महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-210, verse-4

प्रवृत्तिलक्षणं धर्मं प्रजापतिरथाब्रवीत् ।
प्रवृत्तिः पुनरावृत्तिर्निवृत्तिः परमा गतिः ॥४॥

4. pravṛttilakṣaṇaṁ dharmaṁ prajāpatirathābravīt ,
pravṛttiḥ punarāvṛttirnivṛttiḥ paramā gatiḥ.

4. pravṛttilakṣaṇam dharmam prajāpatiḥ atha abravīt
pravṛttiḥ punarāvṛttiḥ nivṛttiḥ paramā gatiḥ

4. prajāpatiḥ atha abravīt dharmam pravṛttilakṣaṇam
pravṛttiḥ punarāvṛttiḥ nivṛttiḥ paramā gatiḥ

4. Prajāpati then declared the natural law (dharma) whose characteristic is engagement: engagement leads to repeated return (saṃsāra), while disengagement from action is the supreme goal (mokṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवृत्तिलक्षणम् (pravṛttilakṣaṇam) - having engagement (pravṛtti) as its distinguishing characteristic (characterized by activity or engagement, having activity as a distinguishing mark)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) pertaining to action and cessation (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue)

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati, the creator god (lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajāpati (a specific deity or creator god))

• अथ (atha) - then, subsequently (after this) (then, next, now, moreover)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Prajāpati declared (he spoke, he said, he declared)

• प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - engagement in worldly activities (engagement, activity, action, impulse)

• पुनरावृत्तिः (punarāvṛttiḥ) - repeated return to the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra) (repeated return, rebirth, reincarnation)

• निवृत्तिः (nivṛttiḥ) - disengagement from worldly actions and desires (cessation, disengagement, turning back, withdrawal from activity)

• परमा (paramā) - the ultimate goal (supreme, highest, ultimate, best)

• गतिः (gatiḥ) - the supreme destination or state (mokṣa) (path, movement, goal, state, destination)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवृत्तिलक्षणम् (pravṛttilakṣaṇam) - having engagement (pravṛtti) as its distinguishing characteristic (characterized by activity or engagement, having activity as a distinguishing mark)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pravṛttilakṣaṇa

pravṛttilakṣaṇa - characterized by engagement/activity, having engagement as a distinguishing mark

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pravṛtti+lakṣaṇa)

• pravṛtti – engagement, activity, action, procedure
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from pra- + √vṛt (to turn, exist)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition, distinguishing feature
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from √lakṣ (to mark, perceive)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) pertaining to action and cessation (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Derived from √dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajāpati, the creator god (lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajāpati (a specific deity or creator god))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, creator, a specific deity associated with creation

compound prajā (offspring, creatures) + pati (lord)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from pra- + √jan (to be born)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then, subsequently (after this) (then, next, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - Prajāpati declared (he spoke, he said, he declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root brū (or vac)

Imperfect 3rd singular active

Root: brū (class 2)

प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - engagement in worldly activities (engagement, activity, action, impulse)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - engagement, activity, action, procedure, impulse, tendency

Derived from pra- + √vṛt (to turn, exist)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

पुनरावृत्तिः (punarāvṛttiḥ) - repeated return to the cycle of birth and death (saṃsāra) (repeated return, rebirth, reincarnation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of punarāvṛtti

punarāvṛtti - repeated return, recurrence, reincarnation, rebirth

Compound of punar (again) + āvṛtti (return).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (punar+āvṛtti)

• punar – again, anew, back, further
  indeclinable
• āvṛtti – return, turning back, repetition
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from ā- + √vṛt (to turn)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

निवृत्तिः (nivṛttiḥ) - disengagement from worldly actions and desires (cessation, disengagement, turning back, withdrawal from activity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nivṛtti

nivṛtti - cessation, withdrawal, renunciation, turning away, non-action, quietism

Derived from ni- + √vṛt (to turn, cease)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

परमा (paramā) - the ultimate goal (supreme, highest, ultimate, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, most excellent, chief

गतिः (gatiḥ) - the supreme destination or state (mokṣa) (path, movement, goal, state, destination)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - path, movement, going, course, destination, state, means, access, refuge

Derived from √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)