महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-184, verse-7

भरद्वाज उवाच ।
यदेतच्चातुराश्रम्यं ब्रह्मर्षिविहितं पुरा ।
तेषां स्वे स्वे य आचारास्तान्मे वक्तुमिहार्हसि ॥७॥

7. bharadvāja uvāca ,
yadetaccāturāśramyaṁ brahmarṣivihitaṁ purā ,
teṣāṁ sve sve ya ācārāstānme vaktumihārhasi.

7. bharadvāja uvāca yat etat cāturāśramyam brahmarṣivihitam
purā teṣām sve sve ye ācārāḥ tān me vaktum iha arhasi

7. bharadvāja uvāca yat etat cāturāśramyam brahmarṣivihitam
purā teṣām sve sve ye ācārāḥ tān me iha vaktum arhasi

7. Bhāradvāja said: "Please tell me here what are the respective observances for each of those four systems of life (āśrama) that were ordained by the Brahmarṣis in ancient times."

Words meanings summery:

• भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) - Bhāradvāja (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• एतत् (etat) - this

• चातुराश्रम्यम् (cāturāśramyam) - the system of four stages of life (āśramas)

• ब्रह्मर्षिविहितम् (brahmarṣivihitam) - ordained by the Brahmarṣis (Brahmin sages)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• स्वे (sve) - in their own, in their respective

• स्वे (sve) - in their own, in their respective

• ये (ye) - which, what

• आचाराः (ācārāḥ) - observances, customs, conduct

• तान् (tān) - those

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

• इह (iha) - here

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able, you are fit

Words meanings and morphology

भरद्वाज (bharadvāja) - Bhāradvāja (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - a descendant of Bharadvāja; name of a famous Vedic sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

perfect (liṭ)

root 'vac' with reduplication, 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

चातुराश्रम्यम् (cāturāśramyam) - the system of four stages of life (āśramas)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cāturāśramya

cāturāśramya - the system of four āśramas

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (catur+āśramya)

• catur – four
  numeral
• āśramya – relating to an āśrama
  adjective (neuter)
  derived from āśrama
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)

ब्रह्मर्षिविहितम् (brahmarṣivihitam) - ordained by the Brahmarṣis (Brahmin sages)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmarṣivihita

brahmarṣivihita - ordained by Brahmarṣis

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahmarṣi+vihita)

• brahmarṣi – a Brahmin sage
  noun (masculine)
• vihita – ordained, prescribed, arranged
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'dhā' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वे (sve) - in their own, in their respective

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Here used adverbially or as an adjective in locative to mean 'in their respective'.

स्वे (sve) - in their own, in their respective

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sva

sva - own, one's own, self

Note: Repetition for emphasis: 'in their very own (respective ones)'.

ये (ye) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

आचाराः (ācārāḥ) - observances, customs, conduct

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ācāra

ācāra - custom, practice, rule, conduct, observance

Root: car (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Also can be genitive, but dative fits context 'tell to me'.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

(indeclinable)

infinitive

root 'vac' + -tum suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

इह (iha) - here

(indeclinable)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able, you are fit

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present (laṭ)

root 'arh', 2nd person singular active

Root: arh (class 1)