महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-343, verse-7

तमभिक्रम्य विधिना प्रष्टुमर्हसि काङ्क्षितम् ।
स ते परमकं धर्मं नमिथ्या दर्शयिष्यति ॥७॥

7. tamabhikramya vidhinā praṣṭumarhasi kāṅkṣitam ,
sa te paramakaṁ dharmaṁ namithyā darśayiṣyati.

7. tam abhikramya vidhinā praṣṭum arhasi kāṅkṣitam
| saḥ te paramakam dharmam na mithyā darśayiṣyati

7. tam abhikramya vidhinā kāṅkṣitam praṣṭum arhasi
saḥ te paramakam dharmam mithyā na darśayiṣyati

7. Having approached him according to proper procedure, you ought to ask what you desire. He will not falsely explain the supreme natural law (dharma) to you.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - refers to Padmanābha/Padma (him, that)

• अभिक्रम्य (abhikramya) - having approached, having gone towards

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by rule, according to proper procedure, in the prescribed manner

• प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask, to inquire

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - implies an obligation or fitness (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

• काङ्क्षितम् (kāṅkṣitam) - refers to the specific question or knowledge sought by the speaker. (desired, wished for, what is desired)

• सः (saḥ) - refers to Padmanābha/Padma (he, that)

• ते (te) - dative of 'you' (singular) (to you, for you, your)

• परमकम् (paramakam) - supreme, highest, excellent

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - refers to fundamental principles or truth. (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

• न (na) - negates 'darśayiṣyati' (not)

• मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, incorrectly

• दर्शयिष्यति (darśayiṣyati) - he will show, he will explain

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - refers to Padmanābha/Padma (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभिक्रम्य (abhikramya) - having approached, having gone towards

(indeclinable participle)

विधिना (vidhinā) - by rule, according to proper procedure, in the prescribed manner

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, ordinance, method, proper procedure, destiny

from root dhā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

प्रष्टुम् (praṣṭum) - to ask, to inquire

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from root prach + tumun suffix

Root: prach (class 6)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - implies an obligation or fitness (you ought, you are able, you deserve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present active

from root arh

Root: arh (class 1)

काङ्क्षितम् (kāṅkṣitam) - refers to the specific question or knowledge sought by the speaker. (desired, wished for, what is desired)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāṅkṣita

kāṅkṣita - desired, wished, longed for

Past Passive Participle

from root kāṅkṣ (to desire) + kta suffix

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - refers to Padmanābha/Padma (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ते (te) - dative of 'you' (singular) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Note: Used as an enclitic dative pronoun. Can also be genitive.

परमकम् (paramakam) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paramaka

paramaka - supreme, highest, most excellent, chief

from parama + ka suffix

Note: Modifies 'dharmam'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - refers to fundamental principles or truth. (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order

from root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: The translation uses "natural law (dharma)".

न (na) - negates 'darśayiṣyati' (not)

(indeclinable)

मिथ्या (mithyā) - falsely, wrongly, incorrectly

(indeclinable)

दर्शयिष्यति (darśayiṣyati) - he will show, he will explain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of darś

causative future active

from root dṛś (to see) with causative suffix -aya, future tense suffix -iṣya

Root: dṛś (class 1)