महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-206, verse-28

आपृच्छे त्वां स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु धर्मस्त्वा परिरक्षतु ।
अप्रमादस्तु कर्तव्यो धर्मे धर्मभृतां वर ॥२८॥

28. āpṛcche tvāṁ svasti te'stu dharmastvā parirakṣatu ,
apramādastu kartavyo dharme dharmabhṛtāṁ vara.

28. āpṛcchhe tvām svasti te astu dharmaḥ tvā parirakṣatu
apramādaḥ tu kartavyaḥ dharme dharmabhṛtām vara

28. "I bid you farewell; may all be well with you, and may natural law (dharma) protect you. However, O best among the upholders of natural law (dharma), diligence must be practiced in matters of natural law (dharma)."

Words meanings summery:

• आपृच्छ्हे (āpṛcchhe) - I bid farewell, I take leave, I ask permission

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

• स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, welfare, auspiciousness

• ते (te) - to you, for you, your (dative/genitive)

• अस्तु (astu) - may it be, let it be

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty, constitution

• त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative, enclitic form)

• परिरक्षतु (parirakṣatu) - may protect, let protect completely

• अप्रमादः (apramādaḥ) - diligence, carefulness, absence of negligence

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, should be performed, obligatory

• धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law (dharma), in duty, in righteousness

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among the upholders of natural law (dharma)

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

Words meanings and morphology

आपृच्छ्हे (āpṛcchhe) - I bid farewell, I take leave, I ask permission

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (lat) of āpṛcch

Prefix: ā

Root: prach (class 6)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you (accusative)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, plural you

स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, welfare, auspiciousness

(indeclinable)

Note: Often used adverbially or as a noun in nominative/accusative neuter.

ते (te) - to you, for you, your (dative/genitive)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, plural you

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative fits 'may there be well-being for you'.

अस्तु (astu) - may it be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty, constitution

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

त्वा (tvā) - you (accusative, enclitic form)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, plural you

Note: Enclitic form of tvām.

परिरक्षतु (parirakṣatu) - may protect, let protect completely

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of parirakṣ

Prefix: pari

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

अप्रमादः (apramādaḥ) - diligence, carefulness, absence of negligence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apramāda

apramāda - diligence, carefulness, vigilance, absence of negligence

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pramāda)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• pramāda – negligence, carelessness, error
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pra-mad (to be negligent).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mad (class 4)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

कर्तव्यः (kartavyaḥ) - to be done, should be performed, obligatory

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, obligatory duty

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do/make) by adding suffix -tavya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धर्मे (dharme) - in natural law (dharma), in duty, in righteousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among the upholders of natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, maintaining, upholder
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Participial
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support) with kṛt suffix -kvip.
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor

Root: vṛ (class 9)