महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-11, verse-3

धर्मोऽयमिति मन्वाना ब्रह्मचर्ये व्यवस्थिताः ।
त्यक्त्वा गृहान्पितॄंश्चैव तानिन्द्रोऽन्वकृपायत ॥३॥

3. dharmo'yamiti manvānā brahmacarye vyavasthitāḥ ,
tyaktvā gṛhānpitṝṁścaiva tānindro'nvakṛpāyata.

3. dharmaḥ ayam iti manvānāḥ brahmacarye vyavasthitāḥ
tyaktvā gṛhān pitṝn ca eva tān indraḥ anvakṛpāyata

3. ayam dharmaḥ iti manvānāḥ brahmacarye vyavasthitāḥ
gṛhān pitṝn ca eva tyaktvā tān indraḥ anvakṛpāyata

3. Thinking, "This is our natural law (dharma)," they lived a life of celibacy (brahmacarya), having abandoned their homes and fathers. Indra then showed compassion to them.

Words meanings summery:

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

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

• मन्वानाः (manvānāḥ) - thinking, believing, considering

• ब्रह्मचर्ये (brahmacarye) - in the vow of celibacy (brahmacarya) (in celibacy, in the student life, in the vow of celibacy)

• व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - established, steadfast (established, situated, abiding)

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

• गृहान् (gṛhān) - homes, houses

• पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers, ancestors

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

• तान् (tān) - them

• इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (the king of the gods)

• अन्वकृपायत (anvakṛpāyata) - showered grace upon them (showed compassion, pitied)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature, religious duty (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: masculine nominative singular form of 'idam'

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

मन्वानाः (manvānāḥ) - thinking, believing, considering

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manvāna

manvāna - thinking, believing, considering

Present Middle Participle

From root 'man' (to think, believe) with 'śānac' suffix, middle voice

Root: man (class 4)

ब्रह्मचर्ये (brahmacarye) - in the vow of celibacy (brahmacarya) (in celibacy, in the student life, in the vow of celibacy)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - celibacy, student life, religious studenthood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+carya)

• brahman – Brahma, sacred knowledge, sacred utterance
  noun (neuter)
• carya – conduct, practice, course
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'car' (to move, conduct)
  Root: car (class 1)

व्यवस्थिताः (vyavasthitāḥ) - established, steadfast (established, situated, abiding)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyavasthita

vyavasthita - established, situated, standing firm

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefixes 'vi' and 'ava'

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root 'tyaj' (to abandon) with suffix 'ktvā'

Root: tyaj (class 1)

गृहान् (gṛhān) - homes, houses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home

पितॄन् (pitṝn) - fathers, ancestors

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: masculine accusative plural form of 'tad'

इन्द्रः (indraḥ) - Indra (the king of the gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra

अन्वकृपायत (anvakṛpāyata) - showered grace upon them (showed compassion, pitied)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of kṛp

Imperfect

From root 'kṛp' (to pity, to be compassionate) with prefix 'anu', middle voice, 3rd person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: kṛp (class 10)

Note: Atmanepada form.