महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-265, verse-4

ततस्तदर्थं यतते कर्म चारभते पुनः ।
इष्टानां रूपगन्धानामभ्यासं च चिकीर्षति ॥४॥

4. tatastadarthaṁ yatate karma cārabhate punaḥ ,
iṣṭānāṁ rūpagandhānāmabhyāsaṁ ca cikīrṣati.

4. tataḥ tadartham yatate karma ca ārabhate punaḥ
iṣṭānām rūpagandhānām abhyāsam ca cikīrṣati

4. tataḥ tadartham yatate punaḥ ca karma ārabhate
ca iṣṭānām rūpagandhānām abhyāsam cikīrṣati

4. Following that, one strives for those [objects] and again initiates action (karma). Moreover, one desires to cultivate the experience of agreeable forms and fragrances.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - following that (then, thence, from that, therefore, subsequently)

• तदर्थम् (tadartham) - for those [objects] (for that purpose, for their sake)

• यतते (yatate) - one strives (strives, endeavors, exerts oneself)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual action, fate)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आरभते (ārabhate) - initiates (begins, undertakes, commences)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more, further, moreover)

• इष्टानाम् (iṣṭānām) - of agreeable (of desired, of agreeable, of liked)

• रूपगन्धानाम् (rūpagandhānām) - of forms and fragrances (of forms and smells, of beauty and fragrance)

• अभ्यासम् (abhyāsam) - the cultivation / experience (practice, repetition, cultivation, study, habit)

• च (ca) - moreover / and (and, also, moreover)

• चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - one desires to cultivate (desires to do, wishes to perform, seeks to acquire)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - following that (then, thence, from that, therefore, subsequently)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'tad' with 'tas' suffix.

तदर्थम् (tadartham) - for those [objects] (for that purpose, for their sake)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tadartha

tadartha - for that purpose, for its sake

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+artha)

• tad – that, those
  pronoun (neuter)
  Pronominal stem.
• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial.

यतते (yatate) - one strives (strives, endeavors, exerts oneself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of yat

Present middle

Root 'yat' (1st conjugation).

Root: yat (class 1)

Note: Subject is implied (the individual).

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, deed, work, ritual action, fate)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate, effect of actions

From root 'kṛ' (to do) + suffix 'man'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'ārabhate'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आरभते (ārabhate) - initiates (begins, undertakes, commences)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ārabh

Present middle

From root 'rabh' (1st conjugation) with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: rabh (class 1)

Note: Verb alongside 'yatate'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

Note: Modifies 'ārabhate'.

इष्टानाम् (iṣṭānām) - of agreeable (of desired, of agreeable, of liked)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, agreeable, worshipped

Past Passive Participle

From root 'iṣ' (to desire) + 'ta'.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

रूपगन्धानाम् (rūpagandhānām) - of forms and fragrances (of forms and smells, of beauty and fragrance)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rūpagandha

rūpagandha - form and smell, beauty and fragrance

Dvandva compound.

Compound type : dvandva (rūpa+gandha)

• rūpa – form, shape, beauty, appearance, visible object
  noun (neuter)
• gandha – smell, odor, fragrance, perfume
  noun (masculine)

अभ्यासम् (abhyāsam) - the cultivation / experience (practice, repetition, cultivation, study, habit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhyāsa

abhyāsa - practice, repetition, cultivation, study, habit

From prefix 'abhi' + root 'as' (to throw, to send, to be present) or 'ā' + 'sā'. From 'ā-√as' (to sit near, attend) + 'ghañ'.

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'cikīrṣati'.

च (ca) - moreover / and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - one desires to cultivate (desires to do, wishes to perform, seeks to acquire)

(verb)

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

Desiderative of 'kṛ'

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with desiderative suffix 'sa' and reduplication 'ci'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)