महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-261, verse-55

न प्रवृत्तिरृते शास्त्रात्काचिदस्तीति निश्चयः ।
यदन्यद्वेदवादेभ्यस्तदशास्त्रमिति श्रुतिः ॥५५॥

55. na pravṛttirṛte śāstrātkācidastīti niścayaḥ ,
yadanyadvedavādebhyastadaśāstramiti śrutiḥ.

55. na pravṛttiḥ ṛte śāstrāt kācit asti iti niścayaḥ
yat anyat vedavādebhyaḥ tat aśāstram iti śrutiḥ

55. śāstrāt ṛte kācit pravṛttiḥ na asti iti niścayaḥ (asti).
yat vedavādebhyaḥ anyat (asti),
tat aśāstram iti śrutiḥ (vadati).

55. It is a definite conclusion that no activity whatsoever can exist apart from sacred teaching. Furthermore, the revealed scripture declares that whatever is different from the pronouncements of the Vedas is not sacred teaching.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - activity, engagement, tendency, inclination

• ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

• शास्त्रात् (śāstrāt) - from sacred teaching, from scripture

• काचित् (kācit) - any, some, whatever (feminine)

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - marks a conclusion (thus, so, in this way)

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, definite conclusion, determination

• यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

• अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

• वेदवादेभ्यः (vedavādebhyaḥ) - from Vedic statements, from Vedic declarations

• तत् (tat) - that

• अशास्त्रम् (aśāstram) - not sacred teaching, contrary to scripture

• इति (iti) - marks a declaration (thus, so, in this way)

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - Vedic revelation, sacred tradition, hearing

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रवृत्तिः (pravṛttiḥ) - activity, engagement, tendency, inclination

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - activity, engagement, tendency, inclination, manifestation

Derived from 'pra-vṛt' (to turn forth, to proceed).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

ऋते (ṛte) - without, except for, apart from

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing the ablative case.

शास्त्रात् (śāstrāt) - from sacred teaching, from scripture

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - sacred teaching, scripture, treatise, rule, instruction

Derived from 'śās' (to teach, to instruct).

Root: śās (class 2)

काचित् (kācit) - any, some, whatever (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - any, some, a certain, someone

Compound of 'ka' (interrogative pronoun) and 'cid' (indefinite particle).

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

Root 'as' (class 2), parasmaipada form.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - marks a conclusion (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, definite conclusion, determination

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, definite conclusion, determination, ascertainment

Derived from 'niś-ci' (to ascertain, to determine).

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

यत् (yat) - which, what, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

अन्यत् (anyat) - other, different

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, different, another

वेदवादेभ्यः (vedavādebhyaḥ) - from Vedic statements, from Vedic declarations

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of vedavāda

vedavāda - Vedic statement, declaration of the Vedas, Vedic doctrine

Tatpurusha compound: Veda (Veda) + vāda (statement).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vāda)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'vid' (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vāda – statement, declaration, speech, doctrine
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'vad' (to speak).
  Root: vad (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अशास्त्रम् (aśāstram) - not sacred teaching, contrary to scripture

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of aśāstra

aśāstra - not sacred teaching, contrary to scripture, uncanonical

Compound of 'a' (negating prefix) and 'śāstra' (sacred teaching).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śāstra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• śāstra – sacred teaching, scripture, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from 'śās' (to teach, to instruct).
  Root: śās (class 2)

इति (iti) - marks a declaration (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - Vedic revelation, sacred tradition, hearing

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - Vedic revelation, sacred tradition, hearing, what is heard

Derived from 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)