महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-149, verse-35

धर्मं चरत यत्नेन तथाधर्मान्निवर्तत ।
वर्तध्वं च यथाकालं दैवतेषु द्विजेषु च ॥३५॥

35. dharmaṁ carata yatnena tathādharmānnivartata ,
vartadhvaṁ ca yathākālaṁ daivateṣu dvijeṣu ca.

35. dharmam carata yatnena tathā adharmāt nivartata
| vartadhvam ca yathākālam daivateṣu dvijeṣu ca

35. yatnena dharmam carata tathā adharmāt nivartata
ca yathākālam daivateṣu ca dvijeṣu vartadhvam

35. Follow the natural law (dharma) with diligence, and turn away from unrighteousness. Moreover, behave appropriately at all times towards deities and the twice-born (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteousness, duty

• चरत (carata) - you all practice, act

• यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with diligence

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

• अधर्मात् (adharmāt) - from unrighteousness, from injustice

• निवर्तत (nivartata) - you all turn back, abstain from

• वर्तध्वम् (vartadhvam) - you all behave, exist

• च (ca) - and

• यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - in due time, appropriately

• दैवतेषु (daivateṣu) - among the deities

• द्विजेषु (dvijeṣu) - among the twice-born (Brahmins)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From dhṛ + man

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

चरत (carata) - you all practice, act

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of car

Imperative active

Root: car (class 1)

यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort, with diligence

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, diligence

From yat + na

Root: yat (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, and

(indeclinable)

अधर्मात् (adharmāt) - from unrighteousness, from injustice

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, vice, evil, not natural law

Negative compound of dharma

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  From dhṛ + man
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

निवर्तत (nivartata) - you all turn back, abstain from

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛt

Imperative middle

With prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

वर्तध्वम् (vartadhvam) - you all behave, exist

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛt

Imperative middle

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथाकालम् (yathākālam) - in due time, appropriately

(indeclinable)

From indeclinable yathā and noun kāla. Often used as an adverbial compound.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+kāla)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kal (class 10)

दैवतेषु (daivateṣu) - among the deities

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of daivata

daivata - relating to a deity, divine, a deity

From devatā + aṇ

Root: div (class 4)

द्विजेषु (dvijeṣu) - among the twice-born (Brahmins)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (referring to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, also birds, teeth)

From dvi + jan + ḍa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa or bahuvrīhi (one who is twice born) (dvi+janman)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• janman – birth, origin
  noun (neuter)
  From jan + manin
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas who undergo a second birth through sacred thread ceremony.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)