महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-88

निवृत्तिं चास्थितो धर्मं गतिमक्षयधर्मिणाम् ।
प्रवृत्तिधर्मान्विदधे कृत्वा लोकस्य चित्रताम् ॥८८॥

88. nivṛttiṁ cāsthito dharmaṁ gatimakṣayadharmiṇām ,
pravṛttidharmānvidadhe kṛtvā lokasya citratām.

88. nivṛttim ca āsthitaḥ dharmam gatim akṣayadharmiṇām
pravṛttidharmān vidadhe kṛtvā lokasya citratām

88. saḥ ca nivṛttim dharmam āsthitaḥ,
(yaḥ) akṣayadharmiṇām gatim (asti),
(saḥ) lokasya citratām kṛtvā pravṛttidharmān vidadhe.

88. He established the constitution (dharma) of cessation, which is the goal for those of imperishable constitution (dharma), and he also arranged the constitutions (dharma) of activity, thereby creating the diversity of the world.

Words meanings summery:

• निवृत्तिम् (nivṛttim) - the path or principle of renunciation/withdrawal from worldly activity (cessation, renunciation, withdrawal)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - established in, having resorted to, adopted

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the fundamental principle or law governing an aspect of existence (constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness)

• गतिम् (gatim) - goal, destination, path, movement

• अक्षयधर्मिणाम् (akṣayadharmiṇām) - referring to beings or individuals whose fundamental constitution or spiritual essence is not subject to decay (of those whose nature is imperishable, of those with imperishable merit)

• प्रवृत्तिधर्मान् (pravṛttidharmān) - the principles or laws governing worldly engagement and action (constitutions/laws of activity, active principles)

• विदधे (vidadhe) - he established, he arranged, he created

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, by doing, creating

• लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people, of creation

• चित्रताम् (citratām) - diversity, variegatedness, manifoldness

Words meanings and morphology

निवृत्तिम् (nivṛttim) - the path or principle of renunciation/withdrawal from worldly activity (cessation, renunciation, withdrawal)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nivṛtti

nivṛtti - cessation, retirement, renunciation, turning back

From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefix 'ni' (down, back).

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - established in, having resorted to, adopted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - standing on, situated in, resorted to, adopted, undertaken

Past Passive Participle

From root 'sthā' (to stand) with prefix 'ā' (to, towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Implies an active 'having adopted' when used with an agent.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the fundamental principle or law governing an aspect of existence (constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious ordinance

From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support, maintain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

गतिम् (gatim) - goal, destination, path, movement

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, path, course, goal, destination, state of being

From root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

अक्षयधर्मिणाम् (akṣayadharmiṇām) - referring to beings or individuals whose fundamental constitution or spiritual essence is not subject to decay (of those whose nature is imperishable, of those with imperishable merit)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of akṣayadharmin

akṣayadharmin - having an imperishable nature/constitution/property

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akṣaya+dharmin)

• akṣaya – imperishable, undiminishing, undecaying
  adjective
  A (negative prefix) + kṣaya (decay).
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣi (class 1)
• dharmin – possessing (natural) law/nature, having properties, righteous
  adjective
  From 'dharma' + suffix 'in'.

प्रवृत्तिधर्मान् (pravṛttidharmān) - the principles or laws governing worldly engagement and action (constitutions/laws of activity, active principles)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pravṛttidharma

pravṛttidharma - the constitution/law of activity, the principle of worldly engagement

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pravṛtti+dharma)

• pravṛtti – activity, action, engagement, impulse
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) with prefix 'pra' (forward, forth).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विदधे (vidadhe) - he established, he arranged, he created

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vidhā

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, perfect, middle voice of root 'dhā' with prefix 'vi'.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having made, by doing, creating

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix -tvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

लोकस्य (lokasya) - of the world, of people, of creation

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, universe, region

Root: lok (class 1)

चित्रताम् (citratām) - diversity, variegatedness, manifoldness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of citratā

citratā - diversity, variegatedness, peculiarity

Derived from 'citra' (diverse, variegated) with suffix -tā (feminine noun forming suffix for abstract quality).