महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-324, verse-5

नैष धर्मः सतां देवा यत्र वध्येत वै पशुः ।
इदं कृतयुगं श्रेष्ठं कथं वध्येत वै पशुः ॥५॥

5. naiṣa dharmaḥ satāṁ devā yatra vadhyeta vai paśuḥ ,
idaṁ kṛtayugaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ kathaṁ vadhyeta vai paśuḥ.

5. na eṣaḥ dharmaḥ satām devāḥ yatra vadhyeta vai paśuḥ
idam kṛtayugam śreṣṭham katham vadhyeta vai paśuḥ

5. devāḥ eṣaḥ na satām dharmaḥ yatra paśuḥ vai vadhyeta
idam śreṣṭham kṛtayugam katham paśuḥ vai vadhyeta

5. "This is not the natural law (dharma) for virtuous people, O gods, where an animal would indeed be killed. This is the supreme Krita Yuga; how could an animal possibly be killed?"

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, righteous conduct, duty)

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of good people

• देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• वध्येत (vadhyeta) - would be killed, should be killed

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• पशुः (paśuḥ) - animal, cattle

• इदम् (idam) - this

• कृतयुगम् (kṛtayugam) - Krita Yuga, the golden age

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - supreme, excellent, best

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• वध्येत (vadhyeta) - would be killed, could be killed

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• पशुः (paśuḥ) - animal, cattle

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, here

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, righteous conduct, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, moral law, virtue, custom, religion, natural law, intrinsic nature

From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous, of good people

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

From root √as (to be), present participle

Root: as (class 2)

देवाः (devāḥ) - O gods

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

वध्येत (vadhyeta) - would be killed, should be killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of han

Optative Passive

From root √han (to strike, kill), optative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd person singular, passive voice

Root: han (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

पशुः (paśuḥ) - animal, cattle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, sacrificial animal, beast

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

कृतयुगम् (kṛtayugam) - Krita Yuga, the golden age

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - the Krita age or Satya Yuga (the first and golden age of the world)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished, perfect, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, era, period of time
  noun (neuter)

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - supreme, excellent, best

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, supreme

Superlative of śrī or praśasta

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

वध्येत (vadhyeta) - would be killed, could be killed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of han

Optative Passive

From root √han (to strike, kill), optative (vidhi-liṅ), 3rd person singular, passive voice

Root: han (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

पशुः (paśuḥ) - animal, cattle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, cattle, sacrificial animal, beast