महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-168, verse-3

मुनिर्यथारण्यगतो भाषसे धर्मसंहितम् ।
न्यस्तदण्डो यथा पार्थ ब्राह्मणः संशितव्रतः ॥३॥

3. muniryathāraṇyagato bhāṣase dharmasaṁhitam ,
nyastadaṇḍo yathā pārtha brāhmaṇaḥ saṁśitavrataḥ.

3. muniḥ yathā araṇyagataḥ bhāṣase dharmasaṃhitam
nyastadaṇḍaḥ yathā pārtha brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ

3. pārtha yathā araṇyagataḥ muniḥ yathā nyastadaṇḍaḥ
brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ dharmasaṃhitam bhāṣase

3. O Pārtha, you speak words imbued with natural law (dharma) just like a sage (muni) who has gone to the forest, or like a Brahmin who has renounced violence (nyastadaṇḍa) and taken firm vows.

Words meanings summery:

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, ascetic

• यथा (yathā) - as, like

• अरण्यगतः (araṇyagataḥ) - gone to the forest

• भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak, you address

• धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - words consonant with natural law (dharma) (imbued with natural law (dharma), righteous)

• न्यस्तदण्डः (nyastadaṇḍaḥ) - one who has renounced violence (one who has laid down the staff (of punishment/violence))

• यथा (yathā) - as, like

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O Pārtha (Arjuna))

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

• संशितव्रतः (saṁśitavrataḥ) - one who has taken firm vows

Words meanings and morphology

मुनिः (muniḥ) - a sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - a sage, ascetic, silent one, seer

यथा (yathā) - as, like

(indeclinable)

अरण्यगतः (araṇyagataḥ) - gone to the forest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of araṇyagata

araṇyagata - gone to the forest, dwelling in the forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (araṇya+gata)

• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, attained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix -ta.
  Root: gam (class 1)

भाषसे (bhāṣase) - you speak, you address

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of bhāṣ

Present tense (laṭ) 2nd person singular, middle voice.

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'you' (Arjuna).

धर्मसंहितम् (dharmasaṁhitam) - words consonant with natural law (dharma) (imbued with natural law (dharma), righteous)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmasaṃhita

dharmasaṁhita - consonant with dharma, righteous, lawful, imbued with natural law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+saṃhita)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• saṃhita – joined, connected, placed together, imbued with
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhā (to place) with upasarga sam. Can also be from root hit (to go, move).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Acts as an object (implied 'speech/words').

न्यस्तदण्डः (nyastadaṇḍaḥ) - one who has renounced violence (one who has laid down the staff (of punishment/violence))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nyastadaṇḍa

nyastadaṇḍa - one who has laid down the staff (symbolizing punishment or violence), harmless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nyasta+daṇḍa)

• nyasta – laid down, placed down
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root as (to throw, cast) with upasarga ni and suffix -ta.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 2)
• daṇḍa – staff, rod, punishment, scepter
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - as, like

(indeclinable)

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Arjuna (O Pārtha (Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (epithet of Arjuna)

Patronymic from Pṛthā (Kuntī).

Note: Bhīmasena addressing Arjuna.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Note: This noun is part of the comparison for Arjuna's speech.

संशितव्रतः (saṁśitavrataḥ) - one who has taken firm vows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - one whose vows are firm, resolute in vows, having taken strict vows

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, firm, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śo/śā (to sharpen) with upasarga sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śā (class 4)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)