महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-72

तदेतदुत्तमं धर्ममहिंसालक्षणं शुभम् ।
ये चरन्ति महात्मानो नाकपृष्ठे वसन्ति ते ॥७२॥

72. tadetaduttamaṁ dharmamahiṁsālakṣaṇaṁ śubham ,
ye caranti mahātmāno nākapṛṣṭhe vasanti te.

72. tat etat uttamam dharmam ahiṃsā-lakṣaṇam śubham
ye caranti mahātmānaḥ nāka-pṛṣṭhe vasanti te

72. ye mahātmānaḥ tat etat uttamam ahiṃsā-lakṣaṇam
śubham dharmam caranti te nāka-pṛṣṭhe vasanti

72. Those great souls (mahātman) who follow this supreme and auspicious constitution (dharma), which is characterized by non-violence, they dwell in heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that; this

• एतत् (etat) - this

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; supreme; best

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the righteous conduct (dharma) (the (dharma); the constitution; the natural law)

• अहिंसा-लक्षणम् (ahiṁsā-lakṣaṇam) - characterized by non-violence; having non-violence as its mark

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; good; beautiful

• ये (ye) - those who

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they practice; they follow; they move

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls

• नाक-पृष्ठे (nāka-pṛṣṭhe) - on the surface of heaven; in heaven

• वसन्ति (vasanti) - they dwell; they live

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that; this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that; this; he/she/it

Note: Used here with 'etat' to mean 'this very' or 'that very'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent; supreme; best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent; supreme; best; highest

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the righteous conduct (dharma) (the (dharma); the constitution; the natural law)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteous conduct; duty; law; justice; virtue; natural law; constitution

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अहिंसा-लक्षणम् (ahiṁsā-lakṣaṇam) - characterized by non-violence; having non-violence as its mark

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ahiṃsā-lakṣaṇa

ahiṁsā-lakṣaṇa - characterized by non-violence; having non-violence as its mark

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ahiṃsā+lakṣaṇa)

• ahiṃsā – non-violence; non-injury
  noun (feminine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark; characteristic; symptom; definition
  noun (neuter)

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious; good; beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious; good; beautiful; pure

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who; which; what

चरन्ति (caranti) - they practice; they follow; they move

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of car

Root: car (class 1)

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great soul; noble-minded person; (referring to the universal (ātman))

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great; large; mighty
  adjective
• ātman – (ātman); self; soul; essence; supreme spirit
  noun (masculine)

नाक-पृष्ठे (nāka-pṛṣṭhe) - on the surface of heaven; in heaven

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nāka-pṛṣṭha

nāka-pṛṣṭha - surface of heaven; heaven

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāka+pṛṣṭha)

• nāka – heaven; sky; atmosphere
  noun (masculine)
• pṛṣṭha – back; surface; top; height
  noun (neuter)

वसन्ति (vasanti) - they dwell; they live

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vas

Root: vas (class 1)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that; those; he/she/it