महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-110, verse-9

तादृशोऽयमनुप्रश्नो यत्र धर्मः सुदुर्वचः ।
दुष्करः प्रतिसंख्यातुं तर्केणात्र व्यवस्यति ॥९॥

9. tādṛśo'yamanupraśno yatra dharmaḥ sudurvacaḥ ,
duṣkaraḥ pratisaṁkhyātuṁ tarkeṇātra vyavasyati.

9. tādr̥śaḥ ayam anupraśnaḥ yatra dharmaḥ sudurvacaḥ
duṣkaraḥ pratisaṃkhyātum tarkeṇa atra vyavasyati

9. ayam anupraśnaḥ tādr̥śaḥ yatra dharmaḥ sudurvacaḥ
duṣkaraḥ pratisaṃkhyātum tarkeṇa atra vyavasyati

9. This inquiry is of such a nature that the intrinsic nature (dharma) is very difficult to explain, hard to analyze, and one must resolve it here through reasoning.

Words meanings summery:

• ताद्र्̥शः (tādr̥śaḥ) - of such a nature (such, of such a kind, similar)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

• अनुप्रश्नः (anupraśnaḥ) - inquiry (subsequent question, inquiry, counter-question)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which case)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) (dharma, righteousness, duty, natural law)

• सुदुर्वचः (sudurvacaḥ) - very difficult to explain (very difficult to speak/explain)

• दुष्करः (duṣkaraḥ) - hard to analyze (difficult to do, hard, impossible)

• प्रतिसंख्यातुम् (pratisaṁkhyātum) - to analyze (to enumerate, to reckon, to analyze, to reflect upon)

• तर्केण (tarkeṇa) - through reasoning (by reasoning, by logic, by argument)

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this place, in this matter)

• व्यवस्यति (vyavasyati) - one must resolve it (determines, resolves, decides, endeavors)

Words meanings and morphology

ताद्र्̥शः (tādr̥śaḥ) - of such a nature (such, of such a kind, similar)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tādr̥śa

tādr̥śa - such, of such a kind, similar

Note: Agrees with `anupraśnaḥ`.

अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

Note: Agrees with `anupraśnaḥ`.

अनुप्रश्नः (anupraśnaḥ) - inquiry (subsequent question, inquiry, counter-question)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anupraśna

anupraśna - subsequent question, inquiry, counter-question

Compound of anu (after) and praśna (question)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anu+praśna)

• anu – after, along, according to
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• praśna – question, inquiry, problem
  noun (masculine)
  From root prach (to ask)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces the relative clause.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the intrinsic nature (dharma) (dharma, righteousness, duty, natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the embedded clause.

सुदुर्वचः (sudurvacaḥ) - very difficult to explain (very difficult to speak/explain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurvaca

sudurvaca - very difficult to speak or explain, ineffable

Compound of su- (very), dur- (difficult), and vaca (speaking)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durvaca)

• su – good, excellent, very
  indeclinable
  Intensifying prefix
• durvaca – difficult to speak, hard to pronounce
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vac (to speak) with prefix dur- (bad, difficult)
  Prefix: dur
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for `dharmaḥ`.

दुष्करः (duṣkaraḥ) - hard to analyze (difficult to do, hard, impossible)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣkara

duṣkara - difficult to do, hard, impossible

Gerundive

From root kṛ (to do) with prefix dur- (difficult)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kara)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• kara – doing, making, producing
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `dharmaḥ` as another predicate.

प्रतिसंख्यातुम् (pratisaṁkhyātum) - to analyze (to enumerate, to reckon, to analyze, to reflect upon)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root khyā (to see, declare) with prefixes prati and sam

Prefixes: prati+sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Used with `duṣkaraḥ`.

तर्केण (tarkeṇa) - through reasoning (by reasoning, by logic, by argument)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tarka

tarka - reasoning, logic, argument, speculation

Root: tark (class 10)

Note: Denotes the means.

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place/context.

व्यवस्यति (vyavasyati) - one must resolve it (determines, resolves, decides, endeavors)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vyavasya

Present Active

4th class verb, Present Active, parasmaipada, with prefixes vi, ava

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: so (class 4)

Note: Implied subject is 'one' or 'the inquirer'.