महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-5

तांस्तानुपासते धर्मान्धर्मकामा यथागमम् ।
न त्वेषामर्थसामान्यमन्तरेण गुणानिमान् ॥५॥

5. tāṁstānupāsate dharmāndharmakāmā yathāgamam ,
na tveṣāmarthasāmānyamantareṇa guṇānimān.

5. tān tān upāsate dharmān dharmakāmāḥ yathāgamam
na tu eṣām artha-sāmānyam antareṇa guṇān imān

5. dharmakāmāḥ tān tān dharmān yathāgamam upāsate
tu na eṣām imān guṇān artha-sāmānyam antareṇa

5. Those desirous of natural law (dharma) practice those various constitutional principles (dharma) according to tradition. Yet, they do not (follow them) without recognizing the common significance of these virtues.

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - those

• तान् (tān) - those (various)

• उपासते (upāsate) - they follow, they practice, they worship

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - constitutional principles (dharma) (natural laws, constitutional principles, duties)

• धर्मकामाः (dharmakāmāḥ) - those desirous of natural law (dharma) (those desirous of natural law, those wishing to uphold their constitution)

• यथागमम् (yathāgamam) - according to tradition/scripture

• न (na) - not

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

• अर्थ-सामान्यम् (artha-sāmānyam) - common purpose, common meaning, universal significance

• अन्तरेण (antareṇa) - without, between

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

• इमान् (imān) - these

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

तान् (tān) - those (various)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

उपासते (upāsate) - they follow, they practice, they worship

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of upās

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

धर्मान् (dharmān) - constitutional principles (dharma) (natural laws, constitutional principles, duties)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

Root: dhṛ

धर्मकामाः (dharmakāmāḥ) - those desirous of natural law (dharma) (those desirous of natural law, those wishing to uphold their constitution)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmakāma

dharmakāma - desirous of dharma, wishing for righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+kāma)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• kāma – desire, wish; desirous (when in compound)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam

यथागमम् (yathāgamam) - according to tradition/scripture

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āgama)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• āgama – tradition, scripture, sacred text
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

अर्थ-सामान्यम् (artha-sāmānyam) - common purpose, common meaning, universal significance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of artha-sāmānya

artha-sāmānya - common purpose, common meaning, universal significance

Compound type : karmadhāraya (artha+sāmānya)

• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• sāmānya – common, general, universal, similarity
  adjective (neuter)
  Derived from samāna

अन्तरेण (antareṇa) - without, between

(indeclinable)

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent

इमान् (imān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these