महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-24

तस्माद्विद्धि महाराज मांसस्य परिवर्जनम् ।
धर्मस्यायतनं श्रेष्ठं स्वर्गस्य च सुखस्य च ॥२४॥

24. tasmādviddhi mahārāja māṁsasya parivarjanam ,
dharmasyāyatanaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ svargasya ca sukhasya ca.

24. tasmāt viddhi mahārāja māṃsasya parivarjanam
dharmasya āyatanaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ svargasya ca sukhasya ca

24. Therefore, O great king, understand that abstaining from meat is the supreme foundation for (dharma), heaven, and happiness.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

• मांसस्य (māṁsasya) - of meat, of flesh

• परिवर्जनम् (parivarjanam) - abandonment, avoidance, abstaining

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

• आयतनं (āyatanaṁ) - abode, seat, foundation, sphere

• श्रेष्ठं (śreṣṭhaṁ) - best, most excellent, supreme

• स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven, of paradise

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• सुखस्य (sukhasya) - of happiness, of pleasure, of ease

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad, used adverbially

विद्धि (viddhi) - know, understand

(verb)

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

Imperative 2nd Person Singular (Parasmaipada)

root vid, class 2, imperative

Root: vid (class 2)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+rājan)

• mahant – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

मांसस्य (māṁsasya) - of meat, of flesh

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of māṃsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

परिवर्जनम् (parivarjanam) - abandonment, avoidance, abstaining

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parivarjana

parivarjana - avoidance, abandonment, forsaking

verbal noun

from pari + root vṛj (to avoid, abandon)

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 1)

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आयतनं (āyatanaṁ) - abode, seat, foundation, sphere

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āyatana

āyatana - abode, seat, foundation, sphere

from ā + root yat (to stretch, extend)

Prefix: ā

Root: yat (class 1)

श्रेष्ठं (śreṣṭhaṁ) - best, most excellent, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme

superlative of praśasya (good)

स्वर्गस्य (svargasya) - of heaven, of paradise

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

सुखस्य (sukhasya) - of happiness, of pleasure, of ease

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, ease

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)