महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-2, verse-4

ताभ्यामुभाभ्यां सर्वार्था निबद्धा ह्यधमोत्तमाः ।
प्रवृत्ताश्चैव दृश्यन्ते निवृत्ताश्चैव सर्वशः ॥४॥

4. tābhyāmubhābhyāṁ sarvārthā nibaddhā hyadhamottamāḥ ,
pravṛttāścaiva dṛśyante nivṛttāścaiva sarvaśaḥ.

4. tābhyām ubhābhyām sarvārthāḥ nibaddhāḥ hi adhama-uttamāḥ
pravṛttāḥ ca eva dṛśyante nivṛttāḥ ca eva sarvaśaḥ

4. tābhyām ubhābhyām hi sarvārthāḥ adhama-uttamāḥ nibaddhāḥ.
ca eva pravṛttāḥ ca eva nivṛttāḥ sarvaśaḥ dṛśyante.

4. By both of these (principles of engagement and withdrawal), all purposes, whether low or high, are bound. And indeed, they are seen to be both engaged and withdrawn in every respect.

Words meanings summery:

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by those two

• उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām) - by both

• सर्वार्थाः (sarvārthāḥ) - all purposes, all aims

• निबद्धाः (nibaddhāḥ) - bound, connected, fastened

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

• अधम-उत्तमाः (adhama-uttamāḥ) - low and high, inferior and superior

• प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - active, engaged, begun

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, appear

• निवृत्ताः (nivṛttāḥ) - inactive, withdrawn, ceased

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every respect, entirely, completely

Words meanings and morphology

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - by those two

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of tad

tad - that, those

उभाभ्याम् (ubhābhyām) - by both

(pronoun)

Instrumental, dual of ubha

ubha - both

सर्वार्थाः (sarvārthāḥ) - all purposes, all aims

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarvārtha

sarvārtha - all purposes, all aims

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+artha)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

निबद्धाः (nibaddhāḥ) - bound, connected, fastened

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nibaddha

nibaddha - bound, tied, connected, composed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √bandh with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

अधम-उत्तमाः (adhama-uttamāḥ) - low and high, inferior and superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhama-uttama

adhama-uttama - inferior and superior, low and high

Compound type : dvandva (adhama+uttama)

• adhama – lowest, inferior, worst
  adjective
  Superlative form of adha (below).
• uttama – highest, best, excellent
  adjective
  Superlative form of ud (up).

प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - active, engaged, begun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - engaged in, active, begun, proceeding

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛt with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - they are seen, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (lat) of dṛś

Present Middle Voice

From the root √dṛś, 3rd person plural, present tense, middle voice.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

निवृत्ताः (nivṛttāḥ) - inactive, withdrawn, ceased

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nivṛtta

nivṛtta - ceased, stopped, withdrawn, inactive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛt with prefix ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - in every respect, entirely, completely

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'sarva' with the suffix '-śas' indicating 'in every respect'.