महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-39, verse-27

यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते ।
कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते ॥२७॥

27. yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ saditi cocyate ,
karma caiva tadarthīyaṁ sadityevābhidhīyate.

27. yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ sat iti ca ucyate
karma ca eva tadarthīyam sat iti eva abhidhīyate

27. yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ sat iti ca ucyate
ca eva tadarthīyam karma sat iti eva abhidhīyate

27. And steadfastness (sthiti) in Vedic ritual (yajña), austerity (tapas), and charity (dāna) is also referred to as 'Sat'. Moreover, any action (karma) undertaken for that (Sat's) purpose is indeed declared to be 'Sat'.

Words meanings summery:

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in Vedic ritual (yajña) (in Vedic ritual, in sacrifice)

• तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity (tapas) (in austerity, in penance)

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

• च (ca) - and

• स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - steadfastness (sthiti) (steadfastness, firmness, state, existence, continuance)

• सत् (sat) - 'Sat' (referring to the Absolute Truth/goodness) (existent, real, good, virtuous, the Absolute Truth (Brahman))

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

• च (ca) - and

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is declared)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

• तदर्थीयम् (tadarthīyam) - for that purpose (i.e., for Sat) (for that purpose, meant for that)

• सत् (sat) - 'Sat' (existent, real, good, virtuous, the Absolute Truth (Brahman))

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is declared (is declared, is stated, is called)

Words meanings and morphology

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in Vedic ritual (yajña) (in Vedic ritual, in sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

From root 'yaj'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity (tapas) (in austerity, in penance)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual heat

From root 'tap'.

Root: tap (class 1)

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

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - charity, gift, act of giving

From root 'dā'.

Root: dā (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्थितिः (sthitiḥ) - steadfastness (sthiti) (steadfastness, firmness, state, existence, continuance)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthiti

sthiti - steadfastness, firmness, state, existence

From root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

सत् (sat) - 'Sat' (referring to the Absolute Truth/goodness) (existent, real, good, virtuous, the Absolute Truth (Brahman))

(indeclinable)

Present active participle

Present active participle of root 'as' (to be), nominative/accusative singular neuter. Used here as a proper noun/concept.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vac

Present passive

Root 'vac' (class 2) in passive voice, 3rd person singular, Present indicative.

Root: vac (class 2)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

From root 'kṛ' (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

तदर्थीयम् (tadarthīyam) - for that purpose (i.e., for Sat) (for that purpose, meant for that)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tadarthīya

tadarthīya - for that purpose, relating to that

Derived from 'tad-artha' (that purpose) + 'īya' suffix. Nominative singular neuter, agreeing with 'karma'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tad+artha)

• tad – that (demonstrative pronoun)
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object
  noun (masculine)

सत् (sat) - 'Sat' (existent, real, good, virtuous, the Absolute Truth (Brahman))

(indeclinable)

Present active participle

Present active participle of root 'as' (to be), nominative/accusative singular neuter. Used here as a proper noun/concept.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, in this manner, marking quotation)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, quite)

(indeclinable)

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is declared (is declared, is stated, is called)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dhā

Present passive

Root 'dhā' (class 3) with prefix 'abhi', passive voice, 3rd person singular, Present indicative. Forms passive 'dhīyate'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)