महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-28

अहिंसेति यदुक्तं हि पुरुषैर्विस्मितैः पुरा ।
के न हिंसन्ति जीवान्वै लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विजसत्तम ।
बहु संचिन्त्य इह वै नास्ति कश्चिदहिंसकः ॥२८॥

28. ahiṁseti yaduktaṁ hi puruṣairvismitaiḥ purā ,
ke na hiṁsanti jīvānvai loke'smindvijasattama ,
bahu saṁcintya iha vai nāsti kaścidahiṁsakaḥ.

28. ahiṃsā iti yat uktam hi puruṣaiḥ
vismitaiḥ purā | ke na hiṃsanti jīvān vai
loke asmin dvijasattama | bahu saṃcintya
iha vai na asti kaścid ahiṃsakaḥ

28. What was formerly declared as 'non-violence (ahiṃsā)' by astonished people—who in this world, O best among the twice-born (dvija), do not inflict harm upon living beings? After much consideration, truly, there is no one here who is entirely non-violent.

Words meanings summery:

• अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating a quote

• यत् (yat) - that which

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

• पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by persons

• विस्मितैः (vismitaiḥ) - by astonished, by surprised

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• के (ke) - who

• न (na) - not, no

• हिंसन्ति (hiṁsanti) - they harm, they injure, they kill

• जीवान् (jīvān) - living beings

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born

• बहु (bahu) - much, many

• संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having considered, after considering

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

• न (na) - not, no

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कश्चिद् (kaścid) - anyone, someone

• अहिंसकः (ahiṁsakaḥ) - non-violent person

Words meanings and morphology

अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-harming, non-injury, non-violence

Negation 'a-' + 'hiṃsā' (harm)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that which, whoever

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, surely

(indeclinable)

पुरुषैः (puruṣaiḥ) - by men, by persons

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

विस्मितैः (vismitaiḥ) - by astonished, by surprised

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vismita

vismita - astonished, surprised, amazed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'smi' (to smile) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: smi (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

के (ke) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which, why

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हिंसन्ति (hiṁsanti) - they harm, they injure, they kill

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of hiṃs

Present Active

3rd person plural present active indicative

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

जीवान् (jīvān) - living beings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jīva

jīva - living being, soul, life

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

बहु (bahu) - much, many

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant, numerous

Note: Used adverbially here

संचिन्त्य (saṁcintya) - having considered, after considering

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

From root 'cint' (to think) with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: cint (class 10)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

3rd person singular present active indicative

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चिद् (kaścid) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, some, any

Formed from 'kim' + 'cid'

अहिंसकः (ahiṁsakaḥ) - non-violent person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ahiṃsaka

ahiṁsaka - non-injuring, non-harming, a non-violent person

Negation 'a-' + 'hiṃsaka' (harmful)