महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-260, verse-17

यद्यत्र किंचित्प्रत्यक्षमहिंसायाः परं मतम् ।
ऋते त्वागमशास्त्रेभ्यो ब्रूहि तद्यदि पश्यसि ॥१७॥

17. yadyatra kiṁcitpratyakṣamahiṁsāyāḥ paraṁ matam ,
ṛte tvāgamaśāstrebhyo brūhi tadyadi paśyasi.

17. yadi atra kiñcit pratyakṣam ahiṃsāyāḥ param matam
| ṛte tu āgamaśāstrebhyaḥ brūhi tat yadi paśyasi

17. yadi atra kiñcit pratyakṣam ahiṃsāyāḥ param matam (asti),
tu āgamaśāstrebhyaḥ ṛte,
yadi paśyasi,
tat brūhi.

17. If you perceive anything here that is considered superior to non-violence (ahiṃsā) and is directly observable, tell me what it is, apart from what is taught in the sacred texts.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - if

• अत्र (atra) - here

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly perceived, directly observable

• अहिंसायाः (ahiṁsāyāḥ) - of non-violence, from non-violence

• परम् (param) - superior, highest

• मतम् (matam) - considered, held as an opinion

• ऋते (ṛte) - apart from, without, except

• तु (tu) - indeed, but

• आगमशास्त्रेभ्यः (āgamaśāstrebhyaḥ) - from the sacred texts

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• तत् (tat) - that (thing)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiñcit

kiñcit - something, anything, a little, somewhat

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly perceived, directly observable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - perceptible, visible, present, direct perception, before the eyes

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+akṣa)

• prati – towards, against, in front, every
  indeclinable
• akṣa – eye, sense organ, die (for gaming)
  noun (neuter)

अहिंसायाः (ahiṁsāyāḥ) - of non-violence, from non-violence

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• hiṃsā – injury, violence, harm
  noun (feminine)
  Root: hiṃs

परम् (param) - superior, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, superior, other, subsequent

मतम् (matam) - considered, held as an opinion

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, agreed upon, opinion, doctrine

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'man' (to think, believe) with suffix -ta.

Root: man (class 4)

ऋते (ṛte) - apart from, without, except

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, but

(indeclinable)

आगमशास्त्रेभ्यः (āgamaśāstrebhyaḥ) - from the sacred texts

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of āgamaśāstra

āgamaśāstra - sacred texts, traditional scriptures, revealed doctrine

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āgama+śāstra)

• āgama – arrival, tradition, sacred precept, revelation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)
• śāstra – treatise, scripture, rule, scientific work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd person singular, active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that (thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

पश्यसि (paśyasi) - you see, you perceive

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of paśyasi

Present indicative, 2nd person singular, active voice. The root dṛś changes to paśya in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)