महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-65, verse-31

प्रवृत्तस्य हि धर्मस्य बुद्ध्या यः स्मरते गतिम् ।
स मे मान्यश्च पूज्यश्च तत्र क्षत्रं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥३१॥

31. pravṛttasya hi dharmasya buddhyā yaḥ smarate gatim ,
sa me mānyaśca pūjyaśca tatra kṣatraṁ pratiṣṭhitam.

31. pravṛttasya hi dharmasya buddhyā yaḥ smarate gatim
saḥ me mānyaḥ ca pūjyaḥ ca tatra kṣatram pratiṣṭhitam

31. hi yaḥ buddhyā pravṛttasya dharmasya gatim smarate
saḥ me mānyaḥ ca pūjyaḥ ca tatra kṣatram pratiṣṭhitam

31. Indeed, whoever remembers the underlying principle of an established natural law (dharma) with intelligence, that person is worthy of my respect and reverence; in such a one, the kṣatriya power (or rulership) is truly established.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवृत्तस्य (pravṛttasya) - of the established (natural law) (of the active, of the engaged, of the established)

• हि (hi) - emphasizing the truth of the statement (indeed, surely, for, because)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of the natural law (dharma) (of natural law, of duty, of righteousness)

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with (one's) intelligence (by intelligence, with understanding, with intellect)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (remembers) (who, which)

• स्मरते (smarate) - remembers (its course) (remembers, recalls, thinks of)

• गतिम् (gatim) - the course or underlying principle (of dharma) (course, path, movement, state, principle)

• सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that)

• मे (me) - by me (in the context of 'worthy of being honored by me') (by me, to me, my)

• मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - worthy of honor (to be honored, estimable, venerable)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पूज्यः (pūjyaḥ) - worthy of reverence (to be revered, adorable, venerable)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत्र (tatra) - in him (in such a person), or in that (matter) (there, in that place, in that case)

• क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the kṣatriya power or rulership (rulership, power, the kṣatriya class)

• प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - is established (established, firm, founded)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवृत्तस्य (pravṛttasya) - of the established (natural law) (of the active, of the engaged, of the established)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - active, engaged, commenced, established, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

हि (hi) - emphasizing the truth of the statement (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of the natural law (dharma) (of natural law, of duty, of righteousness)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with (one's) intelligence (by intelligence, with understanding, with intellect)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intelligence, intellect, understanding, perception

From root budh (to know, perceive)

Root: budh (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (remembers) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

स्मरते (smarate) - remembers (its course) (remembers, recalls, thinks of)

(verb)

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

Root: smṛ (class 1)

गतिम् (gatim) - the course or underlying principle (of dharma) (course, path, movement, state, principle)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, condition, state, access, means

From root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that person (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मे (me) - by me (in the context of 'worthy of being honored by me') (by me, to me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

Note: Can also be dative. Functions as agent in a passive construction with gerundives.

मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - worthy of honor (to be honored, estimable, venerable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānya

mānya - to be honored, estimable, venerable, respectable

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from root man (to think, to honor) with suffix -ya

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पूज्यः (pūjyaḥ) - worthy of reverence (to be revered, adorable, venerable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjya

pūjya - to be revered, adorable, worshipful, venerable

Gerundive (Future Passive Participle)

Derived from root pūj (to honor, worship) with suffix -ya

Root: pūj (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - in him (in such a person), or in that (matter) (there, in that place, in that case)

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रम् (kṣatram) - the kṣatriya power or rulership (rulership, power, the kṣatriya class)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣatra

kṣatra - dominion, power, sovereignty, rule, the warrior or ruling class

प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - is established (established, firm, founded)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratiṣṭhita

pratiṣṭhita - established, founded, fixed, firm, consecrated

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: sthā (class 1)