महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-69

षडेव तु गुणाः पुंसा न हातव्याः कदाचन ।
सत्यं दानमनालस्यमनसूया क्षमा धृतिः ॥६९॥

69. ṣaḍeva tu guṇāḥ puṁsā na hātavyāḥ kadācana ,
satyaṁ dānamanālasyamanasūyā kṣamā dhṛtiḥ.

69. ṣaṭ eva tu guṇāḥ puṃsā na hātavyāḥ kadācana
satyam dānam anālasyam anasūyā kṣamā dhṛtiḥ

69. However, these six qualities should never be abandoned by men (puruṣa): truthfulness, generosity (dāna), diligence (absence of laziness), freedom from envy, forgiveness, and steadfastness.

Words meanings summery:

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, attributes

• पुंसा (puṁsā) - by men (puruṣa) (by a man, by men)

• न (na) - not, no

• हातव्याः (hātavyāḥ) - to be abandoned, to be given up

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

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truthfulness (truth, truthfulness)

• दानम् (dānam) - generosity (dāna) (gift, charity, giving)

• अनालस्यम् (anālasyam) - diligence (absence of laziness) (freedom from laziness, diligence)

• अनसूया (anasūyā) - freedom from envy (absence of envy, benevolence)

• क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness (forgiveness, patience, endurance)

• धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness (steadfastness, resolve, firmness)

Words meanings and morphology

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

(numeral)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects and contrasts with the previous verse.

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, virtues, attributes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, property

पुंसा (puṁsā) - by men (puruṣa) (by a man, by men)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person (puruṣa)

Note: Instrumental plural. Can also be singular, but plural seems more appropriate here.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

हातव्याः (hātavyāḥ) - to be abandoned, to be given up

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hātavya

hātavya - to be abandoned, to be given up, discardable

Gerundive

Derived from root hā (to abandon) with suffix -tavya

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Predicative gerundive, agrees with guṇāḥ.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with na to form "never".

सत्यम् (satyam) - truthfulness (truth, truthfulness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, truthful

दानम् (dānam) - generosity (dāna) (gift, charity, giving)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - gift, donation, giving, generosity (dāna)

Derived from root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

अनालस्यम् (anālasyam) - diligence (absence of laziness) (freedom from laziness, diligence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anālasya

anālasya - freedom from laziness, diligence, activity

Formed from negative prefix an- and ālasya (laziness)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ālasya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix, used before vowels
• ālasya – laziness, idleness
  noun (neuter)

अनसूया (anasūyā) - freedom from envy (absence of envy, benevolence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anasūyā

anasūyā - absence of envy, good-will, benevolence

Formed from negative prefix an- and asūyā (envy, malice)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+asūyā)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix, used before vowels
• asūyā – envy, jealousy, malice
  noun (feminine)
  Root: asūy (class 10)

क्षमा (kṣamā) - forgiveness (forgiveness, patience, endurance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣamā

kṣamā - forgiveness, patience, endurance, forbearance

Derived from root kṣam (to be patient, to forgive)

Root: kṣam (class 1)

धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - steadfastness (steadfastness, resolve, firmness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛti

dhṛti - firmness, steadfastness, resolve, courage, patience

Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)