महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-211, verse-4

तस्य स्म शतमाचार्या वसन्ति सततं गृहे ।
दर्शयन्तः पृथग्धर्मान्नानापाषण्डवादिनः ॥४॥

4. tasya sma śatamācāryā vasanti satataṁ gṛhe ,
darśayantaḥ pṛthagdharmānnānāpāṣaṇḍavādinaḥ.

4. tasya sma śatam ācāryāḥ vasanti satatam gṛhe
darśayantaḥ pṛthak dharmān nānāpāṣaṇḍavādinaḥ

4. tasya gṛhe śatam ācāryāḥ satatam vasanti
pṛthak dharmān nānāpāṣaṇḍavādinaḥ darśayantaḥ

4. A hundred teachers constantly resided in his house, expounding distinct principles (dharma) and advocating various heterodox doctrines.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that person (referring to the main character of the narrative) (his, of him, of that)

• स्म (sma) - indicates a past habitual action with the present tense verb 'vasanti' (indeed, truly, (particle indicating past tense))

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (teachers) (a hundred)

• आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ) - spiritual teachers or preceptors (teachers, preceptors)

• वसन्ति (vasanti) - they (the teachers) dwell (they live, they dwell)

• सततम् (satatam) - dwelling constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

• गृहे (gṛhe) - in his house (in the house, at home)

• दर्शयन्तः (darśayantaḥ) - demonstrating (principles and doctrines) (showing, demonstrating, displaying)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate or distinct (principles) (separate, distinct, individually)

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - principles (dharma) or doctrines (natural laws, principles, duties, virtues)

• नानापाषण्डवादिनः (nānāpāṣaṇḍavādinaḥ) - those advocating various heterodox doctrines (those advocating various heterodox doctrines, propounders of diverse heretical views)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that person (referring to the main character of the narrative) (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to a previously mentioned person.

स्म (sma) - indicates a past habitual action with the present tense verb 'vasanti' (indeed, truly, (particle indicating past tense))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with present tense verb 'vasanti' to indicate past habitual action.

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred (teachers) (a hundred)

(numeral)

Note: Functions as a collective noun here.

आचार्याः (ācāryāḥ) - spiritual teachers or preceptors (teachers, preceptors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ācārya

ācārya - teacher, preceptor, master

Derived from prefix 'ā' + root 'car' (to move, to practice) with 'ṇya' suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

वसन्ति (vasanti) - they (the teachers) dwell (they live, they dwell)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 3rd person plural

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Used with 'sma' to indicate past habitual action.

सततम् (satatam) - dwelling constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter accusative singular of the adjective 'satata'.

गृहे (gṛhe) - in his house (in the house, at home)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling

दर्शयन्तः (darśayantaḥ) - demonstrating (principles and doctrines) (showing, demonstrating, displaying)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darśayat

darśayat - showing, causing to see, demonstrating

Present Active Participle (causative)

From causative root 'darśay' (from 'dṛś' to see) + 'śatṛ' suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `ācāryāḥ`.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separate or distinct (principles) (separate, distinct, individually)

(indeclinable)

धर्मान् (dharmān) - principles (dharma) or doctrines (natural laws, principles, duties, virtues)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support) + 'manin' suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

नानापाषण्डवादिनः (nānāpāṣaṇḍavādinaḥ) - those advocating various heterodox doctrines (those advocating various heterodox doctrines, propounders of diverse heretical views)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nānāpāṣaṇḍavādin

nānāpāṣaṇḍavādin - one who advocates various heterodox doctrines

Compound type : karmadhāraya/bahuvrīhi (nānā+pāṣaṇḍa+vādin)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• pāṣaṇḍa – heretic, heterodox, hypocrite
  noun (masculine)
• vādin – speaker, propounder, advocate
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vad' (to speak) + 'ṇini' suffix.
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective to `ācāryāḥ`.