महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-42

चलां तु प्रकृतिं प्राहुः कारणं क्षेपसर्गयोः ।
अक्षेपसर्गयोःकर्ता निश्चलः पुरुषः स्मृतः ॥४२॥

42. calāṁ tu prakṛtiṁ prāhuḥ kāraṇaṁ kṣepasargayoḥ ,
akṣepasargayoḥkartā niścalaḥ puruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ.

42. calām tu prakṛtim prāhuḥ kāraṇam kṣepasargayoḥ
| akṣepasargayoḥ kartā niścalaḥ puruṣaḥ smṛtaḥ

42. tu calām prakṛtim kṣepasargayoḥ kāraṇam prāhuḥ
niścalaḥ puruṣaḥ akṣepasargayoḥ kartā smṛtaḥ

42. But they declare that mutable nature (prakṛti) is the cause of projection and emanation. The immutable cosmic person (puruṣa) is remembered as the agent for non-projection and non-emanation.

Words meanings summery:

• चलाम् (calām) - moving, mutable, unsteady

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - the fundamental material nature (prakṛti) (nature, origin, fundamental matter)

• प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they declare, they say

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• क्षेपसर्गयोः (kṣepasargayoḥ) - of projection and emanation, of agitation and creation

• अक्षेपसर्गयोः (akṣepasargayoḥ) - of non-projection and non-emanation, of non-agitation and non-creation

• कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent, creator

• निश्चलः (niścalaḥ) - unmoving, immutable, steady

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (cosmic person, individual soul, man)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, traditionally known

Words meanings and morphology

चलाम् (calām) - moving, mutable, unsteady

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cala

cala - moving, agitated, unsteady

Root: cal (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

प्रकृतिम् (prakṛtim) - the fundamental material nature (prakṛti) (nature, origin, fundamental matter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, origin, fundamental matter, primary substance

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they declare, they say

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pra-ah

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 0)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, motive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

क्षेपसर्गयोः (kṣepasargayoḥ) - of projection and emanation, of agitation and creation

(noun)

Genitive, dual of kṣepasarga

kṣepasarga - projection and emanation, agitation and creation

Compound type : dvandva (kṣepa+sarga)

• kṣepa – projection, casting, throwing, agitation
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• sarga – emanation, creation, discharge, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

अक्षेपसर्गयोः (akṣepasargayoḥ) - of non-projection and non-emanation, of non-agitation and non-creation

(noun)

Genitive, dual of akṣepasarga

akṣepasarga - non-projection and non-emanation

Compound type : nañ-dvandva (akṣepa+asarga)

• akṣepa – non-projection, non-agitation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣip (class 6)
• asarga – non-emanation, non-creation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

कर्ता (kartā) - doer, agent, creator

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

Agent noun from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निश्चलः (niścalaḥ) - unmoving, immutable, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścala

niścala - unmoving, steady, firm, immutable

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (nis+cala)

• nis – out, forth, without, negation
  indeclinable
• cala – moving, agitated, unsteady
  adjective
  Root: cal (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa) (cosmic person, individual soul, man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, cosmic person, spirit

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, traditionally known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, considered, recollected

Past Passive Participle

From smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)