महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-99, verse-36

व्यास उवाच ।
वेत्थ धर्मं सत्यवति परं चापरमेव च ।
यथा च तव धर्मज्ञे धर्मे प्रणिहिता मतिः ॥३६॥

36. vyāsa uvāca ,
vettha dharmaṁ satyavati paraṁ cāparameva ca ,
yathā ca tava dharmajñe dharme praṇihitā matiḥ.

36. vyāsaḥ uvāca vettha dharmam satyavati param ca aparam
eva ca yathā ca tava dharmajñe dharme praṇihitā matiḥ

36. Vyāsa said: O Satyavatī, you understand both the higher and the lower (dharma). Moreover, O knower of natural law (dharma), your intellect is firmly dedicated to natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa, the sage (speaker of the next line) (Vyāsa (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

• वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), duty (natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue)

• सत्यवति (satyavati) - O Satyavatī (O Satyavatī (proper name))

• परम् (param) - the higher (dharma) (higher, supreme, excellent, main)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपरम् (aparam) - the lower (dharma) (other, lower, inferior)

• एव (eva) - also (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यथा (yathā) - and how (as, just as, how)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

• धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of natural law (dharma)

• धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in duty)

• प्रणिहिता (praṇihitā) - firmly fixed, dedicated (placed, fixed, directed, dedicated)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect (mind, intellect, thought, opinion, intention)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa, the sage (speaker of the next line) (Vyāsa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (proper name, son of Parāśara and Satyavatī, compiler of the Vedas, author of Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect indicative

3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

वेत्थ (vettha) - you know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vid

Perfect indicative

2nd person singular, active voice. An archaic form.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: An archaic perfect tense form, often used with present meaning 'you know'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), duty (natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Derived from root `dhṛ` (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `vettha`.

सत्यवति (satyavati) - O Satyavatī (O Satyavatī (proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of satyavatī

satyavatī - Satyavatī (proper name, mother of Vyāsa)

Feminine form of `satyavat` (truthful).

परम् (param) - the higher (dharma) (higher, supreme, excellent, main)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, supreme, higher, ultimate, chief

Note: Used substantively here, referring to the higher aspect of dharma.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपरम् (aparam) - the lower (dharma) (other, lower, inferior)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, lower, inferior, subsequent

Note: Used substantively here, referring to the lower aspect of dharma.

एव (eva) - also (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes `aparam`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Paired with the first `ca` to mean 'both X and Y'.

यथा (yathā) - and how (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the second part of the statement.

तव (tava) - your (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Possessive pronoun, 'your'.

धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - O knower of natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Vocative, feminine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous, virtuous

Compound of `dharma` and `jña` (knower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `dhṛ` (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root `jñā` (to know).
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Addressed to Satyavatī.

धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Derived from root `dhṛ` (to hold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `praṇihitā`.

प्रणिहिता (praṇihitā) - firmly fixed, dedicated (placed, fixed, directed, dedicated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of praṇihita

praṇihita - placed, fixed, directed, dedicated, attentive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `dhā` (to place) with prefixes `pra-ni`.

Prefixes: pra+ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Describes `matiḥ`.

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intellect (mind, intellect, thought, opinion, intention)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intellect, thought, opinion, intention, understanding

Derived from root `man` (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of the clause 'your mind is fixed'.