महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-34, verse-10

त्वष्ट्रेव विहितं यन्त्रं यथा स्थापयितुर्वशे ।
कर्मणा कालयुक्तेन तथेदं भ्राम्यते जगत् ॥१०॥

10. tvaṣṭreva vihitaṁ yantraṁ yathā sthāpayiturvaśe ,
karmaṇā kālayuktena tathedaṁ bhrāmyate jagat.

10. tvaṣṭrā iva vihitam yantram yathā sthāpayituḥ vaśe
karmaṇā kāla-yuktena tathā idam bhrāmyate jagat

10. yathā tvaṣṭrā vihitam yantram sthāpayituḥ vaśe iva,
tathā idam jagat kāla-yuktena karmaṇā bhrāmyate

10. Just as a mechanical device created by an artisan remains under the control of its operator, so this world is driven around by action connected with time.

Words meanings summery:

• त्वष्ट्रा (tvaṣṭrā) - by the divine artisan or creator (by the artisan, by Tvaṣṭṛ, by the creator)

• इव (iva) - like, as

• विहितम् (vihitam) - created, set up (placed, arranged, created, ordained)

• यन्त्रम् (yantram) - mechanical device (machine, mechanical device, instrument, contrivance)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, in which way

• स्थापयितुः (sthāpayituḥ) - of the operator (of the one who places, of the operator, of the maker)

• वशे (vaśe) - under the control (in the power, under the control)

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by karma

• काल-युक्तेन (kāla-yuktena) - connected with time, joined with time

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

• इदम् (idam) - this

• भ्राम्यते (bhrāmyate) - is driven around (is made to wander, is driven around, is whirled)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (the world, moving universe, beings)

Words meanings and morphology

त्वष्ट्रा (tvaṣṭrā) - by the divine artisan or creator (by the artisan, by Tvaṣṭṛ, by the creator)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tvaṣṭṛ

tvaṣṭṛ - artisan, creator, Tvaṣṭṛ

इव (iva) - like, as

(indeclinable)

विहितम् (vihitam) - created, set up (placed, arranged, created, ordained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - set up, arranged, created, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

vi + hā

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

यन्त्रम् (yantram) - mechanical device (machine, mechanical device, instrument, contrivance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yantra

yantra - machine, instrument, device

Root: yam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

स्थापयितुः (sthāpayituḥ) - of the operator (of the one who places, of the operator, of the maker)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sthāpayitṛ

sthāpayitṛ - one who places or operates, maker

Causal of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

वशे (vaśe) - under the control (in the power, under the control)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa

vaśa - power, control, will

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by karma

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual

Root: kṛ (class 8)

काल-युक्तेन (kāla-yuktena) - connected with time, joined with time

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kāla-yukta

kāla-yukta - connected with time

Past Passive Participle

Tatpurusha compound of kāla and yukta

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāla+yukta)

• kāla – time, death
  noun (masculine)
• yukta – joined, connected, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: yuj (class 7)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that manner

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

भ्राम्यते (bhrāmyate) - is driven around (is made to wander, is driven around, is whirled)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bhram

Causal passive

Causal stem bhrāmaya in passive voice

Root: bhram (class 1)

जगत् (jagat) - the world (the world, moving universe, beings)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - moving world, universe

Root: gam (class 1)

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