महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-122, verse-35

कामार्थौ लिप्समानस्तु धर्ममेवादितश्चरेत् ।
न हि धर्मादपैत्यर्थः कामो वापि कदाचन ॥३५॥

35. kāmārthau lipsamānastu dharmamevāditaścaret ,
na hi dharmādapaityarthaḥ kāmo vāpi kadācana.

35. kāmārthau lipsamānaḥ tu dharmam eva āditaḥ caret
na hi dharmāt apaiti arthaḥ kāmaḥ vā api kadācana

35. However, one who desires to obtain both desire (kāma) and material prosperity (artha) should first indeed adhere to natural law (dharma). For neither material prosperity nor desire ever deviates from natural law.

Words meanings summery:

• कामार्थौ (kāmārthau) - desire and material prosperity

• लिप्समानः (lipsamānaḥ) - desiring to obtain, wishing to gain

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue

• एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - first, at first, from the beginning

• चरेत् (caret) - should practice, should follow, should behave

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law, from duty

• अपैति (apaiti) - deviates, departs, goes away

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

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love, pleasure

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (with negation)

Words meanings and morphology

कामार्थौ (kāmārthau) - desire and material prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kāmārtha

kāmārtha - desire and material prosperity (a pair from trivarga)

Compound type : dvandva (kāma+artha)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, pleasure, sensual enjoyment
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth, material prosperity, interest
  noun (masculine)

लिप्समानः (lipsamānaḥ) - desiring to obtain, wishing to gain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lipsamāna

lipsamāna - desiring to obtain, wishing to gain

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Derived from the desiderative stem of root 'labh'.

Root: labh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

एव (eva) - only, merely, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

आदितः (āditaḥ) - first, at first, from the beginning

(indeclinable)

चरेत् (caret) - should practice, should follow, should behave

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhilin) of car

Root: car (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law, from duty

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

अपैति (apaiti) - deviates, departs, goes away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of apa-i

Derived from root 'i' with prefix 'apa'.

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, material prosperity, interest

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love, pleasure

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, sensual enjoyment

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - ever, at any time, never (with negation)

(indeclinable)