महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-322, verse-36

कृतं शतसहस्रं हि श्लोकानामिदमुत्तमम् ।
लोकतन्त्रस्य कृत्स्नस्य यस्माद्धर्मः प्रवर्तते ॥३६॥

36. kṛtaṁ śatasahasraṁ hi ślokānāmidamuttamam ,
lokatantrasya kṛtsnasya yasmāddharmaḥ pravartate.

36. kṛtam śatasahasram hi ślokānām idam uttamam
lokatantrasya kṛtsnasya yasmāt dharmaḥ pravartate

36. idam uttamam śatasahasram ślokānām hi kṛtam
yasmāt kṛtsnasya lokatantrasya dharmaḥ pravartate

36. Indeed, this excellent work of one hundred thousand verses has been composed, from which the (natural law) dharma for the entire system of the world proceeds.

Words meanings summery:

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - composed (done, made, composed)

• शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - one hundred thousand

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

• श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of verses (of verses, of fame)

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

• लोकतन्त्रस्य (lokatantrasya) - of the system of the world (of the world-system, of governance)

• कृत्स्नस्य (kṛtsnasya) - of the entire (of the whole, entire)

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which (from which, because of which)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature (dharma))

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds (proceeds, functions, arises, begins)

Words meanings and morphology

कृतम् (kṛtam) - composed (done, made, composed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

From root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

शतसहस्रम् (śatasahasram) - one hundred thousand

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śatasahasra

śatasahasra - hundred thousand, lakh

Dvigu compound: śata (hundred) + sahasra (thousand).

Compound type : dvigu (śata+sahasra)

• śata – hundred
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

Emphatic or causal particle.

श्लोकानाम् (ślokānām) - of verses (of verses, of fame)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, renown

From root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

इदम् (idam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun, nominative singular neuter.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, principal

Superlative of 'ud' (up, out).

लोकतन्त्रस्य (lokatantrasya) - of the system of the world (of the world-system, of governance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of lokatantra

lokatantra - world-system, public administration, governance, polity

Tatpuruṣa compound: loka (world) + tantra (system).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+tantra)

• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
• tantra – loom, thread, system, doctrine, rule, governance
  noun (neuter)

कृत्स्नस्य (kṛtsnasya) - of the entire (of the whole, entire)

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - whole, entire, complete, all

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - from which (from which, because of which)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun, ablative singular neuter.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, virtue, cosmic order (dharma)

From root √dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds (proceeds, functions, arises, begins)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart

Present tense (laṭ) 3rd singular

From pra- √vṛt (to turn, exist), middle voice (ātmanepada).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)