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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-64

एकां नाभिं सप्तशता अराः श्रिताः प्रधिष्वन्या विंशतिरर्पिता अराः ।
अनेमि चक्रं परिवर्ततेऽजरं मायाश्विनौ समनक्ति चर्षणी ॥६४॥
64. ekāṁ nābhiṁ saptaśatā arāḥ śritāḥ; pradhiṣvanyā viṁśatirarpitā arāḥ ,
anemi cakraṁ parivartate'jaraṁ; māyāśvinau samanakti carṣaṇī.
64. ekām nābhim saptaśatāḥ arāḥ śritāḥ
pradhiṣu anyā viṃśatiḥ arpitāḥ
arāḥ anemi cakram parivartate ajaraṃ
māyā aśvinau samanakti carṣaṇī
64. Seven hundred spokes rest upon a single hub, and another twenty spokes are placed on the felloes. An ageless wheel, without a felloe, revolves. The divine power (Māyā) connects the two Aśvins and the two kinds of active beings (or 'humanity').

Words meanings summery:

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  • एकाम् (ekām) - a single (one, single)
  • नाभिम् (nābhim) - hub (navel, hub, center)
  • सप्तशताः (saptaśatāḥ) - seven hundred
  • अराः (arāḥ) - spokes (spokes (of a wheel))
  • श्रिताः (śritāḥ) - rest upon (rested upon, attached to, resorted to)
  • प्रधिषु (pradhiṣu) - on the felloes (on the felloes/rims (of a wheel))
  • अन्या (anyā) - other (other, another)
  • विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty
  • अर्पिताः (arpitāḥ) - are placed (placed, fixed, offered)
  • अराः (arāḥ) - spokes (spokes (of a wheel))
  • अनेमि (anemi) - without a felloe (without a felloe/rim)
  • चक्रम् (cakram) - a wheel (wheel, discus, circle)
  • परिवर्तते (parivartate) - it revolves (it revolves, it turns around, it passes away)
  • अजरं (ajaraṁ) - ageless (ageless, undecaying, everlasting)
  • माया (māyā) - divine power (Māyā) (illusion, magic, divine power, wisdom)
  • अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Aśvins (the Aśvins (twin deities))
  • समनक्ति (samanakti) - connects (it joins, it connects, it unites)
  • चर्षणी (carṣaṇī) - the two kinds of active beings / humanity (people, active beings, races)

Words meanings and morphology

एकाम् (ekām) - a single (one, single)
(numeral)
नाभिम् (nābhim) - hub (navel, hub, center)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nābhi
nābhi - navel, hub of a wheel, center, kinsman
सप्तशताः (saptaśatāḥ) - seven hundred
(numeral)
Compound type : dvigu (sapta+śata)
  • sapta – seven
    numeral
  • śata – hundred
    numeral (neuter)
अराः (arāḥ) - spokes (spokes (of a wheel))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ara
ara - spoke of a wheel, point, corner
श्रिताः (śritāḥ) - rest upon (rested upon, attached to, resorted to)
(nominal form)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śrita
śrita - rested upon, attached to, resorted to, dependent on
past passive participle
from root śri-
Root: śri (class 1)
प्रधिषु (pradhiṣu) - on the felloes (on the felloes/rims (of a wheel))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of pradhi
pradhi - felloe, rim of a wheel
अन्या (anyā) - other (other, another)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Here modifying 'viṃśatiḥ' (twenty, which is feminine)
विंशतिः (viṁśatiḥ) - twenty
(numeral)
Note: Although singular in form, refers to a collection of twenty (spokes).
अर्पिताः (arpitāḥ) - are placed (placed, fixed, offered)
(nominal form)
Nominative, feminine, plural of arpita
arpita - placed, fixed, offered, committed
past passive participle
from causative of root ṛ- (to go) or root ṛp- (to obtain)
Root: ṛ (class 3)
अराः (arāḥ) - spokes (spokes (of a wheel))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ara
ara - spoke of a wheel, point, corner
अनेमि (anemi) - without a felloe (without a felloe/rim)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of anemi
anemi - without a felloe/rim
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+nemi)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    prefix
  • nemi – felloe, rim of a wheel
    noun (feminine)
चक्रम् (cakram) - a wheel (wheel, discus, circle)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of cakra
cakra - wheel, discus, circle, realm, army formation
परिवर्तते (parivartate) - it revolves (it revolves, it turns around, it passes away)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt
Prefix: pari
Root: vṛt (class 1)
अजरं (ajaraṁ) - ageless (ageless, undecaying, everlasting)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ajara
ajara - ageless, undecaying, everlasting
Compound type : nah-tatpuruṣa (a+jara)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    prefix
  • jara – decay, old age
    noun (feminine)
माया (māyā) - divine power (Māyā) (illusion, magic, divine power, wisdom)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of māyā
māyā - illusion, magic, supernatural power, wisdom, art, trick
अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the two Aśvins (the Aśvins (twin deities))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of aśvin
aśvin - possessing horses, a horseman; the Aśvins (twin Vedic deities of morning light, healing, and rescue)
समनक्ति (samanakti) - connects (it joins, it connects, it unites)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of añj
Prefix: sam
Root: añj (class 7)
चर्षणी (carṣaṇī) - the two kinds of active beings / humanity (people, active beings, races)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, dual of carṣaṇi
carṣaṇi - people, active beings, races, humanity
Note: Can be interpreted as two types of beings or a collective 'humanity' or 'people' in the dual.