महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-7, verse-12

त्वं च श्रेष्ठतमो लोके सतामद्य जनार्दन ।
सततं संमतश्चैव सद्वृत्तमनुपालय ॥१२॥

12. tvaṁ ca śreṣṭhatamo loke satāmadya janārdana ,
satataṁ saṁmataścaiva sadvṛttamanupālaya.

12. tvam ca śreṣṭhatamaḥ loke satām adya janārdana
satatam saṃmataḥ ca eva sadvṛttam anupālaya

12. And you, O Janārdana, are the most excellent among the virtuous in the world today. Since you are always esteemed, uphold the conduct of the good.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Kṛṣṇa) (you)

• च (ca) - and

• श्रेष्ठतमः (śreṣṭhatamaḥ) - the most excellent (among all) (most excellent, best, supreme)

• लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

• सताम् (satām) - among the virtuous (genitive of comparison) (of the good, of the virtuous)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janārdana (a name of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)

• सततम् (satatam) - always (always, constantly)

• संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - esteemed, considered honorable (respected, esteemed, approved)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

• सद्वृत्तम् (sadvṛttam) - the conduct of the virtuous (good conduct, virtuous behavior)

• अनुपालय (anupālaya) - you should uphold, observe (uphold, protect, observe, maintain)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Kṛṣṇa) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

श्रेष्ठतमः (śreṣṭhatamaḥ) - the most excellent (among all) (most excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭhatama

śreṣṭhatama - most excellent, best, supreme, foremost

Superlative

Superlative degree of śreṣṭha (best), which itself is a superlative of praśasya (excellent). Formed with suffix -tama.

लोके (loke) - in the world (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, mankind

सताम् (satām) - among the virtuous (genitive of comparison) (of the good, of the virtuous)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous; a good person, a sage

Present Active Participle

From √as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Genitive plural used with superlatives for 'among'.

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

जनार्दन (janārdana) - O Janārdana (a name of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - Janārdana (an epithet of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, meaning 'agitator of men' or 'one who is worshiped by men')

सततम् (satatam) - always (always, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial use.

संमतः (saṁmataḥ) - esteemed, considered honorable (respected, esteemed, approved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃmata

saṁmata - respected, esteemed, approved, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

From sam + √man (to think, believe).

• sam – with, together, completely
  indeclinable
  Prefix: sam
• mata – thought, opinion, believed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root man (to think).
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Predicative adjective, describing 'tvam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just, very

(indeclinable)

सद्वृत्तम् (sadvṛttam) - the conduct of the virtuous (good conduct, virtuous behavior)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sadvṛtta

sadvṛtta - good conduct, virtuous behavior, proper action

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+vṛtta)

• sat – good, virtuous, true
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From √as (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of the verb 'anupālaya'.

अनुपालय (anupālaya) - you should uphold, observe (uphold, protect, observe, maintain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of anupāl

Imperative (Loṭ)

From anu + √pāl (to protect). Secondary conjugation from √pā (to protect). Pālayati is 10th class derivative. Loṭ-L-kāra, 2nd person singular, Parasmaipada.

Prefix: anu

Root: pāl (class 10)

• anu – after, along, with, following
  indeclinable
  Prefix: anu
• pāl – to protect, to cherish, to maintain
  verb
  Root verb, often class 10.
  Root: pāl (class 10)