महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-156, verse-9

यथार्हं मानिताः कच्चित्त्वया नन्दन्ति साधवः ।
वनेष्वपि वसन्कच्चिद्धर्ममेवानुवर्तसे ॥९॥

9. yathārhaṁ mānitāḥ kaccittvayā nandanti sādhavaḥ ,
vaneṣvapi vasankacciddharmamevānuvartase.

9. yathārham mānitāḥ kaccit tvayā nandanti sādhavaḥ
vaneṣu api vasan kaccit dharmam eva anuvaratase

9. I hope that virtuous people, duly honored by you, are content. And while dwelling even in the forests, I hope you continue to follow the natural law (dharma) alone.

Words meanings summery:

• यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as is fitting, as deserved, properly

• मानिताः (mānitāḥ) - honored, respected

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they are happy, they are content

• साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - virtuous people, good persons, saints

• वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, living (masculine singular nominative)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

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

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly

• अनुवरतसे (anuvaratase) - you follow, you act according to

Words meanings and morphology

यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as is fitting, as deserved, properly

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+arha)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• arha – deserving, worthy
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Compound adverb

मानिताः (mānitāḥ) - honored, respected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānita

mānita - honored, respected

Past Passive Participle

derived from root mān (to honor)

Root: mān (class 10)

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you

नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they are happy, they are content

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of nand

Root: nand (class 1)

साधवः (sādhavaḥ) - virtuous people, good persons, saints

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, honest; holy man

वनेषु (vaneṣu) - in the forests

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

वसन् (vasan) - dwelling, living (masculine singular nominative)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, living

Present Active Participle

derived from root vas

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: modifies implied 'you'

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope that; is it that; interrogative particle

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अनुवरतसे (anuvaratase) - you follow, you act according to

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of anuvṛt

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)