महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-146, verse-33

यद्वै ब्रूते कुरुमुख्यो महात्मा देवव्रतः सत्यसंधो मनीषी ।
सर्वं तदस्माभिरहत्य धर्मं ग्राह्यं स्वधर्मं परिपालयद्भिः ॥३३॥

33. yadvai brūte kurumukhyo mahātmā; devavrataḥ satyasaṁdho manīṣī ,
sarvaṁ tadasmābhirahatya dharmaṁ; grāhyaṁ svadharmaṁ paripālayadbhiḥ.

33. yadvai brūte kurumukhyaḥ mahātmā
devavrataḥ satyasaṃdhaḥ manīṣī
sarvam tat asmābhiḥ ahatya dharmam
grāhyam svadharmam paripālayadbhiḥ

33. kurumukhyaḥ mahātmā devavrataḥ satyasaṃdhaḥ manīṣī yadvai brūte,
tat sarvam asmābhiḥ svadharmam paripālayadbhiḥ dharmam ahatya grāhyam.

33. Whatever the chief of the Kurus, the great-souled Devavrata (Bhishma), who is truthful to his vows and wise, declares—all that should be accepted by us, who are upholding our own natural law (dharma), without violating the universal natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• यद्वै (yadvai) - whatever indeed, whatsoever

• ब्रूते (brūte) - says, declares, speaks

• कुरुमुख्यः (kurumukhyaḥ) - chief of the Kurus, foremost among Kurus

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled (referring to Bhishma) (great-souled, noble, illustrious)

• देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (Bhishma, the son of Shantanu) (Devavrata (proper name))

• सत्यसंधः (satyasaṁdhaḥ) - truthful in vows, firm in truth

• मनीषी (manīṣī) - wise, sagacious, intelligent

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• तत् (tat) - that

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• अहत्य (ahatya) - without violating, without harming, without neglecting

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

• ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - to be accepted, to be received, proper to be taken

• स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - one's own natural law, one's own duty

• परिपालयद्भिः (paripālayadbhiḥ) - by those upholding, by those maintaining, by those protecting

Words meanings and morphology

यद्वै (yadvai) - whatever indeed, whatsoever

(indeclinable)

Note: A compound of the relative pronoun yat and the indeclinable particle vai. Here vai acts as an emphatic particle.

ब्रूते (brūte) - says, declares, speaks

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

कुरुमुख्यः (kurumukhyaḥ) - chief of the Kurus, foremost among Kurus

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurumukhya

kurumukhya - chief of the Kurus, foremost among Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+mukhya)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled (referring to Bhishma) (great-souled, noble, illustrious)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble (from mahā + ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata (Bhishma, the son of Shantanu) (Devavrata (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - Devavrata (one whose vow is sacred like a god's, or one who has taken a divine vow - epithet of Bhishma)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (deva+vrata)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

सत्यसंधः (satyasaṁdhaḥ) - truthful in vows, firm in truth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satyasaṃdha

satyasaṁdha - one whose promise is truth, firm in truth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+saṃdha)

• satya – truth, true
  noun (neuter)
• saṃdha – vow, promise, agreement
  noun (masculine)

मनीषी (manīṣī) - wise, sagacious, intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, thoughtful (derived from manīṣā, wisdom)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अहत्य (ahatya) - without violating, without harming, without neglecting

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root han (to strike/harm) with negative prefix a- and absolutive suffix -tya.

Prefix: a

Root: han (class 2)

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ग्राह्यम् (grāhyam) - to be accepted, to be received, proper to be taken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of grāhya

grāhya - to be seized, to be taken, to be accepted

gerundive

Derived from root grah with suffix -ya.

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Predicative adjective, agreeing with 'sarvam tat'.

स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - one's own natural law, one's own duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own duty or natural law (svā + dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma)

• sva – one's own
  pronoun
• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

परिपालयद्भिः (paripālayadbhiḥ) - by those upholding, by those maintaining, by those protecting

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paripālayat

paripālayat - upholding, protecting, maintaining

present active participle

From root pā (to protect) with causal suffix -ay- and prefix pari-.

Prefix: pari

Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'asmābhiḥ'.