महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-86, verse-22

ये च वेदविदो विप्रा ये चाध्यात्मविदो जनाः ।
ते वदन्ति महात्मानं कृष्णं धर्मं सनातनम् ॥२२॥

22. ye ca vedavido viprā ye cādhyātmavido janāḥ ,
te vadanti mahātmānaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ dharmaṁ sanātanam.

22. ye ca vedavidaḥ viprāḥ ye ca adhyātmavidaḥ janāḥ
te vadanti mahātmānam kṛṣṇam dharmam sanātanam

22. And those wise Brahmins (vipra) who know the Vedas, as well as those people who understand the nature of the supreme self (adhyātman), they all declare Kṛṣṇa, the great soul (mahātman), to be the eternal natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - wise ones, Brahmins

• ये (ye) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• अध्यात्मविदः (adhyātmavidaḥ) - knowers of the supreme self

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

• ते (te) - they

• वदन्ति (vadanti) - they declare, they speak

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

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

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavid

vedavid - knower of the Vedas

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+vid)

• veda – knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - wise ones, Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, wise, inspired, sage

ये (ye) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अध्यात्मविदः (adhyātmavidaḥ) - knowers of the supreme self

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyātmavid

adhyātmavid - knower of the supreme self (adhyātman)

Compound type : tatpurusha (adhyātman+vid)

• adhyātman – the supreme self, the individual soul
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: adhi
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, man, creature, folk

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वदन्ति (vadanti) - they declare, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul, supreme soul
  noun (masculine)

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Kṛṣṇa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a deity), black, dark

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval