महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-185, verse-25

इत्युक्तोऽयं मया धर्मः संक्षेपाद्ब्रह्मनिर्मितः ।
धर्माधर्मौ हि लोकस्य यो वै वेत्ति स बुद्धिमान् ॥२५॥

25. ityukto'yaṁ mayā dharmaḥ saṁkṣepādbrahmanirmitaḥ ,
dharmādharmau hi lokasya yo vai vetti sa buddhimān.

25. iti uktaḥ ayam mayā dharmaḥ saṃkṣepāt brahma-nirmitaḥ
dharma-adharmau hi lokasya yaḥ vai vetti saḥ buddhimān

25. iti ayam brahma-nirmitaḥ dharmaḥ mayā saṃkṣepāt uktaḥ
hi yaḥ lokasya dharma-adharmau vai vetti saḥ buddhimān

25. This natural law (dharma), divinely ordained (brahma-nirmita), has thus been briefly explained by me. Indeed, whoever truly understands the principles of right (dharma) and wrong (adharma) for humanity is truly intelligent.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - explained (spoken, said, told)

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• मया (mayā) - by me

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the natural law or principle of righteousness (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

• संक्षेपात् (saṁkṣepāt) - briefly, in short, concisely

• ब्रह्म-निर्मितः (brahma-nirmitaḥ) - created by Brahmā, divinely created

• धर्म-अधर्मौ (dharma-adharmau) - righteousness and unrighteousness, right and wrong

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people, of humanity

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• वेत्ति (vetti) - he knows, he understands

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Particle used to mark quotations or conclusions.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - explained (spoken, said, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

from root √vac (to speak), irregular past participle.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `dharmaḥ`.

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to `dharmaḥ`.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent of `uktaḥ`.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the natural law or principle of righteousness (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

from root √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

संक्षेपात् (saṁkṣepāt) - briefly, in short, concisely

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣepa

saṁkṣepa - abbreviation, summary, conciseness

from √kṣip (to throw) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Ablative used to denote 'from a summary/briefly'.

ब्रह्म-निर्मितः (brahma-nirmitaḥ) - created by Brahmā, divinely created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahma-nirmita

brahma-nirmita - created by Brahmā, divinely ordained

Past Passive Participle (for nirmita)

Compound of `brahman` (referring to the creator deity Brahmā) and `nirmita` (created).

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+nirmita)

• brahman – Brahmā (the creator deity), the Supreme Being, sacred utterance
  proper noun (masculine)
  here refers to the deity.
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• nirmita – created, made, constructed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √mā (to measure, construct) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `dharmaḥ`.

धर्म-अधर्मौ (dharma-adharmau) - righteousness and unrighteousness, right and wrong

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of dharma-adharma

dharma-adharma - right and wrong, virtue and vice, natural law and its opposite

Dvandva compound of `dharma` and `adharma`.

Compound type : dvandva (dharma+adharma)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty
  noun (masculine)
  from root √dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• adharma – unrighteousness, injustice, vice, wrong
  noun (masculine)
  negation of `dharma` with `a-` prefix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `vetti`.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people, of humanity

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, humanity, realm

from root √lok (to see)

Root: lok (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of the world' or 'of people'.

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वेत्ति (vetti) - he knows, he understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense

from root √vid (to know), second class verb with irregular forms.

Root: vid (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, used as correlative for `yaḥ`.

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise, intelligent, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - wise, intelligent, endowed with intellect, discerning

Possessive adjective derived from `buddhi` (intellect) with suffix `-mat`.

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for `saḥ`.