महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-109, verse-4

यदेते ह्यभिजानीयुः कर्म तात सुपूजिताः ।
धर्म्यं धर्मविरुद्धं वा तत्कर्तव्यं युधिष्ठिर ॥४॥

4. yadete hyabhijānīyuḥ karma tāta supūjitāḥ ,
dharmyaṁ dharmaviruddhaṁ vā tatkartavyaṁ yudhiṣṭhira.

4. yat ete hi abhijānīyuḥ karma tāta supūjitāḥ dharmyam
dharmaviruddham vā tat kartavyam yudhiṣṭhira

4. tāta yudhiṣṭhira yat karma ete supūjitāḥ hi
abhijānīyuḥ dharmyam vā dharmaviruddham tat kartavyam

4. O dear son (tāta) Yudhishthira, whatever action (karma) these highly honored (supūjitāḥ) [elders] approve, whether it is in accordance with natural law (dharma) or against natural law (dharma), that should be done.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever, which, that (relative pronoun))

• एते (ete) - these (referring to parents and teachers) (these (masculine/plural))

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• अभिजानीयुः (abhijānīyuḥ) - may approve (may know, may approve, may recognize)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work (karma))

• तात (tāta) - dear son (vocative) (dear father, dear son, dear sir (vocative))

• सुपूजिताः (supūjitāḥ) - highly honored (well-worshipped, highly honored, greatly revered)

• धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (righteous, lawful, according to dharma)

• धर्मविरुद्धम् (dharmaviruddham) - against natural law (dharma) (contrary to dharma, unlawful, unrighteous)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done (should be done, is to be done, duty)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (vocative) (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever (whatever, which, that (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

एते (ete) - these (referring to parents and teachers) (these (masculine/plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Masculine plural form of etad.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अभिजानीयुः (abhijānīyuḥ) - may approve (may know, may approve, may recognize)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of abhijñā

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work (karma))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action

From root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तात (tāta) - dear son (vocative) (dear father, dear son, dear sir (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son (endearing term), sir

सुपूजिताः (supūjitāḥ) - highly honored (well-worshipped, highly honored, greatly revered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of supūjita

supūjita - well-worshipped, highly honored

Past Passive Participle

Compound of su (well) and pūjita (worshipped)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+pūjita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• pūjita – worshipped, honored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pūj (to worship)
  Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'ete'.

धर्म्यम् (dharmyam) - in accordance with natural law (dharma) (righteous, lawful, according to dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, lawful, pious, pertaining to dharma

Derived from dharma with suffix -ya

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

धर्मविरुद्धम् (dharmaviruddham) - against natural law (dharma) (contrary to dharma, unlawful, unrighteous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmaviruddha

dharmaviruddha - contrary to dharma, unlawful, unrighteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+viruddha)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• viruddha – opposed, contrary, hostile
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From vi-rudh (to obstruct, oppose)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

वा (vā) - or (or, either...or)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - should be done (should be done, is to be done, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with suffix -tavya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used here as a predicate adjective with an implied 'is'.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (vocative) (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pandava brother, meaning 'firm in battle')