महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-254, verse-24

तत्रापराणि दारूणि संसृज्यन्ते ततस्ततः ।
तृणकाष्ठकरीषाणि कदा चिन्नसमीक्षया ।
एवमेवायमाचारः प्रादुर्भूतो यतस्ततः ॥२४॥

24. tatrāparāṇi dārūṇi saṁsṛjyante tatastataḥ ,
tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣāṇi kadā cinnasamīkṣayā ,
evamevāyamācāraḥ prādurbhūto yatastataḥ.

24. tatra aparāṇi dārūṇi saṃsṛjyante
tatas tataḥ tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣāṇi
kadā cit na samīkṣayā evam eva
ayam ācāraḥ prādurbhūtaḥ yatas tataḥ

24. aparāṇi dārūṇi tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣāṇi
tatas tataḥ kadā cit na samīkṣayā
tatra saṃsṛjyante evam eva
ayam ācāraḥ yatas tataḥ prādurbhūtaḥ

24. Just as various other fuels like grass, wood, and cow-dung are indiscriminately gathered from here and there, so too has this custom arisen from diverse sources.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that (analogy) (there, in that place, in that matter)

• अपराणि (aparāṇi) - other (fuels) (other, different, subsequent, inferior)

• दारूणि (dārūṇi) - pieces of wood (as fuel) (woods, timbers, pieces of wood)

• संसृज्यन्ते (saṁsṛjyante) - they are gathered (as fuels) (they are mingled, they are brought together, they are created)

• ततस् (tatas) - from here (part of tatas tataḥ) (thence, from that, from there, therefore)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there (part of tatas tataḥ) (thence, from that, from there, therefore)

• तृणकाष्ठकरीषाणि (tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣāṇi) - grass, wood, and cow-dung (as fuels for fire) (grass, wood, and cow-dung (as fuels))

• कदा (kadā) - sometimes (when, at what time, sometimes)

• चित् (cit) - sometimes (used with kadā) (any, some, even, just)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• समीक्षया (samīkṣayā) - without examination, indiscriminately (by examination, by looking closely, by discrimination)

• एवम् (evam) - just so, in the same way (thus, so, in this manner)

• एव (eva) - just so, in the same way (used with evam) (indeed, truly, just, only)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (custom) (this (masculine nominative singular))

• आचारः (ācāraḥ) - custom, practice (custom, practice, conduct, tradition)

• प्रादुर्भूतः (prādurbhūtaḥ) - has arisen, has emerged (appeared, arisen, manifest)

• यतस् (yatas) - from here (part of yatas tataḥ) (whence, from whom, from where)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there (part of yatas tataḥ) (thence, from that, from there, therefore)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that (analogy) (there, in that place, in that matter)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + tral (suffix indicating place).

अपराणि (aparāṇi) - other (fuels) (other, different, subsequent, inferior)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of apara

apara - other, different, subsequent, inferior

Note: Agrees with dārūṇi and tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣāṇi.

दारूणि (dārūṇi) - pieces of wood (as fuel) (woods, timbers, pieces of wood)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dāru

dāru - wood, timber, a piece of wood

संसृज्यन्ते (saṁsṛjyante) - they are gathered (as fuels) (they are mingled, they are brought together, they are created)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of saṃsṛj

Passive voice, present indicative, 3rd person plural. Root sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix sam (together).

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: The subject is dārūṇi and tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣāṇi.

ततस् (tatas) - from here (part of tatas tataḥ) (thence, from that, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + tasil (suffix indicating origin/source).

ततः (tataḥ) - from there (part of tatas tataḥ) (thence, from that, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + tasil (suffix indicating origin/source).

तृणकाष्ठकरीषाणि (tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣāṇi) - grass, wood, and cow-dung (as fuels for fire) (grass, wood, and cow-dung (as fuels))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣa

tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣa - grass, wood, and cow-dung

Compound type : dvandva (tṛṇa+kāṣṭha+karīṣa)

• tṛṇa – grass, herb
  noun (neuter)
• kāṣṭha – wood, stick, timber
  noun (neuter)
• karīṣa – cow-dung
  noun (neuter)

Note: This compound acts as a collective plural noun.

कदा (kadā) - sometimes (when, at what time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative pronoun ka (what) + dā (suffix indicating time).

चित् (cit) - sometimes (used with kadā) (any, some, even, just)

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

समीक्षया (samīkṣayā) - without examination, indiscriminately (by examination, by looking closely, by discrimination)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of samīkṣā

samīkṣā - examination, close observation, discrimination

From prefix sam + root īkṣ (to see, behold) + suffix a + ṭāp (feminine suffix).

Prefix: sam

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Used with na to mean 'without examination/discrimination'.

एवम् (evam) - just so, in the same way (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - just so, in the same way (used with evam) (indeed, truly, just, only)

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (custom) (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to ācāraḥ.

आचारः (ācāraḥ) - custom, practice (custom, practice, conduct, tradition)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācāra

ācāra - custom, practice, conduct, tradition

From prefix ā + root car (to move, behave) + ghañ suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: This is the subject of the second part of the verse.

प्रादुर्भूतः (prādurbhūtaḥ) - has arisen, has emerged (appeared, arisen, manifest)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prādurbhūta

prādurbhūta - appeared, arisen, manifest

Past Passive Participle

From prefix prādur (visible, manifest) + root bhū (to be, become) + kta suffix.

Prefix: prādur

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Often implies 'has become manifest' when used as a predicate.

यतस् (yatas) - from here (part of yatas tataḥ) (whence, from whom, from where)

(indeclinable)

From relative pronoun yad (which, who) + tasil suffix.

ततः (tataḥ) - from there (part of yatas tataḥ) (thence, from that, from there, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + tasil (suffix indicating origin/source).