महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-115, verse-6

यथा नागपदेऽन्यानि पदानि पदगामिनाम् ।
सर्वाण्येवापिधीयन्ते पदजातानि कौञ्जरे ।
एवं लोकेष्वहिंसा तु निर्दिष्टा धर्मतः परा ॥६॥

6. yathā nāgapade'nyāni padāni padagāminām ,
sarvāṇyevāpidhīyante padajātāni kauñjare ,
evaṁ lokeṣvahiṁsā tu nirdiṣṭā dharmataḥ parā.

6. yathā nāga-pade anyāni padāni
pada-gāminām | sarvāṇi eva apidhīyante
pada-jātāni kauñjare | evam lokeṣu
ahiṃsā tu nirdiṣṭā dharmataḥ parā

6. yathā kauñjare nāga-pade padagāminām
anyāni sarvāṇi eva pada-jātāni
padāni apidhīyante evam lokeṣu
tu ahiṃsā dharmataḥ parā nirdiṣṭā

6. Just as all other footprints of creatures that walk are completely covered by the footprint of an elephant, so too, among all beings, non-violence (ahiṃsā) is declared to be the supreme natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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

• नाग-पदे (nāga-pade) - by the footprint of an elephant (in the elephant's footprint)

• अन्यानि (anyāni) - other (other, different (neuter plural))

• पदानि (padāni) - footprints (footprints, words, steps (neuter plural))

• पद-गामिनाम् (pada-gāminām) - of creatures that walk (of foot-goers, of those that walk)

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, every, whole (neuter plural))

• एव (eva) - completely / indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

• अपिधीयन्ते (apidhīyante) - are completely covered (are covered, are hidden, are concealed)

• पद-जातानि (pada-jātāni) - various kinds of footprints (various kinds of footprints, born of feet)

• कौञ्जरे (kauñjare) - by the elephant (referring to its footprint) (in the elephant)

• एवम् (evam) - so too (thus, in this manner, so)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among all beings (among the worlds, among people, in the realms)

• अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence (ahiṃsā) (non-violence, non-injury)

• तु (tu) - but (with emphasis) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• निर्दिष्टा (nirdiṣṭā) - is declared (declared, prescribed, taught, pointed out)

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by virtue of natural law (dharma) (by virtue of dharma, according to natural law, rightly)

• परा (parā) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

Relative adverb.

नाग-पदे (nāga-pade) - by the footprint of an elephant (in the elephant's footprint)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nāgapada

nāgapada - elephant's footprint, footmark of an elephant

Compound: nāga (elephant) + pada (footprint).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+pada)

• nāga – elephant, snake, mountain
  noun (masculine)
• pada – foot, step, footprint, mark
  noun (neuter)
  From root pad (to go).
  Root: pad (class 4)

अन्यानि (anyāni) - other (other, different (neuter plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of anya

anya - other, different, distinct

Pronoun-adjective.

Note: Refers to `padāni`.

पदानि (padāni) - footprints (footprints, words, steps (neuter plural))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of pada

pada - foot, step, footprint, mark, word

From root pad (to go).

Root: pad (class 4)

पद-गामिनाम् (pada-gāminām) - of creatures that walk (of foot-goers, of those that walk)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of padagāmin

padagāmin - going on foot, foot-goer, pedestrian, an animal

Compound: pada (foot) + gāmin (going).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+gāmin)

• pada – foot, step, footprint
  noun (neuter)
  From root pad (to go).
  Root: pad (class 4)
• gāmin – going, moving, walking, a goer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix
  From root gam (to go) + ṇini suffix.
  Root: gam (class 1)

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all (all, every, whole (neuter plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Refers to `padajātāni` and `padāni`.

एव (eva) - completely / indeed (indeed, only, certainly)

(indeclinable)

अपिधीयन्ते (apidhīyante) - are completely covered (are covered, are hidden, are concealed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of dhā

Prefix: api

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Prefix `api` here means 'over, upon, to'.

पद-जातानि (pada-jātāni) - various kinds of footprints (various kinds of footprints, born of feet)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of padajāta

padajāta - born from feet; (by extension) all kinds of foot-marks

Compound: pada (foot) + jāta (born, produced).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+jāta)

• pada – foot, step, footprint
  noun (neuter)
  From root pad (to go).
  Root: pad (class 4)
• jāta – born, produced, arisen, happened
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root jan (to be born) + kta suffix.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Here used adjectivally to describe the 'padāni'.

कौञ्जरे (kauñjare) - by the elephant (referring to its footprint) (in the elephant)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kuñjara

kuñjara - elephant

Note: Implies 'in the context of the elephant's footprint' or 'by means of the elephant itself'.

एवम् (evam) - so too (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - among all beings (among the worlds, among people, in the realms)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind, beings

From root lok (to see).

Root: lok (class 1)

अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence (ahiṃsā) (non-violence, non-injury)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-injury, non-violence, harmlessness

Compound: a (negation) + hiṃsā (violence).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• hiṃsā – injury, harm, violence
  noun (feminine)
  From root hiṃs.
  Root: hiṃs (class 7)

तु (tu) - but (with emphasis) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

निर्दिष्टा (nirdiṣṭā) - is declared (declared, prescribed, taught, pointed out)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nirdiṣṭa

nirdiṣṭa - pointed out, declared, taught, indicated

Past Passive Participle

From root diś (to point, show) with prefix nir.

Prefix: nir

Root: diś (class 6)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - by virtue of natural law (dharma) (by virtue of dharma, according to natural law, rightly)

(indeclinable)

From dharma + tasi suffix.

परा (parā) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, beyond

Note: Qualifies `ahiṃsā`.