महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-135, verse-137

सर्वागमानामाचारः प्रथमं परिकल्प्यते ।
आचारप्रभवो धर्मो धर्मस्य प्रभुरच्युतः ॥१३७॥

137. sarvāgamānāmācāraḥ prathamaṁ parikalpyate ,
ācāraprabhavo dharmo dharmasya prabhuracyutaḥ.

137. sarvāgamānām ācāraḥ prathamam parikalpyate |
ācāra-prabhavaḥ dharmaḥ dharmasya prabhuḥ acyutaḥ

137. sarvāgamānām ācāraḥ prathamam parikalpyate
dharmaḥ ācāra-prabhavaḥ dharmasya prabhuḥ acyutaḥ

137. Right conduct (ācāra) is considered foremost among all sacred texts (āgamas). Natural law (dharma) arises from such conduct, and Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) is the lord of that natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वागमानाम् (sarvāgamānām) - of all religious scriptures/treatises (āgamas) (of all sacred traditions, of all sacred texts)

• आचारः (ācāraḥ) - right conduct (ācāra) (conduct, good behavior, custom)

• प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost, primarily

• परिकल्प्यते (parikalpyate) - is established, is arranged, is considered

• आचार-प्रभवः (ācāra-prabhavaḥ) - arising from good conduct, originating from right practice

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of that natural law (dharma) (of natural law, of intrinsic nature)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, sovereign

• अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) (Acyuta (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), immutable, unfailing)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वागमानाम् (sarvāgamānām) - of all religious scriptures/treatises (āgamas) (of all sacred traditions, of all sacred texts)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvāgama

sarvāgama - all sacred texts/traditions; the totality of āgamas

Tatpuruṣa compound: sarva (all) + āgama (sacred text)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+āgama)

• sarva – all, every, entire
  adjective
• āgama – sacred tradition, scripture, coming, arrival
  noun (masculine)
  from 'ā-gam' (to come near)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of all āgamas'.

आचारः (ācāraḥ) - right conduct (ācāra) (conduct, good behavior, custom)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācāra

ācāra - conduct, practice, custom, tradition, good behavior

From 'ā-car' (to practice, to approach)

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject.

प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, foremost, primarily

(indeclinable)

Superlative form of 'pra'

Note: Adverbial use.

परिकल्प्यते (parikalpyate) - is established, is arranged, is considered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pari-kḷp

Passive, 3rd person singular, present tense

Prefix: pari

Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'ācāraḥ'.

आचार-प्रभवः (ācāra-prabhavaḥ) - arising from good conduct, originating from right practice

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācāra-prabhava

ācāra-prabhava - originating from good conduct, produced by good conduct

Tatpuruṣa compound: ācāra (conduct) + prabhava (origin, source)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ācāra+prabhava)

• ācāra – conduct, good behavior
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)
• prabhava – origin, source, birth, power
  noun (masculine)
  From 'pra-bhū' (to originate, to arise)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'dharmaḥ'.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, to sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of that natural law (dharma) (of natural law, of intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, to sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive, 'of dharma'.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord, master, sovereign

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, sovereign, powerful

From 'pra-bhū' (to be mighty, to be a lord)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'acyutaḥ'.

अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta (Kṛṣṇa) (Acyuta (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), immutable, unfailing)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of acyuta

acyuta - Acyuta (the imperishable one, an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa), unfailing, not falling

Past Passive Participle

Negation 'a' + 'cyuta' (fallen). From root 'cyu' (to fall).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cyuta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• cyuta – fallen, deviated, moved
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'cyu' (to fall)
  Root: cyu (class 1)

Note: Subject, identified as 'prabhuḥ'.