महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-12, verse-11

आश्रमांस्तुलया सर्वान्धृतानाहुर्मनीषिणः ।
एकतस्ते त्रयो राजन्गृहस्थाश्रम एकतः ॥११॥

11. āśramāṁstulayā sarvāndhṛtānāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ ,
ekataste trayo rājangṛhasthāśrama ekataḥ.

11. āśramān tulayā sarvān dhṛtān āhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥ
ekataḥ te trayaḥ rājan gṛhasthāśramaḥ ekataḥ

11. rājan manīṣiṇaḥ sarvān āśramān dhṛtān āhuḥ
ekataḥ te trayaḥ ekataḥ gṛhasthāśramaḥ

11. O King, the wise declare that all (other) stages of life (āśrama) are sustained by the householder. They consider that on one side of a balance are those three (other stages), and on the other side is the householder (gṛhasthāśrama) stage alone.

Words meanings summery:

• आश्रमान् (āśramān) - stages of life

• तुलया (tulayā) - by comparison, by a balance

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - referring to all other stages of life (all, whole)

• धृतान् (dhṛtān) - sustained, held, maintained

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, thinkers, intelligent ones

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, on the one hand

• ते (te) - refers to the other three āśramas (brahmacarya, vānaprastha, saṃnyāsa) (those, they)

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - referring to the three āśramas other than the gṛhastha (brahmacarya, vānaprastha, saṃnyāsa) (three)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

• गृहस्थाश्रमः (gṛhasthāśramaḥ) - the householder stage of life

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, on the one hand

Words meanings and morphology

आश्रमान् (āśramān) - stages of life

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - stage of life, hermitage, abode

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

तुलया (tulayā) - by comparison, by a balance

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tulā

tulā - balance, scale, comparison

सर्वान् (sarvān) - referring to all other stages of life (all, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

धृतान् (dhṛtān) - sustained, held, maintained

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhṛta

dhṛta - held, borne, sustained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhṛ- with suffix -ta

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective qualifying 'āśramān'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (liṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Often considered as a perfect form with present meaning.

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the wise, thinkers, intelligent ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious (as a noun: a wise person)

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, on the one hand

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to eka

ते (te) - refers to the other three āśramas (brahmacarya, vānaprastha, saṃnyāsa) (those, they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Masculine plural nominative of 'tad'.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - referring to the three āśramas other than the gṛhastha (brahmacarya, vānaprastha, saṃnyāsa) (three)

(numeral)

Note: Masculine nominative plural.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

गृहस्थाश्रमः (gṛhasthāśramaḥ) - the householder stage of life

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhasthāśrama

gṛhasthāśrama - the householder stage of life (āśrama)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛhastha+āśrama)

• gṛhastha – householder, one who dwells in a house
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• āśrama – stage of life, hermitage, abode
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, on the one hand

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to eka