महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-19

मध्यस्थान्सर्वभूतेषु दान्ताञ्शमपरायणान् ।
यजन्ते मानवाः केचित्प्रशान्ताः सर्वकर्मसु ॥१९॥

19. madhyasthānsarvabhūteṣu dāntāñśamaparāyaṇān ,
yajante mānavāḥ kecitpraśāntāḥ sarvakarmasu.

19. madhyasthān sarvabhūteṣu dāntān śamaparāyaṇān
yajante mānavāḥ kecit praśāntāḥ sarvakarmasu

19. kecit praśāntāḥ mānavāḥ sarvakarmasu sarvabhūteṣu
madhyasthān dāntān śamaparāyaṇān yajante

19. Some peaceful human beings (mānavāḥ) worship (yajante) those who are impartial towards all creatures, self-controlled, and devoted to tranquility, throughout all their actions.

Words meanings summery:

• मध्यस्थान् (madhyasthān) - impartial, neutral, standing in the middle

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings, towards all creatures

• दान्तान् (dāntān) - self-controlled, restrained, subdued

• शमपरायणान् (śamaparāyaṇān) - devoted to tranquility, having peace as the ultimate goal

• यजन्ते (yajante) - they worship, they sacrifice, they honor

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, people

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• प्रशान्ताः (praśāntāḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

• सर्वकर्मसु (sarvakarmasu) - in all actions, in all deeds

Words meanings and morphology

मध्यस्थान् (madhyasthān) - impartial, neutral, standing in the middle

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of madhyastha

madhyastha - standing in the middle, neutral, impartial, mediating

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madhya+stha)

• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - among all beings, towards all creatures

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures, everything that exists

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bhū' (to be, become)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

दान्तान् (dāntān) - self-controlled, restrained, subdued

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, restrained, subdued, tamed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dam' (to tame, to control)

Root: dam (class 4)

शमपरायणान् (śamaparāyaṇān) - devoted to tranquility, having peace as the ultimate goal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śamaparāyaṇa

śamaparāyaṇa - devoted to tranquility, intent on peace, having peace as the highest goal

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śama+parāyaṇa)

• śama – tranquility, calm, peace, quietude
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śam (class 4)
• parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, having as one's highest goal, final resort
  adjective (masculine)

यजन्ते (yajante) - they worship, they sacrifice, they honor

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human being, man, descendant of Manu

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, some, a certain (one)

Compound of 'kim' (what/who) and 'cid' (an indeclinable particle indicating indefiniteness)

प्रशान्ताः (praśāntāḥ) - peaceful, tranquil, calm

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of praśānta

praśānta - very calm, peaceful, tranquil, quiet

Past Passive Participle

Formed from prefix 'pra-' and root 'śam' (to be calm), then participle suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: śam (class 4)

सर्वकर्मसु (sarvakarmasu) - in all actions, in all deeds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvakarma

sarvakarma - all actions, every deed

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+karma)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• karma – action, deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'kṛ' (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)