महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-2

क्षत्रधर्मः पुरा दृष्टो यस्तु देवैर्महात्मभिः ।
तं त्वं सात्वत संत्यज्य दस्युधर्मे कथं रतः ॥२॥

2. kṣatradharmaḥ purā dṛṣṭo yastu devairmahātmabhiḥ ,
taṁ tvaṁ sātvata saṁtyajya dasyudharme kathaṁ rataḥ.

2. kṣatradharmaḥ purā dṛṣṭaḥ yaḥ tu devaiḥ mahātmabhiḥ
tam tvam sātvata saṃtyajya dasyudharme katham rataḥ

2. sātvata tvam purā devaiḥ mahātmabhiḥ dṛṣṭaḥ yaḥ
kṣatradharmaḥ tam saṃtyajya dasyudharme katham rataḥ

2. O Sātvata, how can you, having completely abandoned that warrior's code (kṣatradharma) — which was established in ancient times by the great-souled gods — now engage in the behavior (dharma) of a brigand?

Words meanings summery:

• क्षत्रधर्मः (kṣatradharmaḥ) - warrior's code, the duty of a kṣatriya, the intrinsic nature of a kṣatriya

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed, established, perceived

• यः (yaḥ) - which, who

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled ones, by the noble ones

• तम् (tam) - that

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• सात्वत (sātvata) - O Krishna, or a member of the Sātvata clan (O Sātvata)

• संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having completely abandoned

• दस्युधर्मे (dasyudharme) - in the nature of a robber, in the conduct of a brigand

• कथम् (katham) - how, why

• रतः (rataḥ) - delighting, engaged in, devoted to

Words meanings and morphology

क्षत्रधर्मः (kṣatradharmaḥ) - warrior's code, the duty of a kṣatriya, the intrinsic nature of a kṣatriya

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatradharma

kṣatradharma - warrior's code, duty of a kṣatriya, intrinsic nature of a warrior

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatra+dharma)

• kṣatra – warrior, kṣatriya caste, power, rule
  noun (neuter)
• dharma – duty, intrinsic nature, natural law, righteousness, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed, established, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, established, perceived, apparent

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix -ta

Root: dṛś (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - which, who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - by the great-souled ones, by the noble ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (referring to ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, excellent
  adjective
• ātman – (ātman) soul, self, essence, spirit, breath
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सात्वत (sātvata) - O Krishna, or a member of the Sātvata clan (O Sātvata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sātvata

sātvata - a descendant of Satvat, a member of the Yādava clan (often referring to Krishna); brave, virtuous

संत्यज्य (saṁtyajya) - having completely abandoned

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root tyaj (to abandon) with upasarga sam and suffix -ya

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

दस्युधर्मे (dasyudharme) - in the nature of a robber, in the conduct of a brigand

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dasyudharma

dasyudharma - the nature or conduct of a robber/brigand (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dasyu+dharma)

• dasyu – robber, brigand, barbarian, enemy
  noun (masculine)
• dharma – duty, intrinsic nature, natural law, righteousness, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how, why

(indeclinable)

रतः (rataḥ) - delighting, engaged in, devoted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rata

rata - delighting in, engaged in, devoted to, attached to, fond of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ram (to delight) with suffix -ta

Root: ram (class 1)