महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-32

आत्मा देशश्च कालश्चाप्युपायाः कृत्यमेव च ।
सहायाः कारणं चैव षड्वर्गो नीतिजः स्मृतः ॥३२॥

32. ātmā deśaśca kālaścāpyupāyāḥ kṛtyameva ca ,
sahāyāḥ kāraṇaṁ caiva ṣaḍvargo nītijaḥ smṛtaḥ.

32. ātmā deśaḥ ca kālaḥ ca api upāyāḥ kṛtyaṃ eva ca
sahāyāḥ kāraṇaṃ ca eva ṣaḍvargaḥ nītijaḥ smṛtaḥ

32. ātmā deśaḥ ca kālaḥ ca api upāyāḥ ca kṛtyaṃ eva ca sahāyāḥ ca kāraṇaṃ eva ca (ete) nītijaḥ ṣaḍvargaḥ smṛtaḥ (bhavati).

32. The self (or the ruler), the place, the time, the means, and also the action itself, along with allies and the underlying cause – this group of six is traditionally remembered as belonging to the science of polity (nīti).

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मा (ātmā) - refers to the ruler or the self of the state (self, soul, spirit, the ruler)

• देशः (deśaḥ) - place, country, region

• च (ca) - and

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उपायाः (upāyāḥ) - means, expedients, remedies

• कृत्यं (kṛtyaṁ) - action, duty, task

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• च (ca) - and

• सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - allies, assistants

• कारणं (kāraṇaṁ) - cause, reason, motive

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• षड्वर्गः (ṣaḍvargaḥ) - the group of six

• नीतिजः (nītijaḥ) - arising from or related to nīti (polity, statesmanship)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, known, declared (traditionally)

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मा (ātmā) - refers to the ruler or the self of the state (self, soul, spirit, the ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence; the ruler

देशः (deśaḥ) - place, country, region

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, country, region, territory

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper time

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उपायाः (upāyāḥ) - means, expedients, remedies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāya

upāya - means, expedient, method, approach

कृत्यं (kṛtyaṁ) - action, duty, task

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛtya

kṛtya - to be done, duty, action, task, performance

Gerundive

derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - allies, assistants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahāya

sahāya - companion, assistant, ally

कारणं (kāraṇaṁ) - cause, reason, motive

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

षड्वर्गः (ṣaḍvargaḥ) - the group of six

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṣaḍvarga

ṣaḍvarga - group of six

Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṭ+varga)

• ṣaṭ – six
  numeral
• varga – group, class, section
  noun (masculine)

नीतिजः (nītijaḥ) - arising from or related to nīti (polity, statesmanship)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nītija

nītija - arising from or related to nīti (guidance, conduct, polity, statesmanship)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nīti+ja)

• nīti – guidance, conduct, polity, statesmanship, moral conduct
  noun (feminine)
• ja – born, produced from, arising from
  adjective
  Root: jan (class 4)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, known, declared (traditionally)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, known, declared

Past Passive Participle

derived from root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)