महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-94, verse-14

धर्मोपघातकस्त्वेष समारम्भस्तव प्रभो ।
नायं धर्मकृतो धर्मो न हिंसा धर्म उच्यते ॥१४॥

14. dharmopaghātakastveṣa samārambhastava prabho ,
nāyaṁ dharmakṛto dharmo na hiṁsā dharma ucyate.

14. dharma upaghātakaḥ tu eṣaḥ samārambhaḥ tava prabho
na ayam dharmakṛtaḥ dharmaḥ na hiṃsā dharmaḥ ucyate

14. But this undertaking of yours, O Lord, is detrimental to the natural law (dharma). This is not an act for the sake of true righteousness (dharma), nor is violence ever called (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मोपघातकः (dharmopaghātakaḥ) - detrimental to natural law (dharma) (harmful to (dharma), destroyer of (dharma), violating (dharma))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, enterprise, beginning

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

• न (na) - not

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• धर्मकृतः (dharmakṛtaḥ) - act for the sake of true righteousness (dharma) (performed as (dharma), done as a duty, righteous act)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - true righteousness (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty)

• न (na) - not, nor

• हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury, harm

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मोपघातकः (dharmopaghātakaḥ) - detrimental to natural law (dharma) (harmful to (dharma), destroyer of (dharma), violating (dharma))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmopaghātaka

dharmopaghātaka - harming (dharma), destroyer of (dharma)

Compound of dharma (natural law/righteousness) and upaghātaka (injurer, destroyer).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+upaghātaka)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• upaghātaka – injurer, destroyer, one who harms
  adjective (masculine)
  From upa + √han + ṇvul (agent suffix).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for eṣaḥ samārambhaḥ.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Particle.

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the 'undertaking' (samārambhaḥ).

समारम्भः (samārambhaḥ) - undertaking, enterprise, beginning

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samārambha

samārambha - undertaking, enterprise, beginning, commencement

From sam + ā + √rabh.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Subject.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Pronominal stem.

Note: Possessive, modifies samārambhaḥ.

प्रभो (prabho) - O Lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful

From pra + √bhū.

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Addressed to Indra.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the act of animal sacrifice.

धर्मकृतः (dharmakṛtaḥ) - act for the sake of true righteousness (dharma) (performed as (dharma), done as a duty, righteous act)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmakṛta

dharmakṛta - done as a duty, performed according to (dharma), righteous act

Compound of dharma (duty/righteousness) and kṛta (done/made).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+kṛta)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √kṛ + kta.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Predicate adjective.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - true righteousness (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution

From √dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative.

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

Negation particle.

हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury, harm

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hiṃsā

hiṁsā - violence, injury, harm, mischief

From √hiṃs (to injure).

Root: hiṃs (class 10)

Note: Subject of ucyate.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution

From √dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for hiṃsā.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of vac

Root √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for hiṃsā.