महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-15, verse-49

लोकयात्रार्थमेवेह धर्मप्रवचनं कृतम् ।
अहिंसा साधुहिंसेति श्रेयान्धर्मपरिग्रहः ॥४९॥

49. lokayātrārthameveha dharmapravacanaṁ kṛtam ,
ahiṁsā sādhuhiṁseti śreyāndharmaparigrahaḥ.

49. lokayātrārtham eva iha dharmapravacanam kṛtam
ahiṃsā sādhuhiṃsā iti śreyān dharmaparigrahaḥ

49. iha lokayātrārtham eva dharmapravacanam kṛtam
ahiṃsā sādhuhiṃsā iti dharmaparigrahaḥ śreyān

49. Indeed, the exposition of natural law (dharma) is made here for the sake of worldly affairs. The best acceptance of natural law (dharma) is 'non-violence (ahiṃsā) and righteous violence (sādhuhiṃsā),' they say.

Words meanings summery:

• लोकयात्रार्थम् (lokayātrārtham) - for the sake of worldly affairs/conduct

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• धर्मप्रवचनम् (dharmapravacanam) - exposition of dharma, teaching of righteousness

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, accomplished

• अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - the principle of non-violence (non-violence, non-injury)

• साधुहिंसा (sādhuhiṁsā) - righteous violence, violence for good purpose

• इति (iti) - thus, so, they say (introduces or concludes a quotation)

• श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better, superior, more excellent

• धर्मपरिग्रहः (dharmaparigrahaḥ) - acceptance of dharma, adoption of righteousness

Words meanings and morphology

लोकयात्रार्थम् (lokayātrārtham) - for the sake of worldly affairs/conduct

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lokayātrārtha

lokayātrārtha - for the sake of worldly conduct

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lokayātrā+artha)

• lokayātrā – worldly affairs, conduct of the world
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, for the sake of
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √ṛ (class 3)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

धर्मप्रवचनम् (dharmapravacanam) - exposition of dharma, teaching of righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmapravacana

dharmapravacana - exposition of natural law, teaching of righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+pravacana)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)
• pravacana – exposition, discourse, teaching
  noun (neuter)
  from pra-vac
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vac (class 2)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

from kṛ 'to do, make'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - the principle of non-violence (non-violence, non-injury)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury

negative of hiṃsā

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• hiṃsā – injury, violence, harm
  noun (feminine)
  from hiṃs
  Root: hiṃs (class 1)

साधुहिंसा (sādhuhiṁsā) - righteous violence, violence for good purpose

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sādhuhiṃsā

sādhuhiṁsā - righteous violence, violence for a good purpose

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sādhu+hiṃsā)

• sādhu – good, righteous, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sādh (class 5)
• hiṃsā – injury, violence, harm
  noun (feminine)
  from hiṃs
  Root: hiṃs (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, they say (introduces or concludes a quotation)

(indeclinable)

श्रेयान् (śreyān) - better, superior, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, excellent

Comparative degree of praśasya

धर्मपरिग्रहः (dharmaparigrahaḥ) - acceptance of dharma, adoption of righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaparigraha

dharmaparigraha - acceptance of natural law, adoption of righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+parigraha)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)
• parigraha – acceptance, acquisition, taking
  noun (masculine)
  from pari-grah
  Prefix: pari
  Root: grah (class 9)