महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-188, verse-16

सा चाप्युक्तवती वाचं भैक्षवद्भुज्यतामिति ।
तस्मादेतदहं मन्ये धर्मं द्विजवरोत्तम ॥१६॥

16. sā cāpyuktavatī vācaṁ bhaikṣavadbhujyatāmiti ,
tasmādetadahaṁ manye dharmaṁ dvijavarottama.

16. sā ca api uktavatī vācam bhaikṣavat bhujyatām
iti tasmāt etat aham manye dharmam dvijavarottama

16. And she (Kuntī) also uttered these words: 'Let it be enjoyed like alms.' Therefore, O best among excellent Brahmins, I consider this (act) to be (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - Kuntī (she)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उक्तवती (uktavatī) - she who spoke, having said

• वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

• भैक्षवत् (bhaikṣavat) - like alms, as alms

• भुज्यताम् (bhujyatām) - let it be enjoyed

• इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अहम् (aham) - I

• मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma), righteousness, duty

• द्विजवरोत्तम (dvijavarottama) - Vocative address to a highly respected Brahmin. (best among excellent Brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - Kuntī (she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that (feminine demonstrative pronoun)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उक्तवती (uktavatī) - she who spoke, having said

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukta-vat

ukta-vat - having spoken, having said

Past Active Participle

Feminine nominative singular of participle formed from root `vac` (which becomes `ukta` in PPP) with suffix `vat`.

Root: vac (class 2)

वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

भैक्षवत् (bhaikṣavat) - like alms, as alms

(indeclinable)

derived from `bhikṣā` (alms) + `vat` (suffix for 'like' or 'as')

भुज्यताम् (bhujyatām) - let it be enjoyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of bhuj

Imperative Passive

3rd person singular imperative passive

Root: bhuj (class 7)

इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative singular of 'tad'

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

मन्ये (manye) - I consider, I think

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Middle

1st person singular present middle

Root: man (class 4)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - (dharma), righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty (dharma)

द्विजवरोत्तम (dvijavarottama) - Vocative address to a highly respected Brahmin. (best among excellent Brahmins)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijavarottama

dvijavarottama - best of the excellent Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvijavara+uttama)

• dvijavara – excellent Brahmin, best Brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative form.