महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-110, verse-23

अयं वो रोचतां धर्म इति वाच्यः प्रयत्नतः ।
न कश्चिदस्ति पापानां धर्म इत्येष निश्चयः ॥२३॥

23. ayaṁ vo rocatāṁ dharma iti vācyaḥ prayatnataḥ ,
na kaścidasti pāpānāṁ dharma ityeṣa niścayaḥ.

23. ayam vaḥ rocatām dharmaḥ iti vācyaḥ prayatnataḥ
na kaścit asti pāpānām dharmaḥ iti eṣaḥ niścayaḥ

23. ayam dharmaḥ vaḥ rocatām iti prayatnataḥ vācyaḥ
pāpānām dharmaḥ kaścit na asti iti eṣaḥ niścayaḥ

23. This natural law (dharma) should be diligently proclaimed as that which ought to be pleasing to you. There is no natural law (dharma) pertaining to wicked deeds; this is a firm conviction.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), your

• रोचताम् (rocatām) - may it be pleasing, may it appeal

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

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

• वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be said, should be spoken, fit to be spoken

• प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

• न (na) - not, no

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, anything, some

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of sins, of wicked deeds, of evil ones

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

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, decision

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), your

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form.

Note: Enclitic pronoun.

रोचताम् (rocatām) - may it be pleasing, may it appeal

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ruc

Imperative mood.

Root: ruc (class 1)

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, to support) + 'man' suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

वाच्यः (vācyaḥ) - to be said, should be spoken, fit to be spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vācya

vācya - to be said, speakable, fit to be spoken

Gerundive (NVA)

From root 'vac' (to speak) + 'ṇyat' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रयत्नतः (prayatnataḥ) - with effort, diligently, carefully

(indeclinable)

From 'prayatna' (effort) + 'tas' suffix (ablative sense of manner).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, anything, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, anything, some (indefinite pronoun)

Formed from 'kim' (who) and 'cit' (an indefinite particle).

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present indicative.

Root: as (class 2)

पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of sins, of wicked deeds, of evil ones

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked deed, misfortune

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

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, to support) + 'man' suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun, close proximity.

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, firm conviction, decision

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, firm conviction, decision, resolution

From 'nis' + root 'ci' (to gather) + 'a' suffix.

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)