महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-2, verse-70

यदिदं वेदवचनं कुरु कर्म त्यजेति च ।
तस्माद्धर्मानिमान्सर्वान्नाभिमानात्समाचरेत् ॥७०॥

70. yadidaṁ vedavacanaṁ kuru karma tyajeti ca ,
tasmāddharmānimānsarvānnābhimānātsamācaret.

70. yat idam vedavacanam kuru karma tyaja iti ca
tasmāt dharmān imān sarvān na abhimānāt samācaret

70. Whatever Vedic injunctions there are, whether they say 'perform action' or 'renounce it,' one should therefore not undertake any of these spiritual duties (dharma) out of pride.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

• इदम् (idam) - this, this one

• वेदवचनम् (vedavacanam) - Vedic utterance, Vedic statement

• कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• त्यज (tyaja) - renounce, abandon, give up

• इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

• च (ca) - and, also

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - duties, laws, religious ordinances, merits

• इमान् (imān) - these

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

• न (na) - not, no

• अभिमानात् (abhimānāt) - from pride, due to egoism

• समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should practice/perform

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what, whoever

इदम् (idam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

वेदवचनम् (vedavacanam) - Vedic utterance, Vedic statement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vedavacana

vedavacana - Vedic injunction, Vedic utterance

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vacana)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
• vacana – speech, word, statement, injunction
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

कुरु (kuru) - do, perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

त्यज (tyaja) - renounce, abandon, give up

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so saying, indicating direct speech

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Here, 'tasmāt' functions as an adverb meaning 'therefore'.

धर्मान् (dharmān) - duties, laws, religious ordinances, merits

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

इमान् (imān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Declined to match 'dharmān'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Declined to match 'dharmān'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अभिमानात् (abhimānāt) - from pride, due to egoism

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of abhimāna

abhimāna - pride, egoism, conceit, arrogance

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

समाचरेत् (samācaret) - one should practice/perform

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of samācar

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: car (class 1)