महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-15

अन्तं गत्वा कर्मणां या प्रशंसा सत्यं दमश्चार्जवमानृशंस्यम् ।
अश्वमेधो राजसूयस्तथेष्टः पापस्यान्तं कर्मणो मा पुनर्गाः ॥१५॥

15. antaṁ gatvā karmaṇāṁ yā praśaṁsā; satyaṁ damaścārjavamānṛśaṁsyam ,
aśvamedho rājasūyastatheṣṭaḥ; pāpasyāntaṁ karmaṇo mā punargāḥ.

15. antam gatvā karmaṇām yā praśaṃsā
satyam damaḥ ca ārjavam ānṛśaṃsyam
aśvamedhaḥ rājasūyaḥ tathā iṣṭaḥ
pāpasya antam karmaṇaḥ mā punaḥ gāḥ

15. Reach the culmination of actions, which brings praise, truth, self-control, integrity, and compassion. Similarly, the Aṣvamedha (aśvamedha) and Rājasūya (rājasūya) sacrifices are desired. However, do not again engage in ultimate sinful deeds.

Words meanings summery:

• अन्तम् (antam) - culmination (end, limit, conclusion, vicinity)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having reached, having attained (having gone, having reached)

• कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of deeds, of actions (of actions, of deeds)

• या (yā) - which (which, who, what)

• प्रशंसा (praśaṁsā) - praise, commendation (praise, eulogy, commendation)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, righteousness)

• दमः (damaḥ) - self-control (self-control, restraint, subduing)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - integrity, straightforwardness (straightforwardness, integrity, honesty)

• आनृशंस्यम् (ānṛśaṁsyam) - compassion (non-cruelty, compassion, benevolence)

• अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - the royal horse sacrifice (aśvamedha) (horse sacrifice (aśvamedha))

• राजसूयः (rājasūyaḥ) - the royal consecration ceremony (rājasūya) (royal consecration sacrifice (rājasūya))

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise (thus, so, in the same way, similarly)

• इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, performed (in the context of sacrifices) (desired, wished, performed (sacrifice))

• पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sinful (deeds) (of sin, of evil)

• अन्तम् (antam) - end, ultimate (end, limit, conclusion)

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of (sinful) deeds (of action, of deed)

• मा (mā) - do not (not, do not)

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

• गाः (gāḥ) - may you go (aorist form, prohibitive) (may you go, go)

Words meanings and morphology

अन्तम् (antam) - culmination (end, limit, conclusion, vicinity)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, border, conclusion, vicinity, death

गत्वा (gatvā) - having reached, having attained (having gone, having reached)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root gam with suffix -tvā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: absolutive (gerund)

कर्मणाम् (karmaṇām) - of deeds, of actions (of actions, of deeds)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

या (yā) - which (which, who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: refers to praśaṃsā

प्रशंसा (praśaṁsā) - praise, commendation (praise, eulogy, commendation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praśaṃsā

praśaṁsā - praise, applause, fame, eulogy

from pra- + śaṃs (to praise)

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth (truth, reality, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - true, real, truth, reality

दमः (damaḥ) - self-control (self-control, restraint, subduing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, subduing, taming

from root dam (to tame, restrain)

Root: dam (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - integrity, straightforwardness (straightforwardness, integrity, honesty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjava

ārjava - straightness, integrity, honesty, straightforwardness

derived from ṛju (straight)

आनृशंस्यम् (ānṛśaṁsyam) - compassion (non-cruelty, compassion, benevolence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ānṛśaṃsya

ānṛśaṁsya - non-cruelty, compassion, humanity, benevolence

derived from a- + nṛśaṃsa (not cruel)

अश्वमेधः (aśvamedhaḥ) - the royal horse sacrifice (aśvamedha) (horse sacrifice (aśvamedha))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśvamedha

aśvamedha - horse sacrifice, a grand Vedic ritual (aśvamedha)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+medha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• medha – sacrifice, oblation
  noun (masculine)
  from root medh (to mix, purify, kill for sacrifice)
  Root: medh (class 4)

राजसूयः (rājasūyaḥ) - the royal consecration ceremony (rājasūya) (royal consecration sacrifice (rājasūya))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājasūya

rājasūya - royal consecration, a grand Vedic ritual performed by a universal sovereign (rājasūya)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+sūya)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• sūya – sacrifice, consecration (from root sū to press Soma, or from sū to perform)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sū (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise (thus, so, in the same way, similarly)

(indeclinable)

इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, performed (in the context of sacrifices) (desired, wished, performed (sacrifice))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, worshipped, sacrificed, performed (sacrifice)

Past Passive Participle

from root yaj (to sacrifice, worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: agrees with aśvamedhaḥ and rājasūyaḥ

पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sinful (deeds) (of sin, of evil)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful, sin, vice

Note: modifies karmaṇaḥ

अन्तम् (antam) - end, ultimate (end, limit, conclusion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, border, conclusion, vicinity, death

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of (sinful) deeds (of action, of deed)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

मा (mā) - do not (not, do not)

(indeclinable)

Note: prohibitive particle

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

(indeclinable)

गाः (gāḥ) - may you go (aorist form, prohibitive) (may you go, go)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of gam

Aorist

2nd person singular Aorist from gam

Root: gam (class 1)