महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-165, verse-29

अहिंसा सर्वभूतेषु धर्मं ज्यायस्तरं विदुः ।
तस्य च ब्राह्मणो मूलं भवांश्च ब्रह्मवित्तमः ॥२९॥

29. ahiṁsā sarvabhūteṣu dharmaṁ jyāyastaraṁ viduḥ ,
tasya ca brāhmaṇo mūlaṁ bhavāṁśca brahmavittamaḥ.

29. ahiṃsā sarvabhūteṣu dharmam jyāyastaram viduḥ
tasya ca brāhmaṇaḥ mūlam bhavān ca brahmavittamaḥ

29. sarvabhūteṣu ahiṃsā jyāyastaram dharmam viduḥ ca
brāhmaṇaḥ tasya mūlam ca bhavān brahmavittamaḥ

29. People consider non-violence (ahiṃsā) towards all beings to be a superior natural law (dharma). Moreover, a Brahmin is the very foundation of that (dharma), and you, sir, are the foremost among those who know brahman.

Words meanings summery:

• अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence (ahiṃsā) (non-violence, non-injury)

• सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - towards all beings (in all beings, towards all creatures)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - a natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution)

• ज्यायस्तरम् (jyāyastaram) - more excellent, superior

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they consider (they know, they understand)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (dharma) (of that, his, her, its)

• च (ca) - and, moreover (and, also, moreover)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, a man of the priestly class)

• मूलम् (mūlam) - the root, the foundation (root, origin, foundation)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you, Sir (addressing Drona respectfully) (you (respectful), Sir)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• ब्रह्मवित्तमः (brahmavittamaḥ) - the foremost among those who know brahman (best among the knowers of brahman, most excellent knower of brahman)

Words meanings and morphology

अहिंसा (ahiṁsā) - non-violence (ahiṃsā) (non-violence, non-injury)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ahiṃsā

ahiṁsā - non-violence, non-injury, harmlessness

negation of hiṃsā (injury) from root √hiṃs (to injure)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsā)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• hiṃsā – injury, harm
  noun (feminine)
  from root √hiṃs (to injure)
  Root: hiṃs (class 1)

Note: Subject

सर्वभूतेषु (sarvabhūteṣu) - towards all beings (in all beings, towards all creatures)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, every creature

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Location/object of the non-violence

धर्मम् (dharmam) - a natural law (dharma) (duty, righteousness, natural law, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature (dharma)

from root √dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `viduḥ`

ज्यायस्तरम् (jyāyastaram) - more excellent, superior

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jyāyastara

jyāyastara - more excellent, superior (comparative degree of 'jya' or 'jyeṣṭha')

comparative suffix '-tara'

Note: Modifies `dharmam`

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they consider (they know, they understand)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Active

3rd person plural present active of root √vid (class 2)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Implied subject is 'people' or 'the wise'

तस्य (tasya) - of that (dharma) (of that, his, her, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to `dharmam`

च (ca) - and, moreover (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, a man of the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, belonging to or relating to the brahman (the Vedas or the Absolute)

derived from brahman

Note: Subject

मूलम् (mūlam) - the root, the foundation (root, origin, foundation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, origin, foundation, source

Note: Predicate nominative for `brāhmaṇaḥ`

भवान् (bhavān) - you, Sir (addressing Drona respectfully) (you (respectful), Sir)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), Sir, lord, being, existing

Present Active Participle

from root √bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

ब्रह्मवित्तमः (brahmavittamaḥ) - the foremost among those who know brahman (best among the knowers of brahman, most excellent knower of brahman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmavittama

brahmavittama - best knower of brahman, most excellent among those who know brahman

superlative suffix '-tama'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmavit+tama)

• brahmavit – knower of brahman
  noun (masculine)
  compound of brahman + vit (knower)
• tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  suffix (masculine)
  superlative suffix

Note: Predicate adjective for `bhavān`