महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-120, verse-10

तस्मान्मृत्युभयात्कीट मा व्यथिष्ठाः कथंचन ।
धर्मलोपाद्भयं ते स्यात्तस्माद्धर्मं चरोत्तमम् ॥१०॥

10. tasmānmṛtyubhayātkīṭa mā vyathiṣṭhāḥ kathaṁcana ,
dharmalopādbhayaṁ te syāttasmāddharmaṁ carottamam.

10. tasmāt mṛtyubhayāt kīṭa mā vyathiṣṭhāḥ kathaṃcana
dharmalopāt bhayam te syāt tasmāt dharmam cara uttamam

10. tasmāt kīṭa mṛtyubhayāt kathaṃcana mā vyathiṣṭhāḥ
dharmalopāt te bhayam syāt tasmāt uttamam dharmam cara

10. Therefore, O worm, do not be distressed at all by the fear of death. Let there be fear for you from the transgression of natural law (dharma); therefore, practice the supreme (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• मृत्युभयात् (mṛtyubhayāt) - from the fear of death

• कीट (kīṭa) - O worm (addressing the brahmin in his former identity) (O worm, O insect)

• मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive))

• व्यथिष्ठाः (vyathiṣṭhāḥ) - do not be distressed (be distressed, be troubled, tremble)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - at all (by any means, at all, somehow)

• धर्मलोपात् (dharmalopāt) - from the transgression of natural law (dharma) (from the transgression/loss of (dharma))

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, dread)

• ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

• स्यात् (syāt) - let it be (the cause of fear) (may be, let it be, should be)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the (dharma) (natural law, duty) ((dharma), duty, law, righteousness)

• चर (cara) - practice, perform (practice, move, wander, perform)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme (dharma) (best, supreme, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad (that) used as an adverb

मृत्युभयात् (mṛtyubhayāt) - from the fear of death

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of mṛtyubhaya

mṛtyubhaya - fear of death

compound of mṛtyu and bhaya

Compound type : tatpurusha (mṛtyu+bhaya)

• mṛtyu – death, dying, personification of death
  noun (masculine)
  from √mṛ (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 6)
• bhaya – fear, dread, danger
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Indicates the cause of distress.

कीट (kīṭa) - O worm (addressing the brahmin in his former identity) (O worm, O insect)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kīṭa

kīṭa - worm, insect, larva

मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive))

(indeclinable)

व्यथिष्ठाः (vyathiṣṭhāḥ) - do not be distressed (be distressed, be troubled, tremble)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ (injunctive)) of vyath

Aorist Injunctive, 2nd person singular, Middle voice

root √vyath, Aorist formation. Used with `mā` for prohibition.

Root: vyath (class 1)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - at all (by any means, at all, somehow)

(indeclinable)

from katham (how) + cana (particle)

धर्मलोपात् (dharmalopāt) - from the transgression of natural law (dharma) (from the transgression/loss of (dharma))

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharmalopa

dharmalopa - transgression of (dharma), loss of (dharma), neglect of duty

compound of dharma and lopa

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+lopa)

• dharma – law, duty, righteousness, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• lopa – loss, disappearance, omission, transgression
  noun (masculine)
  from √lup (to break, to cut off)
  Root: lup (class 6)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear (fear, dread)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread, apprehension, danger

from √bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Acts as the subject of 'syāt'.

ते (te) - for you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvam

tvam - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Can be dative or genitive; here dative for "for you".

स्यात् (syāt) - let it be (the cause of fear) (may be, let it be, should be)

(verb)

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

optative mood, 3rd person singular

from √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad (that) used as an adverb

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the (dharma) (natural law, duty) ((dharma), duty, law, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

from √dhṛ (to support, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'cara'.

चर (cara) - practice, perform (practice, move, wander, perform)

(verb)

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

imperative mood, 2nd person singular

from √car (to move, wander, practice)

Root: car (class 1)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the best, supreme (dharma) (best, supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, supreme, excellent, principal

superlative degree from ud (up, out)