महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-49, verse-20

प्राणिनामवधस्तात सर्वज्यायान्मतो मम ।
अनृतं तु भवेद्वाच्यं न च हिंस्यात्कथंचन ॥२०॥

20. prāṇināmavadhastāta sarvajyāyānmato mama ,
anṛtaṁ tu bhavedvācyaṁ na ca hiṁsyātkathaṁcana.

20. prāṇinām avadhaḥ tāta sarvajyāyān mataḥ mama
anṛtam tu bhavet vācyam na ca hiṃsyāt kathaṃcana

20. tāta,
prāṇinām,
avadhaḥ,
mama,
sarvajyāyān,
mataḥ.
tu,
anṛtam,
vācyam,
bhavet,
ca,
kathaṃcana,
na,
hiṃsyāt

20. O dear one (tāta), the non-killing of living beings is considered by me to be superior to all. However, an untruth may be spoken, but one should never cause harm by any means.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

• अवधः (avadhaḥ) - non-killing, non-violence, absence of slaughter

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O son, O father (vocative of affection or respect)

• सर्वज्यायान् (sarvajyāyān) - superior to all, best of all

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opinion, approved

• मम (mama) - by me, my

• अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood, lie

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, might happen

• वाच्यम् (vācyam) - to be spoken, utterable, expressed

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• हिंस्यात् (hiṁsyāt) - one should injure/harm, might injure/harm

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

Words meanings and morphology

प्राणिनाम् (prāṇinām) - of living beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, plural of prāṇin

prāṇin - living being, creature, sentient being

अवधः (avadhaḥ) - non-killing, non-violence, absence of slaughter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avadha

avadha - non-killing, non-violence, absence of slaughter

Compound of 'a' (negative) and 'vadha' (killing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vadha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vadha – killing, slaughter, striking, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root vadh (to strike, kill)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O son, O father (vocative of affection or respect)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, son, venerable person

सर्वज्यायान् (sarvajyāyān) - superior to all, best of all

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvajyāyas

sarvajyāyas - superior to all, best of all

compound of sarva (all) and jyāyas (more excellent, superior)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+jyāyas)

• sarva – all, whole, every
  pronoun (neuter)
• jyāyas – more excellent, superior, greater
  adjective (masculine)
  comparative form of jyestha (best)

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, opinion, approved

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, opinion, considered, approved, known

Past Passive Participle

From root man + kta (PPP affix)

Root: man (class 4)

मम (mama) - by me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

अनृतम् (anṛtam) - untruth, falsehood, lie

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood, lie, evil

Compound of 'a' (negative) and 'ṛta' (truth, righteousness)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+ṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right, righteous
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, might happen

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

वाच्यम् (vācyam) - to be spoken, utterable, expressed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vācya

vācya - to be spoken, expressible, mentionable

Gerundive

From root vac + ṇyat (gerundive affix)

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

हिंस्यात् (hiṁsyāt) - one should injure/harm, might injure/harm

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of hiṃs

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means, in any way, at all

(indeclinable)