महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-35, verse-12

ब्रह्मप्रोक्तमिदं धर्ममृषिप्रवरसेवितम् ।
वेदविद्यासमावाप्यं तत्त्वभूतार्थभावनम् ॥१२॥

12. brahmaproktamidaṁ dharmamṛṣipravarasevitam ,
vedavidyāsamāvāpyaṁ tattvabhūtārthabhāvanam.

12. brahmaproktam idam dharmam ṛṣipravarasevitam
vedavidyāsamāvāpyam tattvabhūtārthabhāvanam

12. idam dharmam brahmaproktam ṛṣipravarasevitam
vedavidyāsamāvāpyam tattvabhūtārthabhāvanam

12. This is the natural law (dharma), proclaimed by brahman, practiced by the foremost sages, attainable through Vedic knowledge, and characterized by the contemplation of the essential truth of reality.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मप्रोक्तम् (brahmaproktam) - proclaimed by brahman / sacred word

• इदम् (idam) - this

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, righteous conduct

• ऋषिप्रवरसेवितम् (ṛṣipravarasevitam) - served/practiced by the foremost sages

• वेदविद्यासमावाप्यम् (vedavidyāsamāvāpyam) - attainable through Vedic knowledge

• तत्त्वभूतार्थभावनम् (tattvabhūtārthabhāvanam) - contemplating the true nature of reality, realizing the essential truth

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मप्रोक्तम् (brahmaproktam) - proclaimed by brahman / sacred word

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahmaprokta

brahmaprokta - uttered by brahman, declared in the Vedas

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+prokta)

• brahman – ultimate reality, sacred word, Veda
  noun (neuter)
• prokta – spoken, declared (past passive participle)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: brahman treated with brackets in translation.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, righteous conduct

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, righteous conduct, duty

Note: Treated with brackets in translation. Inflected as neuter to agree with 'idam' and other adjectives in this context.

ऋषिप्रवरसेवितम् (ṛṣipravarasevitam) - served/practiced by the foremost sages

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṛṣipravarasevita

ṛṣipravarasevita - served or honored by the best of sages

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+pravara+sevita)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• pravara – excellent, chief, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
• sevita – served, practiced, honored (past passive participle)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: sev (class 1)

वेदविद्यासमावाप्यम् (vedavidyāsamāvāpyam) - attainable through Vedic knowledge

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vedavidyāsamāvāpya

vedavidyāsamāvāpya - to be obtained through Vedic knowledge

Gerundive

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vidyā+samāvāpya)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• vidyā – knowledge, learning
  noun (feminine)
• samāvāpya – to be attained, attainable (gerundive)
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: āp (class 5)

तत्त्वभूतार्थभावनम् (tattvabhūtārthabhāvanam) - contemplating the true nature of reality, realizing the essential truth

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattvabhūtārthabhāvana

tattvabhūtārthabhāvana - contemplation or realization of the essential truth

Compound type : tatpurusha (tattva+bhūta+artha+bhāvana)

• tattva – reality, truth, principle, essence
  noun (neuter)
• bhūta – existing, real, being, element (past passive participle)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, reality
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvana – contemplation, realization, cultivation, causing to be
  noun (neuter)
  action noun from bhū
  Root: bhū (class 1)