महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-280, verse-23

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दमान्वितः पुरुषो धर्मशीलो भूतानि चात्मानमिवानुपश्येत् ।
गरीयसः पूजयेदात्मशक्त्या सत्येन शीलेन सुखं नरेन्द्र ॥२३॥

23. damānvitaḥ puruṣo dharmaśīlo; bhūtāni cātmānamivānupaśyet ,
garīyasaḥ pūjayedātmaśaktyā; satyena śīlena sukhaṁ narendra.

23. damānvitaḥ puruṣaḥ dharmaśīlaḥ
bhūtāni ca ātmānam iva anupaśyet
garīyasaḥ pūjayet ātmaśaktyā
satyena śīlena sukham narendra

23. narendra damānvitaḥ dharmaśīlaḥ
puruṣaḥ bhūtāni ca ātmānam
iva anupaśyet ātmaśaktyā satyena
śīlena garīyasaḥ pūjayet sukham

23. O King, a person (puruṣa) endowed with self-control and a virtuous nature (dharma) should regard all beings as their own self (ātman). They should honor their superiors to the best of their ability (ātman, śakti), with truthfulness and good character, leading to happiness.

Words meanings summery:

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दमान्वितः (damānvitaḥ) - endowed with self-control, possessed of restraint

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - an individual (puruṣa) (a person, man, human being)

धर्मशीलः (dharmaśīlaḥ) - devoted to natural law (dharma) (of righteous character, virtuous by nature)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

च (ca) - and

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's own self (ātman) (oneself, the self)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

अनुपश्येत् (anupaśyet) - should see, should regard, should perceive

गरीयसः (garīyasaḥ) - superiors, elders, more weighty ones

पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - should worship, should honor, should respect

आत्मशक्त्या (ātmaśaktyā) - to the best of one's ability (ātman, śakti) (with one's own power, according to one's capacity)

सत्येन (satyena) - with truth, by truthfulness

शीलेन (śīlena) - with good conduct, by good character

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfortably

नरेन्द्र (narendra) - O king, O lord of men

Words meanings and morphology

दमान्वितः (damānvitaḥ) - endowed with self-control, possessed of restraint

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of damānvita

damānvita - endowed with self-control, restrained

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'dama' (self-control) and 'anvita' (joined, endowed with)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dama+anvita)

dama – self-control, restraint, subduing
noun (masculine)
Root: dam (class 4)
anvita – accompanied, endowed with, possessed of
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'i' with prefix 'anu'
Prefix: anu
Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `puruṣaḥ`.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - an individual (puruṣa) (a person, man, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the Supreme Being (Puruṣa)

Note: Subject of `anupaśyet`.

धर्मशीलः (dharmaśīlaḥ) - devoted to natural law (dharma) (of righteous character, virtuous by nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmaśīla

dharmaśīla - of righteous character, virtuous, devoted to natural law

Compound of 'dharma' (natural law, righteousness) and 'śīla' (nature, character)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+śīla)

dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution (dharma)
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
śīla – character, conduct, nature, habit
noun (neuter)
Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `puruṣaḥ`.

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings, creatures, elements

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past, existent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of `anupaśyet`.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - one's own self (ātman) (oneself, the self)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman), essence

Note: Object of comparison with `bhūtāni`.

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

अनुपश्येत् (anupaśyet) - should see, should regard, should perceive

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of anupaś

Optative

3rd person singular active optative from root 'dṛś' (to see) with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Expresses a command or recommendation.

गरीयसः (garīyasaḥ) - superiors, elders, more weighty ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of garīyas

garīyas - heavier, more important, superior, venerable

Comparative degree of 'guru' (heavy, important)

Note: Object of `pūjayet`.

पूजयेत् (pūjayet) - should worship, should honor, should respect

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of pūjay

Optative

3rd person singular active optative from causative 'pūj' (to honor)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Expresses a command or recommendation.

आत्मशक्त्या (ātmaśaktyā) - to the best of one's ability (ātman, śakti) (with one's own power, according to one's capacity)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ātmaśakti

ātmaśakti - one's own power, self-power, individual capacity

Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'śakti' (power)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+śakti)

ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman), essence
noun (masculine)
śakti – power, energy, ability, strength, divine feminine power (śakti)
noun (feminine)
Root: śak (class 5)

Note: Instrument for `pūjayet`.

सत्येन (satyena) - with truth, by truthfulness

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, truthful

Note: Instrument for `pūjayet`.

शीलेन (śīlena) - with good conduct, by good character

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - conduct, character, good disposition, habit

Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Instrument for `pūjayet`.