महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-29

ततोऽध्यायसहस्राणां शतं चक्रे स्वबुद्धिजम् ।
यत्र धर्मस्तथैवार्थः कामश्चैवानुवर्णितः ॥२९॥

29. tato'dhyāyasahasrāṇāṁ śataṁ cakre svabuddhijam ,
yatra dharmastathaivārthaḥ kāmaścaivānuvarṇitaḥ.

29. tataḥ adhyāyasahasrāṇām śatam cakre svabuddhijam yatra
dharmaḥ tathā eva arthaḥ kāmaḥ ca eva anuvarṇitaḥ

29. tataḥ svabuddhijam adhyāyasahasrāṇām śatam cakre yatra
dharmaḥ tathā eva arthaḥ ca eva kāmaḥ anuvarṇitaḥ

29. Then, from his own intellect, he composed a hundred thousand chapters, in which natural law (dharma), purpose (artha), and desire (kāma) are indeed described.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• अध्यायसहस्राणाम् (adhyāyasahasrāṇām) - of a hundred thousand chapters (of thousands of chapters)

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he created, he composed

• स्वबुद्धिजम् (svabuddhijam) - born of one's own intellect

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteousness, duty

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just so

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, wealth

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, pleasure, love

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just so

• अनुवर्णितः (anuvarṇitaḥ) - described, expounded

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

अध्यायसहस्राणाम् (adhyāyasahasrāṇām) - of a hundred thousand chapters (of thousands of chapters)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of adhyāyasahasra

adhyāyasahasra - a thousand chapters

Compound of adhyāya and sahasra

Compound type : tatpurusha (adhyāya+sahasra)

• adhyāya – chapter, section, lesson
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi-i (to study, to read)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śata

śata - a hundred

चक्रे (cakre) - he made, he created, he composed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect middle 3rd singular

From root kṛ, Liṭ Lakāra (perfect)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

स्वबुद्धिजम् (svabuddhijam) - born of one's own intellect

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svabuddhi-ja

svabuddhi-ja - born of one's own intellect/mind

Compound of sva, buddhi, and ja (born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+buddhi+ja)

• sva – own, one's own
  adjective (neuter)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason, mind
  noun (feminine)
  From root budh (to know, to understand)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (neuter)
  From root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, righteousness, duty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religion

From root dhṛ (to uphold, to sustain)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just so

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, object, meaning, wealth, material prosperity

From root ṛ (to go, to move) + -tha suffix

Root: ṛ (class 1)

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, pleasure, love

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love, pleasure, sexual desire

From root kam (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just so

(indeclinable)

अनुवर्णितः (anuvarṇitaḥ) - described, expounded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuvarṇita

anuvarṇita - described, narrated, explained, expounded

Past Passive Participle

From anu-varṇ (to describe, narrate)

Prefix: anu

Root: varṇ (class 10)