महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-195, verse-12

तमिमं समुपातिष्ठ धर्मं कुरुकुलोचितम् ।
अनुरूपं महाबाहो पूर्वेषामात्मनः कुरु ॥१२॥

12. tamimaṁ samupātiṣṭha dharmaṁ kurukulocitam ,
anurūpaṁ mahābāho pūrveṣāmātmanaḥ kuru.

12. tam imam samupātiṣṭha dharmam kurukulocitam
anurūpam mahābāho pūrveṣām ātmanaḥ kuru

12. O mighty-armed one, uphold this (dharma), this natural law that is appropriate for the Kuru lineage and befitting both your ancestors and your own self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that, him, it

• इमम् (imam) - this, him, it

• समुपातिष्ठ (samupātiṣṭha) - uphold, observe, practice, stand by

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution

• कुरुकुलोचितम् (kurukulocitam) - befitting the Kuru family/lineage

• अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - conforming to, appropriate, suitable, fitting

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors, of the forefathers

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of yourself

• कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

इमम् (imam) - this, him, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

समुपातिष्ठ (samupātiṣṭha) - uphold, observe, practice, stand by

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of samupāsthā

Prefixes: sam+upa+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion

From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ

कुरुकुलोचितम् (kurukulocitam) - befitting the Kuru family/lineage

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kurukulocita

kurukulocita - appropriate or suitable for the Kuru family/lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kula+ucita)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king, ancestor of a dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, dynasty
  noun (neuter)
• ucita – appropriate, suitable, fit
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √uc (to be pleased, to be fitting)
  Root: uc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.

अनुरूपम् (anurūpam) - conforming to, appropriate, suitable, fitting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anurūpa

anurūpa - conforming to, according to the form/nature, suitable, appropriate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anu+rūpa)

• anu – after, along, according to
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, nature, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahat – great, mighty, large
  adjective
  Stem before compounding
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors, of the forefathers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, prior; ancestors, forefathers (when substantivized)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self (ātman), of yourself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature, breath

कुरु (kuru) - do, make, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)