महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-31, verse-15

धर्ममूला सतां कीर्तिर्मनुष्याणां जनाधिप ।
धर्मं चैवेह कीर्तिं च पालयन्प्रब्रवीम्यहम् ॥१५॥

15. dharmamūlā satāṁ kīrtirmanuṣyāṇāṁ janādhipa ,
dharmaṁ caiveha kīrtiṁ ca pālayanprabravīmyaham.

15. dharma-mūlā satām kīrtiḥ manuṣyāṇām janādhipa
dharmam ca eva iha kīrtim ca pālayan prabravīmi aham

15. janādhipa manuṣyāṇām satām kīrtiḥ dharma-mūlā aham
ca iha dharmam ca kīrtim pālayan eva prabravīmi

15. O ruler of people, the reputation of virtuous individuals among humankind is founded upon righteousness (dharma). Protecting both righteousness (dharma) and reputation in this world, I declare this.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्म-मूला (dharma-mūlā) - rooted in righteousness, founded on virtue, having righteousness as its root

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of noble persons

• कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, reputation, renown

• मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of human beings, of men

• जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people, O king

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, natural law, duty, intrinsic nature (dharma)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, reputation

• च (ca) - and, also

• पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting, maintaining, upholding

• प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare, I speak forth

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म-मूला (dharma-mūlā) - rooted in righteousness, founded on virtue, having righteousness as its root

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharma-mūla

dharma-mūla - rooted in dharma, founded on righteousness

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+mūla)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, intrinsic nature (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
• mūla – root, foundation, origin
  noun (neuter)

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of noble persons

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, noble

Present Active Participle

root 'as' (to be) + śatṛ suffix

Root: as (class 2)

कीर्तिः (kīrtiḥ) - fame, glory, reputation, renown

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, reputation, renown

मनुष्याणाम् (manuṣyāṇām) - of human beings, of men

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of people, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - ruler of people, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+adhipa)

• jana – people, folk, person
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, master, lord
  noun (masculine)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, natural law, duty, intrinsic nature (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

कीर्तिम् (kīrtim) - fame, glory, reputation

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kīrti

kīrti - fame, glory, reputation, renown

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पालयन् (pālayan) - protecting, maintaining, upholding

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pālayat

pālayat - protecting, maintaining, upholding

Present Active Participle

root 'pāl' (to protect) + ṇic (causative) + śatṛ suffix

Root: pāl (class 10)

प्रब्रवीमि (prabravīmi) - I declare, I speak forth

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-brū

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself