महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-235, verse-21

परस्परं तथैवाहुश्चातुराश्रम्यमेव तत् ।
ये चोक्ता नियमास्तेषां सर्वं कार्यं बुभूषता ॥२१॥

21. parasparaṁ tathaivāhuścāturāśramyameva tat ,
ye coktā niyamāsteṣāṁ sarvaṁ kāryaṁ bubhūṣatā.

21. parasparam tathā eva āhuḥ ca cāturāśramyam eva tat
ye ca uktāḥ niyamāḥ teṣām sarvam kāryam bubhūṣatā

21. tat cāturāśramyam eva parasparam tathā eva āhuḥ
ca ye teṣām niyamāḥ uktāḥ sarvam bubhūṣatā kāryam

21. In the same manner, they declare this very system of the four stages of life (āśrama) to be mutually interdependent. And all the rules that have been prescribed for them must be fulfilled by one who desires to thrive.

Words meanings summery:

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• ये (ye) - those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - stated, declared, said

• नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - rules, restraints, observances

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, work, that which is to be done

• बुभूषता (bubhūṣatā) - by one wishing to be, by one desiring prosperity/welfare

Words meanings and morphology

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cāturāśramya

cāturāśramya - the system of the four āśramas; relating to the four āśramas

Derived from catur (four) and āśrama (stage of life) with a taddhita suffix.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - stated, declared, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - stated, spoken, said, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

नियमाः (niyamāḥ) - rules, restraints, observances

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of niyama

niyama - rule, restraint, observance, discipline

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, it

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, everything

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Modifies 'kāryam'

कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, work, that which is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action, work

Gerundive

Derived from √kṛ with the suffix -ya.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बुभूषता (bubhūṣatā) - by one wishing to be, by one desiring prosperity/welfare

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bubhūṣat

bubhūṣat - wishing to be, desiring welfare or prosperity

Present Active Participle (Desiderative)

Formed from the desiderative stem of √bhū (bubhūṣa) with the śatṛ suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)