महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-23, verse-25

भीष्म उवाच ।
ब्रह्मचर्यं परं तात मधुमांसस्य वर्जनम् ।
मर्यादायां स्थितो धर्मः शमः शौचस्य लक्षणम् ॥२५॥

25. bhīṣma uvāca ,
brahmacaryaṁ paraṁ tāta madhumāṁsasya varjanam ,
maryādāyāṁ sthito dharmaḥ śamaḥ śaucasya lakṣaṇam.

25. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | brahmacaryam param tāta madhumāṃsasya
varjanam | maryādāyām sthitaḥ dharmaḥ śamaḥ śaucasya lakṣaṇam

25. tāta brahmacaryam param madhumāṃsasya varjanam maryādāyām
sthitaḥ dharmaḥ śamaḥ śaucasya lakṣaṇam (iti bhīṣmaḥ uvāca)

25. Bhishma said: "O dear one, celibacy (brahmacarya) is supreme; abstaining from honey and meat is [also important]. Natural law (dharma) is established in proper conduct, and tranquility is the mark of purity."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The character Bhishma (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Bhishma said (said, spoke)

• ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - religious studentship, celibacy as a vow (celibacy, religious studentship)

• परम् (param) - supreme, most excellent (supreme, highest, excellent, best)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (an address, usually to a junior or respected person) (O dear one, father, son)

• मधुमांसस्य (madhumāṁsasya) - of honey and meat

• वर्जनम् (varjanam) - abstaining from, avoidance of (abandonment, avoidance, exclusion)

• मर्यादायाम् (maryādāyām) - in proper conduct, within established rules (in the limit, boundary, proper conduct, rule)

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, abiding (situated, standing, established, firm)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteous conduct (righteousness, duty, law, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature)

• शमः (śamaḥ) - tranquility, inner peace (tranquility, calmness, mental quietude, cessation)

• शौचस्य (śaucasya) - of purity (both external and internal) (of purity, cleanliness, purification)

• लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, mark (mark, sign, characteristic, definition)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The character Bhishma (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma; terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - Bhishma said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

root 'vac' (2nd conj.) - perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रह्मचर्यम् (brahmacaryam) - religious studentship, celibacy as a vow (celibacy, religious studentship)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya

brahmacarya - celibacy, religious student life, conduct proper to a Vedic student

derived from 'brahmacārin'

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+carya)

• brahman – Brahman, sacred utterance, Veda, prayer
  noun (neuter)
• carya – conduct, practice, course
  noun (neuter)
  from root car- to move, to practice
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicative nominative.

परम् (param) - supreme, most excellent (supreme, highest, excellent, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, subsequent, best, highest, supreme

Note: Adjective modifying 'brahmacaryam'.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (an address, usually to a junior or respected person) (O dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father; son; dear one (term of address)

मधुमांसस्य (madhumāṁsasya) - of honey and meat

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of madhumāṃsa

madhumāṁsa - honey and meat

Compound type : dvandva (madhu+māṃsa)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• māṃsa – meat, flesh
  noun (neuter)

Note: Possessive genitive.

वर्जनम् (varjanam) - abstaining from, avoidance of (abandonment, avoidance, exclusion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varjana

varjana - avoidance, leaving, exclusion

verbal noun

from root vṛj- with suffix -ana

Root: vṛj (class 1)

Note: Predicative nominative.

मर्यादायाम् (maryādāyām) - in proper conduct, within established rules (in the limit, boundary, proper conduct, rule)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of maryādā

maryādā - limit, boundary, rule, proper conduct, custom

Note: Locative of place/condition.

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - established, abiding (situated, standing, established, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, established

past passive participle

from root sthā- to stand

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'dharmaḥ'.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteous conduct (righteousness, duty, law, constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, justice, virtue, natural law, intrinsic nature

from root dhṛ- to uphold

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the clause.

शमः (śamaḥ) - tranquility, inner peace (tranquility, calmness, mental quietude, cessation)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śama

śama - calm, tranquility, quietude, cessation

from root śam- to be calm

Root: śam (class 1)

Note: Predicative nominative.

शौचस्य (śaucasya) - of purity (both external and internal) (of purity, cleanliness, purification)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of śauca

śauca - purity, cleanliness, purification

from śuci (pure)

Note: Possessive genitive.

लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) - characteristic, mark (mark, sign, characteristic, definition)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of lakṣaṇa

lakṣaṇa - mark, sign, characteristic, definition

from root lakṣ- to perceive, mark

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

Note: Predicative nominative.