महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-35, verse-27

यो हि धर्मं विचिनुयादुत्कृष्टं मतिमान्नरः ।
स वै पश्येद्यथाधर्मं न तथा चेदिराडयम् ॥२७॥

27. yo hi dharmaṁ vicinuyādutkṛṣṭaṁ matimānnaraḥ ,
sa vai paśyedyathādharmaṁ na tathā cedirāḍayam.

27. yaḥ hi dharmam vicinuyāt utkṛṣṭam matimān naraḥ
saḥ vai paśyet yathādharma na tathā cedirāṭ ayam

27. Any intelligent person (nara) who diligently discerns the superior aspect of natural law (dharma) would indeed perceive the true nature of natural law (dharma). But this king of Cedi does not see it that way.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever (masculine singular nominative)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, righteousness

• विचिनुयात् (vicinuyāt) - should discern, should investigate, should select

• उत्कृष्टम् (utkṛṣṭam) - excellent, superior, exalted

• मतिमान् (matimān) - intelligent, wise, discerning

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person, human being

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• पश्येत् (paśyet) - should see, would see, perceives

• यथाधर्म (yathādharma) - according to natural law (dharma), as natural law dictates

• न (na) - not, no

• तथा (tathā) - in that way, thus, so

• चेदिराट् (cedirāṭ) - king of Cedi (Śiśupāla)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular nominative)

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ya

ya - who; which; what

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law; constitution; duty; righteousness; virtue; cosmic order

विचिनुयात् (vicinuyāt) - should discern, should investigate, should select

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of ci

5th class verb, optative mood, active voice

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

उत्कृष्टम् (utkṛṣṭam) - excellent, superior, exalted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utkṛṣṭa

utkṛṣṭa - excellent; superior; exalted; eminent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛṣ 'to draw, to pull' with prefix ut 'up, out'

Prefix: ut

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `dharmam`.

मतिमान् (matimān) - intelligent, wise, discerning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matimat

matimat - intelligent; wise; discerning; thoughtful

Possessive suffix -mat applied to mati (intellect)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man; person; human being

सः (saḥ) - he, that (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he; she; it

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

पश्येत् (paśyet) - should see, would see, perceives

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dṛś

1st class verb, optative mood, active voice (uses 'paśya' stem in present/optative)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यथाधर्म (yathādharma) - according to natural law (dharma), as natural law dictates

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+dharma)

• yathā – as; according to; just as
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law; constitution; duty; righteousness
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - in that way, thus, so

(indeclinable)

चेदिराट् (cedirāṭ) - king of Cedi (Śiśupāla)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cedirāj

cedirāj - King of Cedi

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cedi+rāj)

• cedi – Cedi (name of a country or people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rāj – king; ruler
  noun (masculine)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine singular nominative)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this; he; she; it