महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-92, verse-6

पुरा देवयुगे चैव दृष्टं सर्वं मया विभो ।
अरोचयन्सुरा धर्मं धर्मं तत्यजिरेऽसुराः ॥६॥

6. purā devayuge caiva dṛṣṭaṁ sarvaṁ mayā vibho ,
arocayansurā dharmaṁ dharmaṁ tatyajire'surāḥ.

6. purā devayuge ca eva dṛṣṭam sarvam mayā vibho
arocayan surāḥ dharmam dharmam tatyajire asurāḥ

6. O powerful one, I have witnessed all of this even in ancient times, during the age of the gods. The gods found delight in (natural law) dharma, whereas the asuras abandoned (natural law) dharma.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, previously

• देवयुगे (devayuge) - in the age of the gods

• च (ca) - 'even' in this context (and, also)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing that it happened 'even' in that distant past. (indeed, just, even)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• मया (mayā) - by me

• विभो (vibho) - Addressing King Yudhiṣṭhira. (O powerful one, O lord)

• अरोचयन् (arocayan) - they delighted, they took pleasure

• सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the principle of natural law or righteousness (natural law, righteousness, duty)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the principle of natural law or righteousness (natural law, righteousness, duty)

• तत्यजिरे (tatyajire) - they abandoned, they gave up, they forsook

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - The demonic beings, rivals of the gods. (asuras, demons)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, previously

(indeclinable)

देवयुगे (devayuge) - in the age of the gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devayuga

devayuga - age of the gods, divine age

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (deva+yuga)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• yuga – age, era, epoch; yoke
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Locative of time.

च (ca) - 'even' in this context (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphasizing that it happened 'even' in that distant past. (indeed, just, even)

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see) + suffix -ta

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with 'sarvam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction.

विभो (vibho) - Addressing King Yudhiṣṭhira. (O powerful one, O lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, powerful, mighty, lord, sovereign

Root: bhū (class 1)

अरोचयन् (arocayan) - they delighted, they took pleasure

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of ruc

Imperfect Active (Causative)

Root ruc (1st class) causative stem 'rocaya', 3rd person plural, imperfect. The causative 'rocayati' means 'to cause to shine/please', but also 'to delight in' with accusative.

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Formed from causative stem 'rocaya-'.

सुराः (surāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

Often considered the antonym of asura.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the principle of natural law or righteousness (natural law, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: The word 'dharmam' is repeated for emphasis, or as part of two separate clauses with parallel structure.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the principle of natural law or righteousness (natural law, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: This is the second instance of 'dharmam', which is the object of 'tatyajire'.

तत्यजिरे (tatyajire) - they abandoned, they gave up, they forsook

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of tyaj

Perfect Middle

Root tyaj (1st class) 3rd person plural, Perfect Ātmanepada

Root: tyaj (class 1)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - The demonic beings, rivals of the gods. (asuras, demons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, evil spirit; lord, divine

Often understood as 'a-sura', non-gods or anti-gods, but originally had a positive connotation.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sura)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)