महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-78

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
यत्र वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च तपः सत्यं दमस्तथा ।
अहिंसाधर्मसंयुक्ताः प्रचरेयुः सुरोत्तमाः ।
स वै देशः सेवितव्यो मा वोऽधर्मः पदा स्पृशेत् ॥७८॥

78. śrībhagavānuvāca ,
yatra vedāśca yajñāśca tapaḥ satyaṁ damastathā ,
ahiṁsādharmasaṁyuktāḥ pracareyuḥ surottamāḥ ,
sa vai deśaḥ sevitavyo mā vo'dharmaḥ padā spṛśet.

78. śrībhagavān uvāca yatra vedāḥ ca yajñāḥ
ca tapaḥ satyam damaḥ tathā ahiṃsādarmasaṃyuktāḥ
pracareyuḥ surottamāḥ saḥ vai
deśaḥ sevitavyaḥ mā vaḥ adharmaḥ padā spṛśet

78. śrībhagavān uvāca: surottamāḥ,
yatra vedāḥ ca yajñāḥ ca tapaḥ satyam damaḥ tathā ahiṃsādarmasaṃyuktāḥ pracareyuḥ,
saḥ deśaḥ vai sevitavyaḥ.
mā vaḥ adharmaḥ padā spṛśet.

78. The Blessed Lord said: 'O best of gods, the place where the Vedas, and Vedic rituals (yajña), and spiritual discipline (tapas), truth, and self-control, are practiced, all imbued with non-violence and the natural law (dharma) - that very place should be honored. Let not unrighteousness (adharma) even touch you with its foot!'

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, the revered Lord

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, whenever

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

• च (ca) - and

• यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals

• च (ca) - and

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

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• दमः (damaḥ) - self-control, restraint

• तथा (tathā) - and also, in the same way, thus

• अहिंसादर्मसंयुक्ताः (ahiṁsādarmasaṁyuktāḥ) - all these virtues (Vedas, rituals, etc.) being imbued with non-violence and dharma (combined/imbued with non-violence and natural law)

• प्रचरेयुः (pracareyuḥ) - they should practice/prevail, should be prevalent

• सुरोत्तमाः (surottamāḥ) - O best of gods

• सः (saḥ) - that (masculine nominative singular)

• वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

• देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country

• सेवितव्यः (sevitavyaḥ) - should be resorted to, should be served/honored

• मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), your

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, disorder, non-dharma

• पदा (padā) - even slightly, implying avoidance of any contact (with a foot, by means of a step)

• स्पृशेत् (spṛśet) - it should touch

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीभगवान् (śrībhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, the revered Lord

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrībhagavat

śrībhagavat - the Blessed Lord, the revered Lord

Compound: śrī (prosperity, glory) + bhagavat (blessed, glorious)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+bhagavat)

• śrī – prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, goddess Lakṣmī
  noun (feminine)
• bhagavat – blessed, fortunate, glorious, divine, Lord
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active indicative of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which, whenever

(indeclinable)

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, the Vedas (a collection of hymns and ritual formulas)

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यज्ञाः (yajñāḥ) - Vedic rituals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, spiritual discipline, penance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, austerity, penance, spiritual discipline

Root: tap (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, real, true, reality

Root: as (class 2)

दमः (damaḥ) - self-control, restraint

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dama

dama - self-control, restraint, subduing

Root: dam (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - and also, in the same way, thus

(indeclinable)

अहिंसादर्मसंयुक्ताः (ahiṁsādarmasaṁyuktāḥ) - all these virtues (Vedas, rituals, etc.) being imbued with non-violence and dharma (combined/imbued with non-violence and natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ahiṃsādarmasaṃyukta

ahiṁsādarmasaṁyukta - combined with non-violence and natural law

Compound: ahiṃsādharma (non-violence and dharma) + saṃyukta (joined, combined)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ahiṃsādharma+saṃyukta)

• ahiṃsādharma – non-violence (ahiṃsā) and natural law (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Dvanda compound: ahiṃsā (non-violence) + dharma (natural law)
• saṃyukta – joined, united, endowed with, combined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root yuj (to join) with prefix sam-
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with `vedāḥ`, `yajñāḥ`, `tapaḥ`, `satyam`, `damaḥ`.

प्रचरेयुः (pracareyuḥ) - they should practice/prevail, should be prevalent

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of car

optative mood

3rd person plural optative active indicative of root car with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: car (class 1)

सुरोत्तमाः (surottamāḥ) - O best of gods

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of surottama

surottama - best of gods

Compound: sura (god) + uttama (best)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+uttama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with deśaḥ.

वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

देशः (deśaḥ) - place, region, country

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country, spot

सेवितव्यः (sevitavyaḥ) - should be resorted to, should be served/honored

(gerundive)

Note: Agrees with deśaḥ.

मा (mā) - do not (prohibitive particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with optative for prohibition.

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural), your

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Here accusative 'you' as object of touch.

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, disorder, non-dharma

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, wrong, vice, chaos, non-dharma

Negative compound: a- (not) + dharma (natural law)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पदा (padā) - even slightly, implying avoidance of any contact (with a foot, by means of a step)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, mark, place, word

स्पृशेत् (spṛśet) - it should touch

(verb)

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

optative mood

3rd person singular optative active indicative of root spṛś

Root: spṛś (class 6)