महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-254, verse-6

अद्रोहेणैव भूतानामल्पद्रोहेण वा पुनः ।
या वृत्तिः स परो धर्मस्तेन जीवामि जाजले ॥६॥

6. adroheṇaiva bhūtānāmalpadroheṇa vā punaḥ ,
yā vṛttiḥ sa paro dharmastena jīvāmi jājale.

6. adroheṇa eva bhūtānām alpadroheṇa vā punaḥ
yā vṛttiḥ sa paraḥ dharmaḥ tena jīvāmi jājal

6. jājale bhūtānām adroheṇa eva vā punaḥ alpadroheṇa
yā vṛttiḥ sa paraḥ dharmaḥ tena jīvāmi

6. O Jājali, the livelihood which consists of truly not harming beings, or at least harming them very little, that is the supreme natural law (dharma); by that (principle) I live.

Words meanings summery:

• अद्रोहेण (adroheṇa) - by non-harming, without injury

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• अल्पद्रोहेण (alpadroheṇa) - by little harming, by slight injury

• वा (vā) - or

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)

• वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - livelihood, mode of life, conduct

• स (sa) - that (masculine singular nominative)

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteousness, constitution

• तेन (tena) - by that, through that

• जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I subsist

• जाजले (jājale) - O Jājali

Words meanings and morphology

अद्रोहेण (adroheṇa) - by non-harming, without injury

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adroha

adroha - non-harming, non-injury, absence of malice

a- (negation) + droha (harm)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+droha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• droha – harm, injury, malice
  noun (masculine)
  from root druh- 'to injure'
  Root: druh (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element

Past Passive Participle

from root bhū- 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Relates to adroheṇa/alpadroheṇa.

अल्पद्रोहेण (alpadroheṇa) - by little harming, by slight injury

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of alpadroha

alpadroha - slight harming, little injury

Compound type : tatpurusha (alpa+droha)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (neuter)
• droha – harm, injury, malice
  noun (masculine)
  from root druh- 'to injure'
  Root: druh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

या (yā) - which (feminine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Relative pronoun referring to vṛttiḥ.

वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - livelihood, mode of life, conduct

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, mode of life, conduct, activity

from root vṛt- 'to be, to exist'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.

स (sa) - that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for yā.

परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other

Note: Agrees with dharmaḥ.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteousness, constitution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for sa.

तेन (tena) - by that, through that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the principle of livelihood.

जीवामि (jīvāmi) - I live, I subsist

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jīv

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Subject is aham (implied).

जाजले (jājale) - O Jājali

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of jājali

jājali - name of a Brahmin sage

Note: Addressed person.