महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-8

अनन्या हि नरव्याघ्र नित्यदा धर्ममेव ते ।
बुद्धिः सततमन्वेति छायेव पुरुषं निजा ॥८॥

8. ananyā hi naravyāghra nityadā dharmameva te ,
buddhiḥ satatamanveti chāyeva puruṣaṁ nijā.

8. ananyā hi naravyāghra nityadā dharmam eva te
buddhiḥ satatam anu eti chāyā iva puruṣam nijā

8. For, O tiger among men, your intellect (buddhi) constantly follows only natural law (dharma) and nothing else, just as a shadow perpetually follows its man.

Words meanings summery:

• अनन्या (ananyā) - not another, none else

• हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone

• ते (te) - your, to you

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually

• अनु (anu) - after, along, according to (prefix)

• एति (eti) - goes, follows

• छाया (chāyā) - shadow, shade

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man, person

• निजा (nijā) - own, natural

Words meanings and morphology

अनन्या (ananyā) - not another, none else

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ananya

ananya - not another, exclusive, identical, no other

compound: na + anya

Note: Refers to buddhiḥ

हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

(indeclinable)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men (epithet)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

from nitya + -dā suffix

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

from root dhṛ- 'to uphold'

Root: dhṛ

एव (eva) - indeed, only, alone

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: 'your' (genitive sense)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, thought, opinion

from root budh- 'to know'

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb anveti

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, perpetually

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satata

satata - continuous, perpetual, constant

compound: sa + tata (spread)

Note: adverbial accusative

अनु (anu) - after, along, according to (prefix)

(indeclinable)

Note: upasarga for eti

एति (eti) - goes, follows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root: i (class 2)

Note: With anu it means 'follows, pursues'. anveti (sandhied form)

छाया (chāyā) - shadow, shade

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of chāyā

chāyā - shadow, shade, image, reflection

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man, person

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, the Cosmic Person

निजा (nijā) - own, natural

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nija

nija - one's own, innate, natural, private