महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-114, verse-10

यथा परः प्रक्रमतेऽपरेषु तथापरः प्रक्रमते परस्मिन् ।
एषैव तेऽस्तूपमा जीवलोके यथा धर्मो नैपुणेनोपदिष्टः ॥१०॥

10. yathā paraḥ prakramate'pareṣu; tathāparaḥ prakramate parasmin ,
eṣaiva te'stūpamā jīvaloke; yathā dharmo naipuṇenopadiṣṭaḥ.

10. yathā paraḥ prakramate apareṣu
tathā aparaḥ prakramate parasmin
eṣā eva te astu upamā jīvaloke
yathā dharmaḥ naipuṇena upadiṣṭaḥ

10. yathā paraḥ apareṣu prakramate
tathā aparaḥ parasmin prakramate
eṣā upamā te jīvaloke eva astu
yathā dharmaḥ naipuṇena upadiṣṭaḥ

10. Just as one individual acts towards others, so too does another act towards that individual. Let this be your analogy in the world of living beings, for thus is the natural law (dharma) expertly expounded.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in whichever way)

• परः (paraḥ) - one individual, a superior person (another, other, superior, highest)

• प्रक्रमते (prakramate) - acts, behaves (proceeds, acts, behaves, undertakes)

• अपरेषु (apareṣu) - towards others (among others, towards others, among inferiors)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in the same way)

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another person (another, other, inferior)

• प्रक्रमते (prakramate) - acts, behaves (proceeds, acts, behaves, undertakes)

• परस्मिन् (parasmin) - towards that individual (the first mentioned person) (in another, on another, towards another, in a superior)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (analogy) (this, she)

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

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

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

• उपमा (upamā) - analogy (analogy, comparison, simile)

• जीवलोके (jīvaloke) - in the world of living beings (in the world of living beings, in the mortal world)

• यथा (yathā) - for thus, in which way (as, just as, in which way)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty)

• नैपुणेन (naipuṇena) - expertly (by skill, with cleverness, expertly)

• उपदिष्टः (upadiṣṭaḥ) - expounded (taught, instructed, expounded, advised)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in whichever way)

(indeclinable)

परः (paraḥ) - one individual, a superior person (another, other, superior, highest)

(pronoun/adjective)

प्रक्रमते (prakramate) - acts, behaves (proceeds, acts, behaves, undertakes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of prakram

Prefix: pra

Root: kram (class 1)

अपरेषु (apareṣu) - towards others (among others, towards others, among inferiors)

(pronoun/adjective)

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in the same way)

(indeclinable)

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another person (another, other, inferior)

(pronoun/adjective)

प्रक्रमते (prakramate) - acts, behaves (proceeds, acts, behaves, undertakes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of prakram

Prefix: pra

Root: kram (class 1)

परस्मिन् (parasmin) - towards that individual (the first mentioned person) (in another, on another, towards another, in a superior)

(pronoun/adjective)

एषा (eṣā) - this (analogy) (this, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

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

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

अस्तु (astu) - let it be (let it be, may it be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of as

Root: as (class 2)

उपमा (upamā) - analogy (analogy, comparison, simile)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upamā

upamā - comparison, simile, analogy

Prefix: upa

Root: mā (class 3)

जीवलोके (jīvaloke) - in the world of living beings (in the world of living beings, in the mortal world)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jīvaloka

jīvaloka - the world of living beings, the mortal world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jīva+loka)

• jīva – living, alive; living being, soul
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - for thus, in which way (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

नैपुणेन (naipuṇena) - expertly (by skill, with cleverness, expertly)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of naipuṇa

naipuṇa - skill, cleverness, dexterity

Derived from 'nipuṇa' (skillful)

उपदिष्टः (upadiṣṭaḥ) - expounded (taught, instructed, expounded, advised)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upadiṣṭa

upadiṣṭa - taught, instructed, advised, expounded

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root diś with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: diś (class 6)