महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-257, verse-5

सर्वकर्मस्वहिंसा हि धर्मात्मा मनुरब्रवीत् ।
कामरागाद्विहिंसन्ति बहिर्वेद्यां पशून्नराः ॥५॥

5. sarvakarmasvahiṁsā hi dharmātmā manurabravīt ,
kāmarāgādvihiṁsanti bahirvedyāṁ paśūnnarāḥ.

5. sarvakarmasu ahiṃsā hi dharmātmā manuḥ abravīt
kāmarāgāt vihiṃsanti bahirvedyām paśūn narāḥ

5. dharmātmā manuḥ hi sarvakarmasu ahiṃsā abravīt
kāmarāgāt narāḥ bahirvedyām paśūn vihiṃsanti

5. Manu, whose very nature is righteousness (dharma), indeed declared non-violence (ahiṃsā) in all actions (karma). However, men, driven by desire and passion, kill animals outside the sacred ritual (yajña) ground.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वकर्मसु (sarvakarmasu) - in all actions, in all deeds

• अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence, non-injury

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (emphasizing Manu's declaration) (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose nature is righteousness, pious

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a legendary lawgiver and progenitor of mankind)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

• कामरागात् (kāmarāgāt) - from desire and passion, due to lust and attachment

• विहिंसन्ति (vihiṁsanti) - they injure, they kill, they harm

• बहिर्वेद्याम् (bahirvedyām) - outside the sacred ritual (yajña) ground (outside the altar, outside the sacrificial ground)

• पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle, beasts

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, humans

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वकर्मसु (sarvakarmasu) - in all actions, in all deeds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvakarma

sarvakarma - all actions, all deeds, every action

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+karma)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• karma – action, deed, work, effect of actions (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do, to make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence, non-injury

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury

From a- (negation) + hiṃsā (violence)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation prefix
• hiṃsā – violence, injury
  noun (feminine)
  From root hiṃs (to injure)
  Root: hiṃs (class 10)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly (emphasizing Manu's declaration) (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, whose nature is righteousness, pious

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous-souled, whose nature is righteousness (dharma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, to sustain)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a legendary lawgiver and progenitor of mankind)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, man, human

Root: man (class 4)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

From root brū (or vrac)

Root: brū (class 2)

कामरागात् (kāmarāgāt) - from desire and passion, due to lust and attachment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāmarāga

kāmarāga - desire and passion, lust and attachment

Compound type : dvandva (kāma+rāga)

• kāma – desire, wish, lust
  noun (masculine)
  From root kam (to desire)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rāga – passion, attachment, color, melody
  noun (masculine)
  From root rañj (to color, to be red, to be affected with passion)
  Root: rañj (class 1)

विहिंसन्ति (vihiṁsanti) - they injure, they kill, they harm

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hiṃs

From root hiṃs, desiderative of han (to strike, kill), class 10

Prefix: vi

Root: hiṃs (class 10)

बहिर्वेद्याम् (bahirvedyām) - outside the sacred ritual (yajña) ground (outside the altar, outside the sacrificial ground)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bahirvedi

bahirvedi - outside the sacrificial altar/ground

bahir (outside) + vedi (altar)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (bahis+vedi)

• bahis – outside, without
  indeclinable
• vedi – sacrificial altar, sacred ground, platform
  noun (feminine)
  From root vid (to know, to find) or ve (to weave). Often associated with the sacred platform.
  Root: vid (class 1)

पशून् (paśūn) - animals, cattle, beasts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, beast

Root: paś

नराः (narāḥ) - men, humans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human

Root: nṛ