महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-321, verse-25

चत्वारो ह्याश्रमा देव सर्वे गार्हस्थ्यमूलकाः ।
यजन्ते त्वामहरहर्नानामूर्तिसमास्थितम् ॥२५॥

25. catvāro hyāśramā deva sarve gārhasthyamūlakāḥ ,
yajante tvāmaharaharnānāmūrtisamāsthitam.

25. catvāraḥ hi āśramāḥ deva sarve gārhasthya-mūlakāḥ
yajante tvām ahar-ahaḥ nānā-mūrti-samāsthitam

25. deva hi sarve catvāraḥ āśramāḥ gārhasthya-mūlakāḥ
te tvām nānā-mūrti-samāsthitam ahar-ahaḥ yajante

25. O Lord, indeed all four stages of life (āśramas) have the householder (gārhasthya) as their foundation. They worship you daily, who are situated in various forms.

Words meanings summery:

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

• आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) - stages of life (āśramas) (hermitages, stages of life)

• देव (deva) - O Lord (god, lord, divine being)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• गार्हस्थ्य-मूलकाः (gārhasthya-mūlakāḥ) - having the householder (gārhasthya) as their foundation (having the householder stage as their root/basis)

• यजन्ते (yajante) - they worship (by performing rituals) (they worship, they perform Vedic ritual)

• त्वाम् (tvām) - You (Nārāyaṇa) (you)

• अहर्-अहः (ahar-ahaḥ) - daily (day by day, daily)

• नाना-मूर्ति-समास्थितम् (nānā-mūrti-samāsthitam) - who are situated in various forms (situated in various forms, abiding in diverse manifestations)

Words meanings and morphology

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Agrees with 'āśramāḥ'

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

आश्रमाः (āśramāḥ) - stages of life (āśramas) (hermitages, stages of life)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastery, stage of life, order of life

from root śram (to toil, exert) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Subject of the first clause

देव (deva) - O Lord (god, lord, divine being)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Addressed to Nārāyaṇa

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'āśramāḥ'

गार्हस्थ्य-मूलकाः (gārhasthya-mūlakāḥ) - having the householder (gārhasthya) as their foundation (having the householder stage as their root/basis)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gārhasthya-mūlaka

gārhasthya-mūlaka - rooted in householder's life, dependent on the householder

Compound of gārhasthya (householder state) + mūlaka (rooted, based on)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gārhasthya+mūlaka)

• gārhasthya – householder state, domestic life
  noun (neuter)
• mūlaka – rooted, based on, originating from
  adjective
  from mūla (root) + -ka suffix

Note: Predicate adjective for 'āśramāḥ'

यजन्ते (yajante) - they worship (by performing rituals) (they worship, they perform Vedic ritual)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of yaj

present tense

from root yaj (to worship, sacrifice), middle voice ending -ante

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: The 'they' refers to the followers of the āśramas, especially householders.

त्वाम् (tvām) - You (Nārāyaṇa) (you)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular)

Note: Object of 'yajante'

अहर्-अहः (ahar-ahaḥ) - daily (day by day, daily)

(indeclinable)

iterative compound of ahan (day)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ahan+ahan)

• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)
• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage

नाना-मूर्ति-समास्थितम् (nānā-mūrti-samāsthitam) - who are situated in various forms (situated in various forms, abiding in diverse manifestations)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nānā-mūrti-samāsthita

nānā-mūrti-samāsthita - situated in various forms, existing in diverse manifestations

past passive participle (from sam-ā-sthā)

Compound of nānā (various) + mūrti (form) + samāsthita (situated, established)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nānā+mūrti+samāsthita)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• mūrti – form, body, idol, manifestation
  noun (feminine)
• samāsthita – well-situated, established, placed
  adjective
  past passive participle
  from root sthā (to stand) with prefixes sam and ā + kta
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tvām'