महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-251, verse-26

धर्मलक्षणमाख्यातमेतत्ते कुरुसत्तम ।
तस्मादनार्जवे बुद्धिर्न कार्या ते कथंचन ॥२६॥

26. dharmalakṣaṇamākhyātametatte kurusattama ,
tasmādanārjave buddhirna kāryā te kathaṁcana.

26. dharma-lakṣaṇam ākhyātam etat te kuru-sattama
tasmāt anārjave buddhiḥ na kāryā te kathaṃcana

26. kuru-sattama te etat dharma-lakṣaṇam ākhyātam
tasmāt te anārjave buddhiḥ kathaṃcana na kāryā

26. O best of the Kurus, this characteristic of natural law (dharma) has been explained to you. Therefore, you should never entertain any thoughts of dishonesty.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्म-लक्षणम् (dharma-lakṣaṇam) - characteristic of natural law (dharma) (characteristic of natural law, definition of duty)

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - explained, described (explained, declared, narrated)

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the characteristic) (this, this one)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, by you, of you)

• कुरु-सत्तम (kuru-sattama) - O best of the Kurus

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

• अनार्जवे (anārjave) - in dishonesty, in crookedness (in dishonesty, in crookedness, in lack of straightness)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - thoughts, intellect (intellect, understanding, mind, thought)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• कार्या (kāryā) - to be entertained, to be done (to be done, to be made, to be performed)

• ते (te) - by you (by you, for you)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - never, by no means (never, by no means, in no way)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म-लक्षणम् (dharma-lakṣaṇam) - characteristic of natural law (dharma) (characteristic of natural law, definition of duty)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharma-lakṣaṇa

dharma-lakṣaṇa - characteristic of natural law (dharma), definition of duty, sign of righteousness

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dharma+lakṣaṇa)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious ordinance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition, token
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root lakṣ
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

Note: Subject of the implied predicate 'ākhyātam'.

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - explained, described (explained, declared, narrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - told, related, declared, explained, described

Past Passive Participle

From root khyā with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'dharma-lakṣaṇam'.

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the characteristic) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here, near

Note: Refers to 'dharma-lakṣaṇam'.

ते (te) - to you (to you, by you, of you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun, enclitic dative/genitive singular.

Note: Used here in the dative case, indicating 'to you'.

कुरु-सत्तम (kuru-sattama) - O best of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuru-sattama

kuru-sattama - best among the Kurus, most excellent Kuru

Tatpuruṣa compound using the superlative 'sattama'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kuru+sattama)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king, and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Addressed to the listener.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that, for that reason)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of the pronoun 'tad'. Used adverbially.

Note: Connects the two sentences.

अनार्जवे (anārjave) - in dishonesty, in crookedness (in dishonesty, in crookedness, in lack of straightness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of anārjava

anārjava - dishonesty, crookedness, lack of straightness

Formed by negative prefix 'an-' to 'ārjava' (straightness, honesty).

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+ārjava)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• ārjava – straightness, uprightness, honesty, sincerity
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from ṛju (straight)

Note: Denotes the object or sphere of 'buddhiḥ'.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - thoughts, intellect (intellect, understanding, mind, thought)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, mind, perception, thought

Derived from root budh

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the negative imperative construction.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

कार्या (kāryā) - to be entertained, to be done (to be done, to be made, to be performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, to be made, to be performed, business, action, deed

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From root kṛ with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'buddhiḥ'.

ते (te) - by you (by you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Second person pronoun, enclitic dative/genitive singular.

Note: Can be interpreted as dative of agent with gerundive, or genitive.

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - never, by no means (never, by no means, in no way)

(indeclinable)

Formed by 'katham' + 'cana'.