महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-26

बह्वाश्रयो बहुमुखो धर्मो हृदि समाश्रितः ।
स ब्रह्मपरमो धर्मस्तपश्च सदसच्च सः ॥२६॥

26. bahvāśrayo bahumukho dharmo hṛdi samāśritaḥ ,
sa brahmaparamo dharmastapaśca sadasacca saḥ.

26. bahvāśrayaḥ bahumukhaḥ dharmaḥ hṛdi samāśritaḥ saḥ
brahmaparamaḥ dharmaḥ tapaḥ ca sat ca asat ca saḥ

26. dharmaḥ bahvāśrayaḥ bahumukhaḥ hṛdi samāśritaḥ saḥ
dharmaḥ brahmaparamaḥ saḥ tapaḥ ca sat ca asat ca

26. The intrinsic nature (dharma), having many foundations and many facets, is established in the heart. That same intrinsic nature (dharma) is the supreme reality (brahman); it is also austerity (tapas) and encompasses both the existent (sat) and the non-existent (asat).

Words meanings summery:

• बह्वाश्रयः (bahvāśrayaḥ) - having many supports, having many foundations

• बहुमुखः (bahumukhaḥ) - having many faces, having many aspects

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteous conduct

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

• समाश्रितः (samāśritaḥ) - well-established, resorted to, taken refuge in

• सः (saḥ) - that (dharma) (that, he)

• ब्रह्मपरमः (brahmaparamaḥ) - being the supreme reality (brahman) (having Brahman as the supreme goal, devoted to Brahman, being the supreme Brahman)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteous conduct

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual heat

• च (ca) - and

• सत् (sat) - the existent (existent, real, good)

• च (ca) - and

• असत् (asat) - the non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

• च (ca) - and

• सः (saḥ) - that (dharma) (that, he)

Words meanings and morphology

बह्वाश्रयः (bahvāśrayaḥ) - having many supports, having many foundations

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahvāśraya

bahvāśraya - having many supports/refuges/foundations

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+āśraya)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• āśraya – support, refuge, dwelling, foundation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

बहुमुखः (bahumukhaḥ) - having many faces, having many aspects

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahumukha

bahumukha - having many mouths/faces/aspects

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+mukha)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• mukha – face, mouth, aspect
  noun (neuter)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteous conduct

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteous conduct, duty, religious merit

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

समाश्रितः (samāśritaḥ) - well-established, resorted to, taken refuge in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāśrita

samāśrita - well-resided, established, taken refuge in, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

Formed from verb root śri (to resort to, lean upon) with prefixes sam and ā, and suffix kta (past passive participle).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that (dharma) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ब्रह्मपरमः (brahmaparamaḥ) - being the supreme reality (brahman) (having Brahman as the supreme goal, devoted to Brahman, being the supreme Brahman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmaparama

brahmaparama - having Brahman as the highest, devoted to Brahman, supreme Brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+parama)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, ultimate reality, sacred word
  noun (neuter)
• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteous conduct

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - intrinsic nature, natural law, constitution, righteous conduct, duty, religious merit

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual heat

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual heat, asceticism

Root: tap (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सत् (sat) - the existent (existent, real, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of the verb root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

असत् (asat) - the non-existent (non-existent, unreal, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad

Present Active Participle (negative)

Negative participle formed from 'a' (not) and 'sat' (present participle of as 'to be').

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sat)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sat – existing, real, true
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present active participle of the verb root as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (dharma) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it