महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-49

व्यवहारस्तु वेदात्मा वेदप्रत्यय उच्यते ।
मौलश्च नरशार्दूल शास्त्रोक्तश्च तथापरः ॥४९॥

49. vyavahārastu vedātmā vedapratyaya ucyate ,
maulaśca naraśārdūla śāstroktaśca tathāparaḥ.

49. vyavahāraḥ tu vedātmā vedapratyayaḥ ucyate maulaḥ
ca narashārdūla śāstroktah ca tathā aparaḥ

49. tu vyavahāraḥ vedātmā vedapratyayaḥ ucyate
narashārdūla ca maulaḥ ca tathā aparaḥ śāstroktah

49. However, vyavahāra (legal procedure) is declared to be essentially rooted in the Veda (vedātmā) and to draw its authority from the Veda (vedapratyaya). Furthermore, O tiger among men (narashārdūla), there is the fundamental (maula) type, and likewise, another (type) is that which is explicitly stated in the scriptures (śāstroktah).

Words meanings summery:

• व्यवहारः (vyavahāraḥ) - legal procedure (legal procedure, conduct, custom, transaction, usage, lawsuit)

• तु (tu) - however (but, on the other hand, however, indeed)

• वेदात्मा (vedātmā) - essentially rooted in the Veda (having the Veda as its soul/essence, essentially Veda)

• वेदप्रत्ययः (vedapratyayaḥ) - drawing its authority from the Veda (having the Veda as its authority/source, based on the Veda)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared, is called (is said, is called, is declared)

• मौलः (maulaḥ) - the fundamental (type of vyavahāra), traditional (fundamental, original, primary, inherited, traditional, customary)

• च (ca) - and, furthermore (and, also, moreover)

• नरस्हार्दूल (narashārdūla) - O tiger among men (a respectful address) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• शास्त्रोक्तह् (śāstroktah) - that which is explicitly stated in the scriptures (declared in the scriptures, taught in the treatises, scripture-declared)

• च (ca) - and, likewise (and, also, moreover)

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly (thus, so, likewise, also, in that manner)

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another (type of vyavahāra) (other, another)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यवहारः (vyavahāraḥ) - legal procedure (legal procedure, conduct, custom, transaction, usage, lawsuit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, behavior, usage, custom, legal procedure, transaction, lawsuit

From vi-ava- (prefixes) + hṛ (to carry) + a (suffix).

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

तु (tu) - however (but, on the other hand, however, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वेदात्मा (vedātmā) - essentially rooted in the Veda (having the Veda as its soul/essence, essentially Veda)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedātman

vedātman - having the Veda as its soul/essence, Veda-souled

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (veda+ātman)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda (scriptures)
  noun (masculine)
  From vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence, nature, supreme spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies vyavahāraḥ.

वेदप्रत्ययः (vedapratyayaḥ) - drawing its authority from the Veda (having the Veda as its authority/source, based on the Veda)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedapratyaya

vedapratyaya - having the Veda as its authority, based on Vedic injunctions, trust in the Veda

Bahuvrihi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (veda+pratyaya)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda (scriptures)
  noun (masculine)
  From vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• pratyaya – conviction, belief, confidence, trust, idea, notion, cause, reason, suffix
  noun (masculine)
  From prati- (prefix) + i (to go) + a (suffix).
  Prefix: prati
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies vyavahāraḥ.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is declared, is called (is said, is called, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present passive, 3rd person singular. Derived from the root vac (to speak), with the passive voice inflection.

Root: vac (class 2)

मौलः (maulaḥ) - the fundamental (type of vyavahāra), traditional (fundamental, original, primary, inherited, traditional, customary)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maula

maula - original, fundamental, primary, ancestral, hereditary, traditional, rooted

Derived from mūla (root, origin).

च (ca) - and, furthermore (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

नरस्हार्दूल (narashārdūla) - O tiger among men (a respectful address) (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narashārdūla

narashārdūla - tiger among men, best of men, excellent man

Tatpurusha compound, often used in vocative as an honorific.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+śārdūla)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• śārdūla – tiger, excellent, best (used metaphorically)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śṛd (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the listener (e.g., King).

शास्त्रोक्तह् (śāstroktah) - that which is explicitly stated in the scriptures (declared in the scriptures, taught in the treatises, scripture-declared)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstroktah

śāstroktah - declared in the śāstras (scriptures/treatises), taught by sacred texts

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śāstra+ukta)

• śāstra – scripture, treatise, scientific text, rule, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  From śās (to teach, command) + tra (suffix).
  Root: śās (class 2)
• ukta – said, spoken, declared, mentioned
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vac (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies aparaḥ.

च (ca) - and, likewise (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - likewise, similarly (thus, so, likewise, also, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another (type of vyavahāra) (other, another)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, inferior, western

Demonstrative pronoun.