महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-35, verse-18

अपि चाप्यत्र कौन्तेय मन्त्रो वेदेषु पठ्यते ।
वेदप्रमाणविहितं तं धर्मं प्रब्रवीमि ते ॥१८॥

18. api cāpyatra kaunteya mantro vedeṣu paṭhyate ,
vedapramāṇavihitaṁ taṁ dharmaṁ prabravīmi te.

18. api ca api atra kaunteya mantraḥ vedeṣu paṭhyate
vedapramāṇavihitam tam dharmam prabravīmi te

18. kaunteya,
api ca atra api vedeṣu mantraḥ paṭhyate.
vedapramāṇavihitam tam dharmam te prabravīmi

18. And moreover, O son of Kunti, a sacred verse (mantra) is recited in the Vedas; that natural law (dharma), ordained by the authority of the Vedas, I declare to you.

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - moreover (also, even)

• अत्र (atra) - here (in this context) (here, in this matter)

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti (Arjuna) (O son of Kunti)

• मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - a sacred verse (mantra) (a sacred verse, an incantation, a counsel)

• वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas

• पठ्यते (paṭhyate) - is recited (is read, is recited, is taught)

• वेदप्रमाणविहितम् (vedapramāṇavihitam) - ordained by the authority of the Vedas (ordained by the authority of the Vedas, prescribed by Vedic proof)

• तम् (tam) - that (that, him, it)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

• प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare (I declare, I explain, I proclaim)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - moreover (also, even)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here (in this context) (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti (Arjuna) (O son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti (a name for Arjuna)

Patronymic from `kuntī`

मन्त्रः (mantraḥ) - a sacred verse (mantra) (a sacred verse, an incantation, a counsel)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantra

mantra - sacred verse, hymn, incantation, formula, counsel, thought

From root `man` (to think) with `tra` suffix

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Original Sanskrit word `mantra` included in translation.

वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

From root `vid` (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

पठ्यते (paṭhyate) - is recited (is read, is recited, is taught)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of paṭh

Present passive, third person singular

Ātmanepada, root `paṭh` (1st class)

Root: paṭh (class 1)

वेदप्रमाणविहितम् (vedapramāṇavihitam) - ordained by the authority of the Vedas (ordained by the authority of the Vedas, prescribed by Vedic proof)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vedapramāṇavihita

vedapramāṇavihita - ordained by the authority of the Vedas

Past Passive Participle (`vihita`) in compound

Compound of `veda` (Veda) + `pramāṇa` (authority) + `vihita` (ordained)

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+pramāṇa+vihita)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• pramāṇa – authority, proof, standard
  noun (neuter)
  From `pra` + `mā` (to measure)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)
• vihita – ordained, prescribed, arranged
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From `vi` + `dhā` (to place, arrange)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies `dharmam`.

तम् (tam) - that (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `dharmam`.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

From root `dhṛ` (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare (I declare, I explain, I proclaim)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prabrū

Present active, first person singular

Parasmaipada, from root `brū` (to speak) with prefix `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Here, functionally dative, "to you".