महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-128, verse-25

महेश्वर उवाच ।
अहिंसा सत्यवचनं सर्वभूतानुकम्पनम् ।
शमो दानं यथाशक्ति गार्हस्थ्यो धर्म उत्तमः ॥२५॥

25. maheśvara uvāca ,
ahiṁsā satyavacanaṁ sarvabhūtānukampanam ,
śamo dānaṁ yathāśakti gārhasthyo dharma uttamaḥ.

25. maheśvaraḥ uvāca ahiṃsā satyavacanam sarvabhūtānukampanam
śamaḥ dānam yathāśakti gārhasthyaḥ dharmaḥ uttamaḥ

25. maheśvaraḥ uvāca ahiṃsā satyavacanam sarvabhūtānukampanam
śamaḥ yathāśakti dānam ca gārhasthyaḥ uttamaḥ dharmaḥ

25. Maheśvara said: Non-violence, truthful speech, compassion for all beings, mental tranquility, and giving according to one's capacity—these constitute the excellent intrinsic nature (dharma) for a householder.

Words meanings summery:

• महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - Maheśvara (a name of Shiva), the great lord

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence, non-injury

• सत्यवचनम् (satyavacanam) - truthful speech, speaking the truth

• सर्वभूतानुकम्पनम् (sarvabhūtānukampanam) - compassion for all beings, sympathy for all creatures

• शमः (śamaḥ) - mental tranquility, control of mind, peace, quietude

• दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity, donation

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability/power/capacity

• गार्हस्थ्यः (gārhasthyaḥ) - householder's, relating to a householder, domestic

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) or duty defining a householder (natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, righteousness)

• उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - excellent, supreme, best, highest

Words meanings and morphology

महेश्वरः (maheśvaraḥ) - Maheśvara (a name of Shiva), the great lord

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheśvara

maheśvara - Maheśvara (the great lord, a name of Shiva)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahā+īśvara)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• īśvara – lord, master, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence, non-injury

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
• hiṃsā – injury, violence, harm
  noun (feminine)
  From root hiṃs (to injure)
  Root: hiṃs (class 7)

सत्यवचनम् (satyavacanam) - truthful speech, speaking the truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satyavacana

satyavacana - truthful speech, speaking the truth, truthful word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+vacana)

• satya – truth, true, real
  adjective
  From sat (being, existence)
  Root: as (class 2)
• vacana – speech, word, saying
  noun (neuter)
  From root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

सर्वभूतानुकम्पनम् (sarvabhūtānukampanam) - compassion for all beings, sympathy for all creatures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarvabhūtānukampana

sarvabhūtānukampana - compassion for all beings, sympathy for all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+anukampana)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• anukampana – compassion, pity, sympathy
  noun (neuter)
  From root kamp with anu-prefix ('to tremble with, feel for')
  Prefix: anu
  Root: kamp (class 1)

शमः (śamaḥ) - mental tranquility, control of mind, peace, quietude

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - mental tranquility, control of mind, peace, quietude

From root śam (to be quiet, calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

दानम् (dānam) - giving, charity, donation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dāna

dāna - giving, gift, donation, charity

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability/power/capacity

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner as
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, ability, capacity, energy
  noun (feminine)
  From root śak (to be able)
  Root: śak (class 5)

गार्हस्थ्यः (gārhasthyaḥ) - householder's, relating to a householder, domestic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gārhasthya

gārhasthya - householder's state or duty, relating to a householder

Derived from gṛhastha (householder) with a taddhita suffix.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) or duty defining a householder (natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - excellent, supreme, best, highest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, supreme, best, highest, principal