महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-114, verse-8

हृते पशौ तदा देवास्तमूचुर्भरतर्षभ ।
मा परस्वमभिद्रोग्धा मा धर्मान्सकलान्नशीः ॥८॥

8. hṛte paśau tadā devāstamūcurbharatarṣabha ,
mā parasvamabhidrogdhā mā dharmānsakalānnaśīḥ.

8. hṛte paśau tadā devāḥ tam ūcuḥ bharatarṣabha |
mā parasvam abhidrogdhā mā dharmān sakalān naśīḥ

8. O best of Bharatas, when the animal was stolen, the gods then said to him: "Do not steal others' property, and do not violate all natural laws (dharma)."

Words meanings summery:

• हृते (hṛte) - having been stolen, when stolen

• पशौ (paśau) - in the animal, regarding the animal

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• तम् (tam) - referring to Rudra (him, that)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira, a descendant of Bharata. (O best of Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• परस्वम् (parasvam) - others' property

• अभिद्रोग्धा (abhidrogdhā) - do not steal ((you should not) harm, injure, steal from)

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - moral principles or universal laws (natural laws, duties, principles)

• सकलान् (sakalān) - all, complete, entire

• नशीः (naśīḥ) - do not lose sight of or violate ((you should not) destroy, lose, perish)

Words meanings and morphology

हृते (hṛte) - having been stolen, when stolen

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of hṛta

hṛta - stolen, carried away, taken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √hṛ (to carry, take, steal) with suffix -ta.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction.

पशौ (paśau) - in the animal, regarding the animal

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix -dā.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

तम् (tam) - referring to Rudra (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect stem √uc, 3rd plural.

Root: vac (class 2)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira, a descendant of Bharata. (O best of Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Used with injunctive mood for prohibition.

परस्वम् (parasvam) - others' property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parasva

parasva - property of another, belonging to another

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+sva)

• para – other, another, alien
  adjective (masculine)
• sva – own property, wealth
  noun (neuter)

अभिद्रोग्धा (abhidrogdhā) - do not steal ((you should not) harm, injure, steal from)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist) (Luṅ) of abhidruh

Injunctive / Aorist 2nd singular active

From `abhi` + `√druh` (to injure, harm). Form `abhidrogdhā` is 2nd sg. aorist injunctive.

Prefix: abhi

Root: druh (class 4)

Note: This is an injunctive verb form, equivalent to a command 'do not (you) harm'.

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

Used with injunctive mood for prohibition.

धर्मान् (dharmān) - moral principles or universal laws (natural laws, duties, principles)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सकलान् (sakalān) - all, complete, entire

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sakala

sakala - all, whole, complete, entire

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+kala)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kala – part, portion, digit of the moon
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying `dharmān`.

नशीः (naśīḥ) - do not lose sight of or violate ((you should not) destroy, lose, perish)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist) (Luṅ) of naś

Injunctive / Aorist 2nd singular active

From √naś (to perish, destroy). Form `naśīḥ` is 2nd sg. aorist injunctive.

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: This is an injunctive verb form, equivalent to a command 'do not (you) destroy/lose'.