महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-126, verse-48

त्यजेत्कुलार्थे पुरुषं ग्रामस्यार्थे कुलं त्यजेत् ।
ग्रामं जनपदस्यार्थे आत्मार्थे पृथिवीं त्यजेत् ॥४८॥

48. tyajetkulārthe puruṣaṁ grāmasyārthe kulaṁ tyajet ,
grāmaṁ janapadasyārthe ātmārthe pṛthivīṁ tyajet.

48. tyajet kulārthe puruṣam grāmasya arthe kulam tyajet
grāmam janapadasya arthe ātma-arthe pṛthivīm tyajet

48. kulārthe puruṣam tyajet grāmasya arthe kulam tyajet
janapadasya arthe grāmam tyajet ātma-arthe pṛthivīm tyajet

48. One should sacrifice an individual for the sake of the family; one should abandon the family for the sake of the village; one should forsake the village for the sake of the country; and for the sake of oneself (ātman), one should give up the entire earth.

Words meanings summery:

• त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should sacrifice

• कुलार्थे (kulārthe) - for the sake of the family

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a person, an individual

• ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) - of the village

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• कुलम् (kulam) - the family, the lineage

• त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should sacrifice

• ग्रामम् (grāmam) - the village

• जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the country, of the district

• अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

• आत्म-अर्थे (ātma-arthe) - for the sake of oneself

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, the world

• त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should sacrifice

Words meanings and morphology

त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should sacrifice

(verb)

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

Root: tyaj (class 1)

कुलार्थे (kulārthe) - for the sake of the family

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kulārtha

kulārtha - for the sake of the family, purpose of the family

Compound type : tatpurusha (kula+artha)

• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - a person, an individual

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, spirit, the cosmic person

ग्रामस्य (grāmasya) - of the village

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, rural community, multitude

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth, object

Note: Used here in a postpositional manner with the genitive case (grāmasya).

कुलम् (kulam) - the family, the lineage

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, community

त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should sacrifice

(verb)

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

Root: tyaj (class 1)

ग्रामम् (grāmam) - the village

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, rural community, multitude

जनपदस्य (janapadasya) - of the country, of the district

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janapada

janapada - country, district, inhabited land, nation

अर्थे (arthe) - for the sake of, for the purpose of

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth, object

Note: Used here in a postpositional manner with the genitive case (janapadasya).

आत्म-अर्थे (ātma-arthe) - for the sake of oneself

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātman-artha

ātman-artha - for the sake of oneself, for one's own purpose

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+artha)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, the world

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, world

त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should sacrifice

(verb)

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

Root: tyaj (class 1)