महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-31, verse-12

देवानामविहिंसायां यद्भवेन्मानुषक्षमम् ।
तद्गृहाण महाराज पूजार्हो नौ मतो भवान् ॥१२॥

12. devānāmavihiṁsāyāṁ yadbhavenmānuṣakṣamam ,
tadgṛhāṇa mahārāja pūjārho nau mato bhavān.

12. devānām avihimsāyām yat bhavet mānuṣakṣamam
tat gṛhāṇa mahārāja pūjārhaḥ nau mataḥ bhavān

12. mahārāja devānām avihimsāyām yat mānuṣakṣamam
bhavet tat gṛhāṇa nau mataḥ bhavān pūjārhaḥ

12. O great king, please accept whatever offering is humanly possible to make without causing harm to the gods. Indeed, we consider you worthy of veneration.

Words meanings summery:

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, for the gods

• अविहिम्सायाम् (avihimsāyām) - in the matter of making offerings without causing harm (in non-violence, in harmlessness)

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• मानुषक्षमम् (mānuṣakṣamam) - whatever is humanly appropriate or possible (to offer) (humanly possible, suitable for humans)

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - please accept, take

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Sañjaya (O great king)

• पूजार्हः (pūjārhaḥ) - worthy of worship, deserving of honor

• नौ (nau) - by us two (Narada and Parvata) (by us (dual))

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, deemed

• भवान् (bhavān) - you, O King Sañjaya (you (respectful))

Words meanings and morphology

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, for the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - a god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

अविहिम्सायाम् (avihimsāyām) - in the matter of making offerings without causing harm (in non-violence, in harmlessness)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of avihimsā

avihimsā - non-violence, harmlessness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• hiṃsā – harm, injury, violence
  noun (feminine)
  from root hiṃs
  Root: hiṃs (class 7)

यत् (yat) - whatever, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

Note: Also functions as a relative pronoun or conjunction.

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

मानुषक्षमम् (mānuṣakṣamam) - whatever is humanly appropriate or possible (to offer) (humanly possible, suitable for humans)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mānuṣakṣama

mānuṣakṣama - suitable for humans, humanly capable/possible

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānuṣa+kṣama)

• mānuṣa – human, pertaining to humans
  adjective (masculine)
  from manu (man)
• kṣama – capable, able, suitable, fit
  adjective (masculine)
  from root kṣam (to be patient, capable)
  Root: kṣam (class 1)

Note: Agreement with 'yat'.

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to 'yat mānuṣakṣamam'.

गृहाण (gṛhāṇa) - please accept, take

(verb)

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

Root: grah (class 9)

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressing Sañjaya (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rāja)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

पूजार्हः (pūjārhaḥ) - worthy of worship, deserving of honor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjārha

pūjārha - deserving of worship, worthy of honor

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūjā+arha)

• pūjā – worship, honor, veneration
  noun (feminine)
  from root pūj
  Root: pūj (class 10)
• arha – deserving, worthy
  adjective (masculine)
  from root arh
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavān'.

नौ (nau) - by us two (Narada and Parvata) (by us (dual))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: This is an enclitic form of the first person dual pronoun.

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, deemed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, believed, opinion

Past Passive Participle

from root man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'bhavān'.

भवान् (bhavān) - you, O King Sañjaya (you (respectful))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Present Active Participle

from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)