महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-131, verse-21

दाने तपसि शौर्ये च यस्य न प्रथितं यशः ।
विद्यायामर्थलाभे वा मातुरुच्चार एव सः ॥२१॥

21. dāne tapasi śaurye ca yasya na prathitaṁ yaśaḥ ,
vidyāyāmarthalābhe vā māturuccāra eva saḥ.

21. dāne tapasi śaurye ca yasya na prathitaṃ yaśaḥ
vidyāyām arthalābhe vā mātuḥ uccāraḥ eva saḥ

21. yasya yaśaḥ dāne tapasi śaurye ca vidyāyām
arthalābhe vā na prathitaṃ saḥ mātuḥ uccāraḥ eva

21. He whose fame is not established in acts of charity (dāna), austerity (tapas), valor, knowledge, or the acquisition of wealth, is indeed nothing but his mother's waste.

Words meanings summery:

• दाने (dāne) - in giving, in charity, in donation

• तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity, in penance

• शौर्ये (śaurye) - in valor, in heroism

• च (ca) - and, also

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रथितम् (prathitam) - renowned, famous, spread

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

• विद्यायाम् (vidyāyām) - in knowledge, in learning

• अर्थलाभे (arthalābhe) - in the acquisition of wealth, in profit

• वा (vā) - or, either

• मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother, mother's

• उच्चारः (uccāraḥ) - excrement, waste (negative connotation) (excrement, discharge, utterance)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

Words meanings and morphology

दाने (dāne) - in giving, in charity, in donation

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, donation, gift, charity

From root `dā` (to give) with suffix `ana`.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Refers to acts of charity (dāna).

तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity, in penance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, religious fervor

From root `tap` (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Refers to acts of austerity (tapas).

शौर्ये (śaurye) - in valor, in heroism

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śaurya

śaurye - valor, heroism, bravery

Derived from `śūra` (hero) + `ya` (taddhita suffix).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom, of which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the implied person.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

प्रथितम् (prathitam) - renowned, famous, spread

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prathita

prathita - renowned, famous, spread, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From root `prath` (to spread, to be famous) with suffix `ta`.

Root: prath (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle of `prath`.

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, reputation

From root `yaś` (to make famous).

Root: yaś (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

विद्यायाम् (vidyāyām) - in knowledge, in learning

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vidyā

vidyā - knowledge, learning, science, wisdom

From root `vid` (to know) + suffix `yā`.

Root: vid (class 2)

अर्थलाभे (arthalābhe) - in the acquisition of wealth, in profit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of arthalābha

arthalābha - acquisition of wealth, financial gain, profit

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+lābha)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• lābha – gain, acquisition, profit
  noun (masculine)
  From root `labh` (to obtain).
  Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Locative of the compound.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मातुः (mātuḥ) - of the mother, mother's

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

ṛ-ending feminine noun.

Note: Possessive form.

उच्चारः (uccāraḥ) - excrement, waste (negative connotation) (excrement, discharge, utterance)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uccāra

uccāra - utterance, pronunciation, discharge, excrement

From `ud` + root `car` (to move) with suffix `ghañ`.

Prefix: ud

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Masculine singular nominative form of `tad`.