महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-43, verse-26

धर्मलक्षणसंयुक्तमुक्तं वो विधिवन्मया ।
गुणानां ग्रहणं सम्यग्वक्ष्याम्यहमतः परम् ॥२६॥

26. dharmalakṣaṇasaṁyuktamuktaṁ vo vidhivanmayā ,
guṇānāṁ grahaṇaṁ samyagvakṣyāmyahamataḥ param.

26. dharmalakṣaṇasaṃyuktam uktam vaḥ vidhivat mayā
guṇānām grahaṇam samyak vakṣyāmi aham ataḥ param

26. dharmalakṣaṇasaṃyuktam mayā vidhivat vaḥ uktam
aham ataḥ param guṇānām grahaṇam samyak vakṣyāmi

26. The definition of (dharma), endowed with its specific characteristics, has been duly explained to you by me. Hereafter, I will thoroughly describe the understanding of the [three fundamental qualities of nature] (guṇas).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मलक्षणसंयुक्तम् (dharmalakṣaṇasaṁyuktam) - endowed with the characteristics of natural law (dharma)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - has been explained (said, spoken, told)

• वः (vaḥ) - to you, your (plural)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule/ordinance

• मया (mayā) - by me

• गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of the qualities (guṇas)

• ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam) - comprehensive understanding (grasping, apprehension, understanding)

• सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, thoroughly

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will speak

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अतः (ataḥ) - hereafter, from this, therefore

• परम् (param) - further on (further, next, beyond)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मलक्षणसंयुक्तम् (dharmalakṣaṇasaṁyuktam) - endowed with the characteristics of natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmalakṣaṇasaṃyukta

dharmalakṣaṇasaṁyukta - endowed with the marks/signs/characteristics of dharma

Bahuvrihi compound: dharma (natural law) + lakṣaṇa (characteristic) + saṃyukta (joined/endowed)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+lakṣaṇa+saṃyukta)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)
• saṃyukta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from yuj (to join) with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'uktam' (implied 'that which was spoken').

उक्तम् (uktam) - has been explained (said, spoken, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told, declared

Past Passive Participle

from vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions as a noun here, "that which was spoken".

वः (vaḥ) - to you, your (plural)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

enclitic dative/genitive plural of yuṣmad

Note: Can also be genitive or accusative. Context here implies dative.

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule/ordinance

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat (like, according to) from vidhi (rule)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

instrumental singular of asmad

गुणानाम् (guṇānām) - of the qualities (guṇas)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, property, attribute, excellence, strand (of a rope), constituent (of prakṛti)

Note: Refers to the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas).

ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam) - comprehensive understanding (grasping, apprehension, understanding)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of grahaṇa

grahaṇa - grasping, seizing, apprehension, understanding, eclipse

from grah (to seize, to grasp)

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Also nominative singular neuter. Context implies object.

सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, completely, thoroughly

(indeclinable)

from sam (with, together) + añc (to go)

Root: añc (class 1)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will speak

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

future

1st person singular future active of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

nominative singular of asmad

अतः (ataḥ) - hereafter, from this, therefore

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix -tas from idam (this)

परम् (param) - further on (further, next, beyond)

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative neuter singular used adverbially.