महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-171, verse-23

तस्मात्त्वमपि भद्रं ते न लोकान्हन्तुमर्हसि ।
पराशर परान्धर्माञ्जानञ्ज्ञानवतां वर ॥२३॥

23. tasmāttvamapi bhadraṁ te na lokānhantumarhasi ,
parāśara parāndharmāñjānañjñānavatāṁ vara.

23. tasmāt tvam api bhadram te na lokān hantum arhasi
parāśara parān dharmān jānan jñānavatām vara

23. Therefore, may good fortune be yours! You too, Parāśara, should not destroy the worlds, knowing the higher principles of natural law (dharma), O best among the wise.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - may good fortune be (good, welfare, well-being, auspiciousness)

• ते (te) - to you, your

• न (na) - not, no

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, people

• हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able, you ought, you deserve

• पराशर (parāśara) - Parāśara

• परान् (parān) - higher, supreme, other

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - principles, duties, virtues, natural laws

• जानन् (jānan) - knowing, understanding

• ज्ञानवताम् (jñānavatām) - of the wise, among those possessing knowledge

• वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Ablative singular of tad, used adverbially.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - may good fortune be (good, welfare, well-being, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - good, auspicious, fortunate, welfare, well-being

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Also genitive singular. Here dative with 'bhadram'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, universe

Note: Object of 'hantum'.

हन्तुम् (hantum) - to kill, to destroy

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive from root han.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used with 'arhasi'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able, you ought, you deserve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

present active

2nd person singular present active

Root: arh (class 1)

पराशर (parāśara) - Parāśara

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of parāśara

parāśara - a proper name, a celebrated sage

परान् (parān) - higher, supreme, other

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, different, higher, supreme, ultimate

Note: Modifies 'dharmān'.

धर्मान् (dharmān) - principles, duties, virtues, natural laws

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order, religious merit

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'jānan'.

जानन् (jānan) - knowing, understanding

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jānat

jānat - knowing, understanding

present active participle

Present active participle from root jñā.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'tvam' (you, Parāśara).

ज्ञानवताम् (jñānavatām) - of the wise, among those possessing knowledge

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of jñānavat

jñānavat - wise, possessing knowledge

Possessive suffix -vat.

वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

Root: vṛ (class 5)