महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-60

कौमुदे तु विशेषेण शुक्लपक्षे नराधिप ।
वर्जयेत्सर्वमांसानि धर्मो ह्यत्र विधीयते ॥६०॥

60. kaumude tu viśeṣeṇa śuklapakṣe narādhipa ,
varjayetsarvamāṁsāni dharmo hyatra vidhīyate.

60. kaumude tu viśeṣeṇa śukla-pakṣe narādhipa |
varjayet sarva-māṃsāni dharmaḥ hi atra vidhīyate

60. narādhipa,
kaumude tu viśeṣeṇa śukla-pakṣe sarva-māṃsāni varjayet hi atra dharmaḥ vidhīyate

60. O king, in the month of Kaumuda, especially during the bright fortnight, one should abstain from all meats; for here, this natural law (dharma) is enjoined.

Words meanings summery:

• कौमुदे (kaumude) - in the month of Kaumuda (Kārttika)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly

• शुक्ल-पक्षे (śukla-pakṣe) - in the bright fortnight

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, lord of men

• वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - should avoid, should abstain from

• सर्व-मांसानि (sarva-māṁsāni) - all meats

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

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, at this time

• विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is enjoined, is prescribed, is ordained

Words meanings and morphology

कौमुदे (kaumude) - in the month of Kaumuda (Kārttika)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kaumuda

kaumuda - relating to the moon, lunar; the month of Kārttika

Note: Referring to the month of Kārttika.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

विशेषेण (viśeṣeṇa) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'especially'.

शुक्ल-पक्षे (śukla-pakṣe) - in the bright fortnight

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śukla-pakṣa

śukla-pakṣa - the bright fortnight (of the lunar month)

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śukla+pakṣa)

• śukla – bright, white
  adjective
• pakṣa – fortnight, wing, side
  noun (masculine)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi

Note: An address to a king.

वर्जयेत् (varjayet) - should avoid, should abstain from

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vṛj

Optative mood, active voice (causative stem 'varjayati')

Third person singular active optative from causative stem 'varjay-' (from root 'vṛj', class 1, 'varjati')

Root: vṛj (class 10)

सर्व-मांसानि (sarva-māṁsāni) - all meats

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva-māṃsa

sarva-māṁsa - all kinds of meat

Compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+māṃsa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of 'varjayet'.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteousness, duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'vidhīyate'.

हि (hi) - for, indeed, because

(indeclinable)

Particle, emphasizing or explanatory

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, at this time

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb, from 'idam' (this)

विधीयते (vidhīyate) - is enjoined, is prescribed, is ordained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vidhā

Present tense, passive voice

Third person singular present passive from root 'dhā' with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)