महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-56

ततो नो व्यवहारोऽयं भर्तृप्रत्ययलक्षणः ।
तस्मादिदमवोचाम व्यवहारनिदर्शनम् ॥५६॥

56. tato no vyavahāro'yaṁ bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ ,
tasmādidamavocāma vyavahāranidarśanam.

56. tataḥ naḥ vyavahāraḥ ayam bhartṛ-pratyaya-lakṣaṇaḥ
| tasmāt idam avocāma vyavahāra-nidarśanam

56. tataḥ ayam naḥ vyavahāraḥ bhartṛ-pratyaya-lakṣaṇaḥ
tasmāt idam vyavahāra-nidarśanam avocāma

56. Consequently, this legal practice (vyavahāra) of ours is distinguished by the conviction or trust of the ruler (bhartṛ). Therefore, we have presented this exposition (nidārśanam) of legal procedure (vyavahāra).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (then, thereafter, thence, therefore)

• नः (naḥ) - of ours (our, of us)

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

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• भर्तृ-प्रत्यय-लक्षणः (bhartṛ-pratyaya-lakṣaṇaḥ) - distinguished by the conviction or trust of the ruler (bhartṛ) (characterized by the conviction/trust of the master/ruler)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

• इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

• अवोचाम (avocāma) - we have presented (we spoke, we said, we declared)

• व्यवहार-निदर्शनम् (vyavahāra-nidarśanam) - exposition of legal procedure (vyavahāra) (exposition of legal practice, illustration of legal procedure)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - consequently (then, thereafter, thence, therefore)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - of ours (our, of us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

व्यवहारः (vyavahāraḥ) - legal practice (conduct, practice, custom, legal procedure, transaction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, practice, custom, legal procedure, transaction

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

भर्तृ-प्रत्यय-लक्षणः (bhartṛ-pratyaya-lakṣaṇaḥ) - distinguished by the conviction or trust of the ruler (bhartṛ) (characterized by the conviction/trust of the master/ruler)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhartṛ-pratyaya-lakṣaṇa

bhartṛ-pratyaya-lakṣaṇa - having the characteristic of the master's conviction/trust

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhartṛ+pratyaya+lakṣaṇa)

• bhartṛ – master, ruler, husband, supporter
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support, maintain)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• pratyaya – conviction, belief, trust, notion, evidence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: prati
• lakṣaṇa – characteristic, mark, sign, definition
  noun (neuter)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, for that reason

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'tad', often used adverbially

Note: Adverbial usage from ablative case

इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

अवोचाम (avocāma) - we have presented (we spoke, we said, we declared)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, aorist (luṅ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

व्यवहार-निदर्शनम् (vyavahāra-nidarśanam) - exposition of legal procedure (vyavahāra) (exposition of legal practice, illustration of legal procedure)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyavahāra-nidarśana

vyavahāra-nidarśana - illustration or exposition of legal practice

Compound type : tatpurusha (vyavahāra+nidarśana)

• vyavahāra – conduct, practice, custom, legal procedure, transaction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)
• nidarśana – illustration, example, exposition, demonstration
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Causative Noun
  Derived from root dṛś (to see) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dṛś (class 1)