महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-140, verse-18

स्वविनीतेन शास्त्रेण व्यवस्यन्ति तथापरे ।
लोकयात्रामिहैके तु धर्ममाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥१८॥

18. svavinītena śāstreṇa vyavasyanti tathāpare ,
lokayātrāmihaike tu dharmamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ.

18. svavinītena śāstreṇa vyavasyanti tathā apare
lokayātrām iha eke tu dharmam āhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥ

18. tathā apare svavinītena śāstreṇa vyavasyanti
tu iha eke manīṣiṇaḥ lokayātrām dharmam āhuḥ

18. Similarly, others act (or decide) based on well-established treatises (śāstra). However, some wise individuals (manīṣiṇaḥ) here declare the conduct of worldly life (lokayātrā) to be the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• स्वविनीतेन (svavinītena) - by the well-regulated, by the well-disciplined, by the well-understood

• शास्त्रेण (śāstreṇa) - by the scripture, by the treatise, by the science

• व्यवस्यन्ति (vyavasyanti) - they decide, they act, they undertake

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, in that manner

• अपरे (apare) - others, other ones

• लोकयात्राम् (lokayātrām) - worldly course of life, conduct of people, way of the world

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• एके (eke) - some, certain ones

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they speak

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones, intelligent people, sages

Words meanings and morphology

स्वविनीतेन (svavinītena) - by the well-regulated, by the well-disciplined, by the well-understood

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svavinīta

svavinīta - well-regulated, well-disciplined, well-behaved

Past Passive Participle

from su-vi-√nī (to lead, guide) with past passive participle suffix -ta

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+vinīta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  prefix for 'good' or 'well'
• vinīta – trained, disciplined, modest, humble
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from vi-√nī
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √nī (class 1)

शास्त्रेण (śāstreṇa) - by the scripture, by the treatise, by the science

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, sacred book, science, instruction

Root: √śās (class 2)

व्यवस्यन्ति (vyavasyanti) - they decide, they act, they undertake

(verb)

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

present (laṭ)

present 3rd person plural active of vi-ava-√so/√sā (to determine, settle)

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: √so (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, in that manner

(indeclinable)

अपरे (apare) - others, other ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, posterior, different

लोकयात्राम् (lokayātrām) - worldly course of life, conduct of people, way of the world

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lokayātrā

lokayātrā - the conduct of the world, worldly affairs, public business, means of subsistence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+yātrā)

• loka – world, people, community, realm
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √lok (class 10)
• yātrā – journey, procession, going, conduct, means of subsistence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √yā (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

एके (eke) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, a certain, some, single

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion, constitution

Root: √dhṛ (class 1)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of āhuḥ

perfect (liṭ), irregular form (from √brū/√vac)

perfect 3rd person plural active of √brū or √vac

Root: √brū (class 2)

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise ones, intelligent people, sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious, a sage