महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-67, verse-9

गान्धर्वो राक्षसश्चैव पैशाचश्चाष्टमः स्मृतः ।
तेषां धर्मान्यथापूर्वं मनुः स्वायंभुवोऽब्रवीत् ॥९॥

9. gāndharvo rākṣasaścaiva paiśācaścāṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ ,
teṣāṁ dharmānyathāpūrvaṁ manuḥ svāyaṁbhuvo'bravīt.

9. gāndharvaḥ rākṣasaḥ ca eva paiśācaḥ ca aṣṭamaḥ smṛtaḥ
teṣām dharmān yathāpūrvaṃ manuḥ svāyaṃbhuvaḥ abravīt

9. The Gāndharva, the Rākṣasa, and the Paiśāca—which is considered the eighth—are also declared. Manu Svāyambhuvā then explained their respective rules of dharma in the order previously mentioned.

Words meanings summery:

• गान्धर्वः (gāndharvaḥ) - the Gāndharva (marriage) (Gāndharva (type of marriage))

• राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the Rākṣasa (marriage) (Rākṣasa (type of marriage))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - also (indeed, only, alone, certainly)

• पैशाचः (paiśācaḥ) - the Paiśāca (marriage) (Paiśāca (type of marriage))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अष्टमः (aṣṭamaḥ) - the eighth (eighth)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - considered (remembered, declared, known, considered)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of these (marriages) (of them, of these)

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - rules of dharma (duties, laws, rules, characteristics)

• यथापूर्वं (yathāpūrvaṁ) - in the order previously mentioned (as before, in due order, according to prior arrangement)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu

• स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - Svāyambhuvā (the self-born) (self-born (epithet of Manu))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - declared (he spoke, he declared, he said)

Words meanings and morphology

गान्धर्वः (gāndharvaḥ) - the Gāndharva (marriage) (Gāndharva (type of marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gāndharva

gāndharva - relating to Gandharvas, a type of marriage

From gandharva + aṇ suffix

राक्षसः (rākṣasaḥ) - the Rākṣasa (marriage) (Rākṣasa (type of marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rākṣasa

rākṣasa - relating to Rākṣasas, demonic, a type of marriage

From rakṣas + aṇ suffix

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - also (indeed, only, alone, certainly)

(indeclinable)

पैशाचः (paiśācaḥ) - the Paiśāca (marriage) (Paiśāca (type of marriage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paiśāca

paiśāca - relating to Piśācas, goblin-like, a type of marriage

From piśāca + aṇ suffix

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अष्टमः (aṣṭamaḥ) - the eighth (eighth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭama

aṣṭama - eighth

Ordinal suffix -tama from aṣṭan

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - considered (remembered, declared, known, considered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, declared, taught

Past Passive Participle

From root smṛ (to remember) + suffix -ta

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively, referring to 'Paiśāca'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of these (marriages) (of them, of these)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to the eight types of marriages.

धर्मान् (dharmān) - rules of dharma (duties, laws, rules, characteristics)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - dharma, righteousness, duty, law, virtue, characteristic

From root dhṛ (to uphold, sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

यथापूर्वं (yathāpūrvaṁ) - in the order previously mentioned (as before, in due order, according to prior arrangement)

(indeclinable)

Compound adverb (yathā + pūrva)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+pūrva)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• pūrva – former, prior, preceding
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: pṛ

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (progenitor of mankind, lawgiver)

From root man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'abravīt'.

स्वायंभुवः (svāyaṁbhuvaḥ) - Svāyambhuvā (the self-born) (self-born (epithet of Manu))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svāyaṃbhuva

svāyaṁbhuva - self-existent, self-born, epithet of Brahmā and the first Manu

From svayam + bhū (to be) + aṇ suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Epithet for Manu.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - declared (he spoke, he declared, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect active indicative

From root brū, 3rd person singular, augment 'a' for imperfect.

Root: brū (class 2)