महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-40, verse-11

इदं च त्वां सर्वपरं ब्रवीमि पुण्यं पदं तात महाविशिष्टम् ।
न जातु कामान्न भयान्न लोभाद्धर्मं त्यजेज्जीवितस्यापि हेतोः ॥११॥

11. idaṁ ca tvāṁ sarvaparaṁ bravīmi; puṇyaṁ padaṁ tāta mahāviśiṣṭam ,
na jātu kāmānna bhayānna lobhā;ddharmaṁ tyajejjīvitasyāpi hetoḥ.

11. idam ca tvām sarvaparam bravīmi
puṇyam padam tāta mahāviśiṣṭam na
jātu kāmāt na bhayāt na lobhāt
dharmam tyajet jīvitasya api hetoḥ

11. And, dear son, I declare to you this supreme, most excellent, and sacred principle: one should never abandon one's natural law (dharma) due to desire, fear, or greed, not even for the sake of one's life.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this principle (this)

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• सर्वपरम् (sarvaparam) - supreme over all, highest of all

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I declare, I tell

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, virtuous, meritorious

• पदम् (padam) - sacred principle (principle, path, state, word)

• तात (tāta) - dear son (dear, darling (vocative), father, son)

• महाविशिष्टम् (mahāviśiṣṭam) - most excellent, greatly distinguished

• न (na) - not, no

• जातु (jātu) - ever, at all, by any means

• कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, due to desire

• न (na) - not, no

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

• न (na) - not, no

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, due to greed

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - one's natural law or righteous conduct (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

• त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should renounce

• जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life, for life

• अपि (api) - even, also

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of, due to

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this principle (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

सर्वपरम् (sarvaparam) - supreme over all, highest of all

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarvapara

sarvapara - supreme over all, highest of all

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+para)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• para – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I say, I declare, I tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, virtuous, meritorious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, virtuous, auspicious

पदम् (padam) - sacred principle (principle, path, state, word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, path, position, state, word, principle

तात (tāta) - dear son (dear, darling (vocative), father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, darling (vocative often used for son or disciple)

महाविशिष्टम् (mahāviśiṣṭam) - most excellent, greatly distinguished

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahāviśiṣṭa

mahāviśiṣṭa - greatly distinguished, most excellent, pre-eminent

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahā+viśiṣṭa)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• viśiṣṭa – distinguished, excellent, specific
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śiṣ with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

जातु (jātu) - ever, at all, by any means

(indeclinable)

कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, due to desire

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, due to fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed, due to greed

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness

धर्मम् (dharmam) - one's natural law or righteous conduct (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, moral order, intrinsic nature

त्यजेत् (tyajet) - one should abandon, one should renounce

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of tyaj

Root: tyaj (class 1)

जीवितस्य (jīvitasya) - of life, for life

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, livelihood

Past Passive Participle

From root jīv; used as a noun

Root: jīv (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of, due to

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, instrument