महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-117, verse-5

सर्वं तत्त्वेन धर्मज्ञ यथावदिह धर्मतः ।
किं वा भक्ष्यमभक्ष्यं वा सर्वमेतद्वदस्व मे ॥५॥

5. sarvaṁ tattvena dharmajña yathāvadiha dharmataḥ ,
kiṁ vā bhakṣyamabhakṣyaṁ vā sarvametadvadasva me.

5. sarvam tattvena dharmajña yathāvat iha dharmataḥ
kim vā bhakṣyam abhakṣyam vā sarvam etat vadasva me

5. he dharmajña,
iha sarvam tattvena yathāvat dharmataḥ (me) vadasva.
kim vā bhakṣyam,
kim vā abhakṣyam,
etat sarvam (me) vadasva.

5. O knower of natural law (dharma), explain everything to me truthfully and properly here, according to natural law (dharma). What is edible and what is inedible – tell me all of this.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly, in reality, essentially, according to the truth

• धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law, O wise in dharma

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, truly, accurately, as it is

• इह (iha) - in this context of discussion (here, in this matter)

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to natural law (dharma), from the perspective of dharma

• किम् (kim) - what, whether

• वा (vā) - or

• भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - edible, to be eaten, food

• अभक्ष्यम् (abhakṣyam) - inedible, not to be eaten

• वा (vā) - or

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वदस्व (vadasva) - tell (you), speak (you)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - truly, in reality, essentially, according to the truth

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle

धर्मज्ञ (dharmajña) - O knower of natural law, O wise in dharma

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of dharma, righteous, wise in law

Compound type : Upapada-tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• jña – knowing, knower of
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'jñā' (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, truly, accurately, as it is

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - in this context of discussion (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to natural law (dharma), from the perspective of dharma

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law (dharma), constitution, righteousness, duty

Note: The -taḥ suffix indicates ablative sense

किम् (kim) - what, whether

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

भक्ष्यम् (bhakṣyam) - edible, to be eaten, food

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhakṣya

bhakṣya - edible, fit to be eaten, food

Gerundive

Potential Passive Participle from root 'bhakṣ'

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

अभक्ष्यम् (abhakṣyam) - inedible, not to be eaten

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhakṣya

abhakṣya - inedible, not fit to be eaten

Gerundive

Negative compound of 'bhakṣya'

Compound type : Nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+bhakṣya)

• na – not
  indeclinable
• bhakṣya – edible, fit to be eaten
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Potential Passive Participle from root 'bhakṣ'
  Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

वदस्व (vadasva) - tell (you), speak (you)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Root of the imperative verb form 'vadasva'

Root: vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my