महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-117, verse-13

अहिंसालक्षणो धर्म इति वेदविदो विदुः ।
यदहिंस्रं भवेत्कर्म तत्कुर्यादात्मवान्नरः ॥१३॥

13. ahiṁsālakṣaṇo dharma iti vedavido viduḥ ,
yadahiṁsraṁ bhavetkarma tatkuryādātmavānnaraḥ.

13. ahiṃsālakṣaṇaḥ dharmaḥ iti vedavidaḥ viduḥ yat
ahiṃsram bhavet karma tat kuryāt ātmavān naraḥ

13. vedavidaḥ dharmaḥ ahiṃsālakṣaṇaḥ iti viduḥ
ātmavān naraḥ yat karma ahiṃsram bhavet tat kuryāt

13. Those who know the Vedas understand that the natural law (dharma) is characterized by non-violence (ahiṃsā). A self-possessed person should perform any action (karma) that is non-injurious.

Words meanings summery:

• अहिंसालक्षणः (ahiṁsālakṣaṇaḥ) - characterized by non-violence, having non-violence as its mark

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Refers to the universal principle of natural law or intrinsic nature. (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

• इति (iti) - Introduces or concludes a quotation or thought. (thus, so)

• वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas, learned in the Vedas

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• अहिंस्रम् (ahiṁsram) - non-injurious, harmless

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual

• तत् (tat) - that, that (action)

• कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do, should perform

• आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, spiritual

• नरः (naraḥ) - a person, man

Words meanings and morphology

अहिंसालक्षणः (ahiṁsālakṣaṇaḥ) - characterized by non-violence, having non-violence as its mark

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahiṃsālakṣaṇa

ahiṁsālakṣaṇa - having non-violence as a mark or characteristic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ahiṃsā+lakṣaṇa)

• ahiṃsā – non-violence, non-injury
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from 'a-' (negation) and 'hiṃsā' (violence).
  Prefix: a
  Root: hiṃs
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'dharmaḥ'.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - Refers to the universal principle of natural law or intrinsic nature. (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - Introduces or concludes a quotation or thought. (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas, learned in the Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavid

vedavid - one who knows the Vedas, an expert in Vedic knowledge

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vid)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 4)
• vid – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root 'vid' (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of the verb 'viduḥ'.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

present active

Root: vid (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which

Note: Subject of 'bhavet'.

अहिंस्रम् (ahiṁsram) - non-injurious, harmless

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahiṃsra

ahiṁsra - non-injurious, harmless, gentle

Derived from 'a-' (negation) and 'hiṃsra' (injurious).

Prefix: a

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

optative active

Root: bhū (class 1)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work, ritual

(noun)

neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, religious act, fate (resulting from action)

From root 'kṛ' (to do), with suffix '-man'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Functions as subject of 'bhavet' and object of 'kuryāt'.

तत् (tat) - that, that (action)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Object of 'kuryāt'.

कुर्यात् (kuryāt) - should do, should perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ

optative active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आत्मवान् (ātmavān) - self-possessed, wise, spiritual

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātmavat

ātmavat - possessing a self, self-possessed, wise, spiritual, enlightened

Formed with suffix '-vat' (possessing) from 'ātman' (self).

Note: Agrees with 'naraḥ'.

नरः (naraḥ) - a person, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human, person

Note: Subject of 'kuryāt'.