महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-56, verse-23

मनुना चापि राजेन्द्र गीतौ श्लोकौ महात्मना ।
धर्मेषु स्वेषु कौरव्य हृदि तौ कर्तुमर्हसि ॥२३॥

23. manunā cāpi rājendra gītau ślokau mahātmanā ,
dharmeṣu sveṣu kauravya hṛdi tau kartumarhasi.

23. manunā ca api rājendra gītau ślokau mahātmanā
dharmeṣu sveṣu kauravya hṛdi tau kartum arhasi

23. rājendra kauravya ca api mahātmanā manunā gītau
ślokau sveṣu dharmeṣu tau hṛdi kartum arhasi

23. O King of kings, O scion of Kuru, these two verses were also sung by the great-souled Manu concerning one's own natural law (dharma). You should indeed bear them in your heart.

Words meanings summery:

• मनुना (manunā) - by Manu (by Manu (a legendary law-giver))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King of kings (O king of kings, O supreme ruler)

• गीतौ (gītau) - sung (sung, chanted (dual))

• श्लोकौ (ślokau) - two verses (verses, stanzas (dual))

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

• धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - concerning one's own natural law (dharma) (in duties (dharma), in laws, in righteous actions)

• स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in one's own (in one's own, in own)

• कौरव्य (kauravya) - O scion of Kuru (O scion of Kuru, O descendant of Kuru)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in your heart (in the heart, in the mind)

• तौ (tau) - those two (verses) (those two)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to place, to bear (to do, to make, to perform)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (you ought, you should, you deserve)

Words meanings and morphology

मनुना (manunā) - by Manu (by Manu (a legendary law-giver))

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (the first man, lawgiver), man

Root: man

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'gītau'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

राजेन्द्र (rājendra) - O King of kings (O king of kings, O supreme ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājendra

rājendra - king of kings, emperor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+indra)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• indra – Indra (chief of gods), lord, best
  noun (masculine)
  Root: id

Note: Address to the listener.

गीतौ (gītau) - sung (sung, chanted (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gīta

gīta - sung, chanted, a song

Past Passive Participle

From root gai

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively for 'ślokau'.

श्लोकौ (ślokau) - two verses (verses, stanzas (dual))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame

Root: śru

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnificent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Manu.

धर्मेषु (dharmeṣu) - concerning one's own natural law (dharma) (in duties (dharma), in laws, in righteous actions)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dharma

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

From root dhṛ

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the context of the verses.

स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in one's own (in one's own, in own)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sva

sva - one's own, own

कौरव्य (kauravya) - O scion of Kuru (O scion of Kuru, O descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - a descendant of Kuru

Derived from Kuru

हृदि (hṛdi) - in your heart (in the heart, in the mind)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind

Note: Metaphorical meaning of 'to remember, to ponder'.

तौ (tau) - those two (verses) (those two)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to 'ślokau'.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to place, to bear (to do, to make, to perform)

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of kṛ

Infinitive

Formed with suffix -tum

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used with 'arhasi'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (you ought, you should, you deserve)

(verb)

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

Present indicative

Root: arh (class 1)