महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-54, verse-20

शिष्टैश्च धर्मो यः प्रोक्तः स च मे हृदि वर्तते ।
देशजातिकुलानां च धर्मज्ञोऽस्मि जनार्दन ॥२०॥

20. śiṣṭaiśca dharmo yaḥ proktaḥ sa ca me hṛdi vartate ,
deśajātikulānāṁ ca dharmajño'smi janārdana.

20. śiṣṭaiḥ ca dharmaḥ yaḥ proktaḥ saḥ ca me hṛdi
vartate deśajātikulānām ca dharmajñaḥ asmi janārdana

20. janārdana śiṣṭaiḥ ca yaḥ dharmaḥ proktaḥ saḥ ca me
hṛdi vartate ca deśajātikulānām dharmajñaḥ asmi

20. The natural law (dharma) declared by the wise resides in my heart. I am also a knower of the intrinsic nature (dharma) of countries, communities, and families, O Janārdana.

Words meanings summery:

• शिष्टैः (śiṣṭaiḥ) - by the wise, by the disciplined

• च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, spoken, proclaimed

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

• वर्तते (vartate) - resides, exists, is present, turns

• देशजातिकुलानाम् (deśajātikulānām) - of countries, communities, and families

• च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

• धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of natural law (dharma), knowing duty

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• जनार्दन (janārdana) - An epithet of Vishnu or Krishna, meaning 'stirrer of men' or 'remover of evil from men'. (O Janārdana)

Words meanings and morphology

शिष्टैः (śiṣṭaiḥ) - by the wise, by the disciplined

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śiṣṭa

śiṣṭa - disciplined, wise, learned, taught, ordered, well-behaved

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śiṣ (to discipline, to teach)

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that (relative pronoun)

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, spoken, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, spoken, proclaimed, stated, announced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √vac (to speak) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

वर्तते (vartate) - resides, exists, is present, turns

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

देशजातिकुलानाम् (deśajātikulānām) - of countries, communities, and families

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of deśajātikula

deśajātikula - country, community, and family (collective noun)

Compound type : dvandva (deśa+jāti+kula)

• deśa – country, region, place
  noun (masculine)
• jāti – community, caste, species, birth
  noun (feminine)
• kula – family, lineage, clan
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

(indeclinable)

धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knower of natural law (dharma), knowing duty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), knowing duty, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, knower, acquainted with
  adjective
  Derived from the root √jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

जनार्दन (janārdana) - An epithet of Vishnu or Krishna, meaning 'stirrer of men' or 'remover of evil from men'. (O Janārdana)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - stirrer of men, remover of evil from men (epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)