महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-78, verse-29

राक्षस उवाच ।
यस्मात्सर्वास्ववस्थासु धर्ममेवान्ववेक्षसे ।
तस्मात्प्राप्नुहि कैकेय गृहान्स्वस्ति व्रजाम्यहम् ॥२९॥

29. rākṣasa uvāca ,
yasmātsarvāsvavasthāsu dharmamevānvavekṣase ,
tasmātprāpnuhi kaikeya gṛhānsvasti vrajāmyaham.

29. rākṣasaḥ uvāca | yasmāt sarvāsu avasthāsu dharmam eva
anvavekṣase | tasmāt prāpnuhi kaikeya gṛhān svasti vrajāmi aham

29. rākṣasaḥ uvāca.
yasmāt tvam sarvāsu avasthāsu dharmam eva anvavekṣase,
tasmāt he kaikeya,
gṛhān svasti prāpnuhi.
aham svasti vrajāmi

29. The Rākṣasa said: 'Since you consistently uphold the natural law (dharma) in all situations, therefore, O Kaikeya, return home safely. I shall depart in peace.'

Words meanings summery:

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a Rākṣasa, a demon

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - since (because, since, from which)

• सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all, in every

• अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - in all circumstances/situations (in situations, in conditions, in states)

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

• एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

• अन्ववेक्षसे (anvavekṣase) - you consistently uphold (you observe, you consider, you follow)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• प्राप्नुहि (prāpnuhi) - return (home)! (obtain, reach, go (you, singular))

• कैकेय (kaikeya) - O Kaikeya (referring to the interlocutor, likely Rama) (O son of Kaikeyī (Rama or Bharata), O person from Kekaya)

• गृहान् (gṛhān) - to your homes (to homes, to houses)

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - safely, in peace (well-being, safely, happily, auspiciously)

• व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I shall depart (I go, I proceed, I walk)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - a Rākṣasa, a demon

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - Rākṣasa (a demon or evil spirit), relating to Rākṣasas

derived from rakṣas

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect (liṭ)

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - since (because, since, from which)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Used adverbially to introduce a causal clause.

सर्वासु (sarvāsu) - in all, in every

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'avasthāsu'.

अवस्थासु (avasthāsu) - in all circumstances/situations (in situations, in conditions, in states)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of avasthā

avasthā - state, condition, situation, circumstance

from ava (down) + sthā (to stand)

Prefix: ava

Root: sthā (class 1)

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty (dharma)

from root dhṛ (to uphold)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'anvavekṣase'.

एव (eva) - only (only, just, indeed, precisely)

(indeclinable)

अन्ववेक्षसे (anvavekṣase) - you consistently uphold (you observe, you consider, you follow)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of īkṣ

present indicative

2nd person singular present middle of root īkṣ (class 1) with prefixes anu and ava

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Used adverbially to introduce a consequential clause.

प्राप्नुहि (prāpnuhi) - return (home)! (obtain, reach, go (you, singular))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of āp

imperative

2nd person singular imperative active of root āp (class 5) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

कैकेय (kaikeya) - O Kaikeya (referring to the interlocutor, likely Rama) (O son of Kaikeyī (Rama or Bharata), O person from Kekaya)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaikeya

kaikeya - son of Kaikeyī, belonging to the Kekaya country

derived from Kaikeyī

गृहान् (gṛhān) - to your homes (to homes, to houses)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

Note: Object of the verb 'prāpnuhi'.

स्वस्ति (svasti) - safely, in peace (well-being, safely, happily, auspiciously)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to modify 'prāpnuhi' and 'vrajāmi'.

व्रजामि (vrajāmi) - I shall depart (I go, I proceed, I walk)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vraj

present indicative

1st person singular present active of root vraj (class 1)

Root: vraj (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I