महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-297, verse-25

स तु स्वभावसंपन्नस्तच्छ्रुत्वा मुनिभाषितम् ।
विनिवर्त्य मनः कामाद्धर्मे बुद्धिं चकार ह ॥२५॥

25. sa tu svabhāvasaṁpannastacchrutvā munibhāṣitam ,
vinivartya manaḥ kāmāddharme buddhiṁ cakāra ha.

25. saḥ tu svabhāvasampannaḥ tat śrutvā muni bhāṣitam
vinivartya manaḥ kāmāt dharme buddhim cakāra ha

25. saḥ tu svabhāvasampannaḥ tat muni bhāṣitam śrutvā
manaḥ kāmāt vinivartya dharme buddhim cakāra ha

25. But he, endowed with a good nature, having heard that teaching of the sage, restrained his mind from desire and indeed focused his intellect on the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• स्वभावसम्पन्नः (svabhāvasampannaḥ) - endowed with good nature, well-natured

• तत् (tat) - referring to the sage's teaching (that)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• मुनि (muni) - of the sage, ascetic

• भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - the teaching of the sage (spoken, said, teaching)

• विनिवर्त्य (vinivartya) - having turned away, having restrained

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

• कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, from lust

• धर्मे (dharme) - in the natural law (dharma), in righteousness

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding

• चकार (cakāra) - he focused (his intellect) (he made, he did, he placed)

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

स्वभावसम्पन्नः (svabhāvasampannaḥ) - endowed with good nature, well-natured

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāvasampanna

svabhāvasampanna - endowed with good nature, naturally excellent, well-constituted

bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (svabhāva+sampanna)

• svabhāva – own nature, inherent disposition, essential character
  noun (masculine)
  from sva (own) + bhāva (being)
• sampanna – endowed, possessed of, complete, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-pad (to befall, happen, accomplish)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

तत् (tat) - referring to the sage's teaching (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root śru + suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

मुनि (muni) - of the sage, ascetic

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy man

Note: This is part of 'muni bhāṣitam' meaning 'spoken by the sage'. 'muni' here is genitive singular.

भाषितम् (bhāṣitam) - the teaching of the sage (spoken, said, teaching)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhāṣita

bhāṣita - spoken, said, teaching, speech

Past Passive Participle

from root bhāṣ (to speak), used as a noun here

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

विनिवर्त्य (vinivartya) - having turned away, having restrained

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

root vṛt with prefixes vi-ni, causative formation, then suffix -ya (l-yap)

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: This is a gerund (absolutive) formed with -ya suffix (l-yap) indicating a prior action.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, from lust

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure

from root kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

धर्मे (dharme) - in the natural law (dharma), in righteousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, cosmic order

from root dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, intelligence, perception

from root budh (to know)

Root: budh (class 1)

चकार (cakāra) - he focused (his intellect) (he made, he did, he placed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

perfect tense

Perfect tense 3rd singular active

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)