महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-54

उत्थानं संयमो दाक्ष्यमप्रमादो धृतिः स्मृतिः ।
समीक्ष्य च समारम्भो विद्धि मूलं भवस्य तत् ॥५४॥

54. utthānaṁ saṁyamo dākṣyamapramādo dhṛtiḥ smṛtiḥ ,
samīkṣya ca samārambho viddhi mūlaṁ bhavasya tat.

54. utthānam saṃyamaḥ dākṣyam apramādaḥ dhṛtiḥ smṛtiḥ
samīkṣya ca samārambhaḥ viddhi mūlam bhavasya tat

54. Know that exertion, self-control (saṃyama), skill, vigilance, fortitude, mindfulness, and undertaking any endeavor after careful consideration – these are the foundation of worldly existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

• उत्थानम् (utthānam) - exertion, effort, rising

• संयमः (saṁyamaḥ) - self-control, restraint (saṃyama)

• दाक्ष्यम् (dākṣyam) - skill, dexterity, cleverness

• अप्रमादः (apramādaḥ) - vigilance, carefulness, non-negligence

• धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - fortitude, steadfastness, firmness

• स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, mindfulness (smṛti)

• समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered; after examining

• च (ca) - and

• समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, commencement, beginning an enterprise

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know; understand

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

• भवस्य (bhavasya) - of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (of existence; of worldly life (saṃsāra))

• तत् (tat) - that; these

Words meanings and morphology

उत्थानम् (utthānam) - exertion, effort, rising

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of utthāna

utthāna - rising, exertion, effort, activity

Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

संयमः (saṁyamaḥ) - self-control, restraint (saṃyama)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃyama

saṁyama - self-control, restraint, discipline, checking, controlling

Derived from root 'yam' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

दाक्ष्यम् (dākṣyam) - skill, dexterity, cleverness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dākṣya

dākṣya - skill, dexterity, cleverness, ability

Derived from dakṣa (able, clever)

अप्रमादः (apramādaḥ) - vigilance, carefulness, non-negligence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramāda

apramāda - vigilance, carefulness, diligence, freedom from error

Negative compound of pramāda (negligence)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramāda)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• pramāda – negligence, carelessness, error
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'mad' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

धृतिः (dhṛtiḥ) - fortitude, steadfastness, firmness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛti

dhṛti - firmness, steadfastness, fortitude, resolve

Derived from root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, mindfulness (smṛti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, mindfulness, tradition

Derived from root 'smṛ' (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

समीक्ष्य (samīkṣya) - having considered; after examining

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'īkṣ' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, commencement, beginning an enterprise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking, commencement, enterprise, effort

Derived from root 'rabh' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know; understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative Active

2nd person singular, present tense, imperative mood

Root: vid (class 2)

मूलम् (mūlam) - root, origin, foundation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, foundation, origin, basis

भवस्य (bhavasya) - of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (of existence; of worldly life (saṃsāra))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhava

bhava - being, existence, worldly existence, birth, origin (saṃsāra)

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that; these

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, these

Note: Refers to the list of qualities mentioned earlier.