महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-254, verse-50

कारणाद्धर्ममन्विच्छेन्न लोकचरितं चरेत् ।
यो हन्याद्यश्च मां स्तौति तत्रापि शृणु जाजले ॥५०॥

50. kāraṇāddharmamanvicchenna lokacaritaṁ caret ,
yo hanyādyaśca māṁ stauti tatrāpi śṛṇu jājale.

50. kāraṇāt dharmam anvicchet na lokacaritam caret
yaḥ hanyāt yaḥ ca mām stauti tatra api śṛṇu jājale

50. jājale kāraṇāt dharmam anvicchet na lokacaritam
caret yaḥ mām hanyāt yaḥ ca stauti tatra api śṛṇu

50. One should seek the natural law (dharma) based on principle, and not merely follow worldly customs (lokacaritam). Listen, O Jājali, even in the case of whoever might kill me and whoever praises me.

Words meanings summery:

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from cause, for a reason, according to principle

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue (dharma)

• अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - one should seek, one should search for, one should follow

• न (na) - not

• लोकचरितम् (lokacaritam) - worldly custom, popular practice, conduct of people

• चरेत् (caret) - one should practice, one should follow, one should move

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may kill, would kill

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• च (ca) - and

• माम् (mām) - me

• स्तौति (stauti) - praises, extols

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in that case

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

• जाजले (jājale) - O Jājali

Words meanings and morphology

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from cause, for a reason, according to principle

(noun)

Ablative, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Ablative singular used to denote cause or basis.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `anvicchet`.

अन्विच्छेत् (anvicchet) - one should seek, one should search for, one should follow

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of anviṣ

Optative Active

3rd person singular Optative Active Parasmaipada

Prefixes: anu+vi

Root: iṣ (class 4)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates `caret`.

लोकचरितम् (lokacaritam) - worldly custom, popular practice, conduct of people

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lokacarita

lokacarita - worldly custom, popular practice, conduct of people

Compound type : tatpurusha (loka+carita)

• loka – world, people, community
  noun (masculine)
• carita – conduct, practice, behavior, performed
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from car (to move, to practice) + kta
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of `caret`.

चरेत् (caret) - one should practice, one should follow, one should move

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of car

Optative Active

3rd person singular Optative Active Parasmaipada

Root: car (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

Note: Subject of `hanyāt`.

हन्यात् (hanyāt) - may kill, would kill

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of han

Optative Active

3rd person singular Optative Active Parasmaipada

Root: han (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

Note: Subject of `stauti`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects `hanyāt` and `stauti`.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Object of `hanyāt` and `stauti`.

स्तौति (stauti) - praises, extols

(verb)

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

Present Active

3rd person singular Present Active Parasmaipada

Root: stu (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in that case

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen!, hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

2nd person singular Imperative Active Parasmaipada

Root: śru (class 5)

जाजले (jājale) - O Jājali

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of jājali

jājali - Jājali (a proper name)