महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-4

मुहूर्तमिव स ध्यात्वा धर्मेणान्विष्य तां गतिम् ।
युधिष्ठिरमुवाचेदं धौम्यो धर्मभृतां वरः ॥४॥

4. muhūrtamiva sa dhyātvā dharmeṇānviṣya tāṁ gatim ,
yudhiṣṭhiramuvācedaṁ dhaumyo dharmabhṛtāṁ varaḥ.

4. muhūrtam iva sa dhyātvā dharmeṇa anviṣya tām gatim |
yudhiṣṭhiram uvāca idam dhaumyaḥ dharmabhṛtām varaḥ

4. Having meditated (dhyāna) for a moment, and having thoroughly investigated that course of action through his understanding of natural law (dharma), Dhaumya, the foremost among those who uphold natural law (dharma), spoke this to Yudhiṣṭhira.

Words meanings summery:

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, a short time

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were, almost

• स (sa) - he, that

• ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated, having contemplated

• धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, by righteousness, by justice, by his intrinsic nature

• अन्विष्य (anviṣya) - having sought, having investigated, having pursued

• ताम् (tām) - that

• गतिम् (gatim) - course of action (course, path, state, destination, action)

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this

• धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya (proper name)

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among those who uphold natural law

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, foremost

Words meanings and morphology

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - a moment, a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - a moment, an instant, a duration of time (48 minutes)

Note: Functions adverbially, 'for a moment'.

इव (iva) - like, as if, as it were, almost

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ध्यात्वा (dhyātvā) - having meditated, having contemplated

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root dhyā with suffix -tvā.

Root: dhyā (class 1)

धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by natural law, by righteousness, by justice, by his intrinsic nature

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अन्विष्य (anviṣya) - having sought, having investigated, having pursued

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From prefix anu- and root iṣ with suffix -ya (after a prefix).

Prefix: anu

Root: iṣ (class 4)

ताम् (tām) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

गतिम् (gatim) - course of action (course, path, state, destination, action)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, path, way, state, condition, destination

From root gam (to go) with suffix -ti.

Root: gam (class 1)

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle (a proper noun, name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm).

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect (liṭ), 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - Dhaumya (name of the Pāṇḍavas' priest)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - among those who uphold natural law

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of natural law (dharma), one who bears righteousness

Tatpurusha compound: dharma (natural law) + bhṛt (bearing/upholding).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting, upholding
  adjective
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent, foremost

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choicest, boon

Root: vṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Dhaumya.