महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-28, verse-16

अहिंसा सर्वधर्माणामिति वृद्धानुशासनम् ।
यदहिंस्रं भवेत्कर्म तत्कार्यमिति विद्महे ॥१६॥

16. ahiṁsā sarvadharmāṇāmiti vṛddhānuśāsanam ,
yadahiṁsraṁ bhavetkarma tatkāryamiti vidmahe.

16. ahiṃsā sarvadharmāṇām iti vṛddhānuśāsanam yat
ahiṃsram bhavet karma tat kāryam iti vidmahe

16. sarvadharmāṇām ahiṃsā iti vṛddhānuśāsanam yat
karma ahiṃsram bhavet tat kāryam iti vidmahe

16. Non-violence is the intrinsic nature (dharma) for all, such is the instruction of the elders. We know that whatever action (karma) is non-violent, that should be undertaken.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - of all duties, of all natural laws, of all intrinsic natures

• इति (iti) - thus, as, so

• वृद्धानुशासनम् (vṛddhānuśāsanam) - the instruction of the elders

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever (neuter)

• अहिंस्रम् (ahiṁsram) - non-violent, non-injurious

• भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, proper to be done, duty

• इति (iti) - thus, as, so

• विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know, we understand

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury

From 'a' (negation) + 'hiṃsā' (injury)

Prefix: a

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

सर्वधर्माणाम् (sarvadharmāṇām) - of all duties, of all natural laws, of all intrinsic natures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharma

sarvadharma - all duties, all natural laws, all intrinsic natures

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+dharma)

• sarva – all, whole, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• dharma – duty, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, as, so

(indeclinable)

वृद्धानुशासनम् (vṛddhānuśāsanam) - the instruction of the elders

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛddhānuśāsana

vṛddhānuśāsana - injunction or teaching of the elders

Compound type : tatpurusha (vṛddha+anuśāsana)

• vṛddha – old, aged, venerable, elder
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase)
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)
• anuśāsana – instruction, teaching, command, injunction
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'śās' with prefix 'anu'
  Prefix: anu
  Root: śās (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, whatever (neuter)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

अहिंस्रम् (ahiṁsram) - non-violent, non-injurious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ahiṃsra

ahiṁsra - non-violent, not injuring

From 'a' (negation) + 'hiṃsra' (injurious)

Prefix: a

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate

From root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - to be done, proper to be done, duty

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

From root 'kṛ' (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, as, so

(indeclinable)

विद्महे (vidmahe) - we know, we understand

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 2)