महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-49, verse-2

अहिंसा सर्वभूतानामेतत्कृत्यतमं मतम् ।
एतत्पदमनुद्विग्नं वरिष्ठं धर्मलक्षणम् ॥२॥

2. ahiṁsā sarvabhūtānāmetatkṛtyatamaṁ matam ,
etatpadamanudvignaṁ variṣṭhaṁ dharmalakṣaṇam.

2. ahiṃsā sarva-bhūtānām etat kṛtya-tamam matam
etat padam anudvignam variṣṭham dharma-lakṣaṇam

2. sarva-bhūtānām ahiṃsā etat kṛtya-tamam matam
etat anudvignam padam variṣṭham dharma-lakṣaṇam

2. Non-violence towards all beings is considered the most important duty. This undisturbed state is the supreme characteristic of natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

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

• सर्व-भूतानाम् (sarva-bhūtānām) - towards all beings (of all beings; of all creatures)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this; that)

• कृत्य-तमम् (kṛtya-tamam) - most important duty (most to be done; most important duty)

• मतम् (matam) - is considered (considered; thought; opinion; doctrine)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this; that)

• पदम् (padam) - state (step; foot; position; state; abode)

• अनुद्विग्नम् (anudvignam) - undisturbed (undisturbed; unagitated; calm; fearless)

• वरिष्ठम् (variṣṭham) - supreme (most excellent; supreme; best)

• धर्म-लक्षणम् (dharma-lakṣaṇam) - characteristic of natural law (dharma) (characteristic of dharma; sign of righteousness)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence; non-injury; harmlessness

a (not) + hiṃsā (violence)

Prefix: a

Root: hiṃs (class 10)

सर्व-भूतानाम् (sarva-bhūtānām) - towards all beings (of all beings; of all creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarva-bhūta

sarva-bhūta - all beings; all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all; every; whole
  adjective (masculine)
• bhūta – being; creature; element; past; true
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (this; that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this; that

कृत्य-तमम् (kṛtya-tamam) - most important duty (most to be done; most important duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya-tama

kṛtya-tama - most to be done; most important

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛtya+tama)

• kṛtya – to be done; duty; action
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  from root kṛ (to do) + ya (kṛtya suffix)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• tama – most; best (superlative suffix)
  suffix

मतम् (matam) - is considered (considered; thought; opinion; doctrine)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - thought; considered; opinion; doctrine

Past Passive Participle

from root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

एतत् (etat) - this (this; that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this; that

पदम् (padam) - state (step; foot; position; state; abode)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot; step; path; state; position; word

अनुद्विग्नम् (anudvignam) - undisturbed (undisturbed; unagitated; calm; fearless)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anudvigna

anudvigna - undisturbed; unagitated; calm; fearless

Past Passive Participle (negative)

a (not) + ud (up) + vij (to tremble) + kta (suffix)

Prefixes: an+ud

Root: vij (class 6)

वरिष्ठम् (variṣṭham) - supreme (most excellent; supreme; best)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of variṣṭha

variṣṭha - most excellent; supreme; best; largest

superlative

from vara (best, choicest) + iṣṭha (superlative suffix)

धर्म-लक्षणम् (dharma-lakṣaṇam) - characteristic of natural law (dharma) (characteristic of dharma; sign of righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharma-lakṣaṇa

dharma-lakṣaṇa - characteristic of dharma; mark of righteousness; indication of natural law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+lakṣaṇa)

• dharma – natural law; constitution; intrinsic nature; righteousness; duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• lakṣaṇa – mark; sign; characteristic; definition
  noun (neuter)
  from root lakṣ (to perceive, mark)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)