worldly, by pertaining to the world)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by actions (karma) (by action, by deed)

• अक्षयः (akṣayaḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, undecaying, eternal)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - realm, world (world, realm, people, space)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame (kīrti) (fame, glory, renown)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• अक्षया (akṣayā) - eternal (imperishable, undecaying, eternal)

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven (in heaven, in the sky)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage (rājarṣi) (O royal sage, O king-sage)

• सुकृतेन (sukṛtena) - by meritorious (by good deed, by meritorious action)

• इह (iha) - here (in this world) (here, in this world)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by actions (karma) (by action, by deed)

Words meanings and morphology

चतुष्पादः (catuṣpādaḥ) - complete (referring to dharma) (four-footed, complete, perfect)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of catuṣpāda

catuṣpāda - four-footed, perfect, complete

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+pāda)

• catur – four
  numeral
• pāda – foot, quarter, part
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pad (class 4)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

from root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 3)

चितः (citaḥ) - established, upheld (accumulated, piled up, performed, established)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cita

cita - accumulated, piled, gathered, arranged, performed

Past Passive Participle

from root ci (to gather, pile, build)

Root: ci (class 5)

लोक्येन (lokyena) - by worldly (by worldly, by pertaining to the world)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of lokya

lokya - worldly, pertaining to the world, popular

from loka + yat suffix

Note: Agrees with karmaṇā.

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by actions (karma) (by action, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate

from root kṛ (to do) + manin

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अक्षयः (akṣayaḥ) - imperishable (imperishable, undecaying, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, eternal

a (negative prefix) + kṣaya (decay)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kṣaya – decay, loss, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṣi (to decay)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with lokaḥ.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

लोकः (lokaḥ) - realm, world (world, realm, people, space)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, space

from root lok (to see)

Root: lok (class 10)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with lokaḥ.

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame (kīrti) (fame, glory, renown)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, renown

from root kīrt (to praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

अक्षया (akṣayā) - eternal (imperishable, undecaying, eternal)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akṣaya

akṣaya - imperishable, undecaying, eternal

a (negative prefix) + kṣaya (decay)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kṣaya – decay, loss, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṣi (to decay)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with kīrtiḥ.

दिवि (divi) - in heaven (in heaven, in the sky)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Locative of div (sky, heaven).

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

from idam + dyas suffix

राजर्षे (rājarṣe) - O royal sage (rājarṣi) (O royal sage, O king-sage)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, king-sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  from root ṛṣ (to go, move, attain)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

सुकृतेन (sukṛtena) - by meritorious (by good deed, by meritorious action)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - good deed, meritorious act, well-done

Past Passive Participle

su (good) + kṛta (done)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
  prefix
• kṛta – done, made, deed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with karmaṇā.

इह (iha) - here (in this world) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by actions (karma) (by action, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate

from root kṛ (to do) + manin

Root: kṛ (class 8)