महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-56, verse-21

अर्थशास्त्रमिदं पुण्यं धर्मशास्त्रमिदं परम् ।
मोक्षशास्त्रमिदं प्रोक्तं व्यासेनामितबुद्धिना ॥२१॥

21. arthaśāstramidaṁ puṇyaṁ dharmaśāstramidaṁ param ,
mokṣaśāstramidaṁ proktaṁ vyāsenāmitabuddhinā.

21. arthaśāstram idam puṇyam dharmaśāstram idam param
mokṣaśāstram idam proktam vyāsena amitabuddhinā

21. This (epic) is a sacred treatise on material prosperity, this is a supreme scripture on dharma, and it is declared to be a scripture on liberation by Vyasa, the one of immeasurable intellect.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थशास्त्रम् (arthaśāstram) - treatise on material prosperity (treatise on wealth, economics, polity)

• इदम् (idam) - this (epic) (this, this one)

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous)

• धर्मशास्त्रम् (dharmaśāstram) - supreme scripture on dharma (treatise on dharma, law, ethics)

• इदम् (idam) - this (epic) (this, this one)

• परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

• मोक्षशास्त्रम् (mokṣaśāstram) - scripture on liberation (treatise on liberation)

• इदम् (idam) - this (epic) (this, this one)

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared (declared, proclaimed, said)

• व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyasa (by Vyasa (a sage))

• अमितबुद्धिना (amitabuddhinā) - by the one of immeasurable intellect (by one of immeasurable intellect)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थशास्त्रम् (arthaśāstram) - treatise on material prosperity (treatise on wealth, economics, polity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthaśāstra

arthaśāstra - treatise on wealth, economics, politics, material science

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'artha' (wealth/purpose) and 'śāstra' (treatise).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (artha+śāstra)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity, object
  noun (masculine)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, science, rule, teaching
  noun (neuter)
  root śās (to teach, instruct) + tra
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for idam.

इदम् (idam) - this (epic) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Subject.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred (sacred, meritorious, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, virtuous, good; religious merit

Root: pū

Note: Adjective modifying arthaśāstram.

धर्मशास्त्रम् (dharmaśāstram) - supreme scripture on dharma (treatise on dharma, law, ethics)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmaśāstra

dharmaśāstra - treatise on sacred law, ethics, duty; a scripture on dharma

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'dharma' (duty/righteousness) and 'śāstra' (treatise).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma+śāstra)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
  root dhṛ (to uphold, support) + man
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, science, rule, teaching
  noun (neuter)
  root śās (to teach, instruct) + tra
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for idam.

इदम् (idam) - this (epic) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Subject for the third clause.

परम् (param) - supreme (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, principal, distant

Note: Adjective modifying dharmaśāstram.

मोक्षशास्त्रम् (mokṣaśāstram) - scripture on liberation (treatise on liberation)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mokṣaśāstra

mokṣaśāstra - treatise on liberation or salvation

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'mokṣa' (liberation) and 'śāstra' (treatise).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mokṣa+śāstra)

• mokṣa – liberation, freedom, salvation, release
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  root muc (to free) + sa
  Root: muc (class 6)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, science, rule, teaching
  noun (neuter)
  root śās (to teach, instruct) + tra
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for idam.

इदम् (idam) - this (epic) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Note: Subject for the fourth clause.

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared (declared, proclaimed, said)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, said, declared, proclaimed

past passive participle

root vac (to speak) with prefix pra + kta

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective.

व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyasa (by Vyasa (a sage))

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa (name of a revered sage, compiler of the Vedas and author of Mahabharata)

Note: Agent of proktam.

अमितबुद्धिना (amitabuddhinā) - by the one of immeasurable intellect (by one of immeasurable intellect)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of amitabuddhi

amitabuddhi - having immeasurable intellect, of boundless wisdom

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'amitā buddhiḥ yasya saḥ' (whose intellect is immeasurable, he).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (amita+buddhi)

• amita – immeasurable, boundless, infinite
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle (negative)
  a (neg) + root mā (to measure) + kta
  Root: mā (class 2)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, wisdom, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  root budh (to know, understand) + ti
  Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Adjective agreeing with vyāsena.