महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-188, verse-19

यथायं विहितो धर्मो यतश्चायं सनातनः ।
यथा च प्राह कौन्तेयस्तथा धर्मो न संशयः ॥१९॥

19. yathāyaṁ vihito dharmo yataścāyaṁ sanātanaḥ ,
yathā ca prāha kaunteyastathā dharmo na saṁśayaḥ.

19. yathā ayam vihitaḥ dharmaḥ yataḥ ca ayam sanātanaḥ
yathā ca prāha kaunteyaḥ tathā dharmaḥ na saṃśayaḥ

19. Just as this intrinsic nature (dharma) has been ordained, and from which it is eternal, and just as the son of Kunti (Yudhishthira) has spoken—so indeed is the (dharma) duty, without a doubt.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, prescribed, performed

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution

• यतः (yataḥ) - from which, because

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• प्राह (prāha) - has spoken, said

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution

• न (na) - not

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

विहितः (vihitaḥ) - ordained, prescribed, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihita

vihita - ordained, prescribed, arranged, performed

Past Passive Participle

From verb root 'dhā' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

यतः (yataḥ) - from which, because

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, what

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, everlasting

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

प्राह (prāha) - has spoken, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

Perfect form with preverb 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti (son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti (patronymic for Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation