महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-69, verse-40

प्रवृद्धानां च वृक्षाणां शाखाः प्रच्छेदयेत्तथा ।
चैत्यानां सर्वथा वर्ज्यमपि पत्रस्य पातनम् ॥४०॥

40. pravṛddhānāṁ ca vṛkṣāṇāṁ śākhāḥ pracchedayettathā ,
caityānāṁ sarvathā varjyamapi patrasya pātanam.

40. pravṛddhānām ca vṛkṣāṇām śākhāḥ prachedayet tathā
caityānām sarvathā varjyam api patrasya pātanam

40. ca tathā pravṛddhānām vṛkṣāṇām śākhāḥ prachedayet
sarvathā caityānām api patrasya pātanam varjyam

40. And similarly, he should cause the branches of grown trees to be cut. However, for sacred trees (caityavṛkṣa), even the falling of a leaf is to be completely avoided.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवृद्धानाम् (pravṛddhānām) - of grown, of large, of fully developed

• च (ca) - and, also

• वृक्षाणाम् (vṛkṣāṇām) - of trees

• शाखाः (śākhāḥ) - branches

• प्रछेदयेत् (prachedayet) - should cause to be cut, should cut off

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, also

• चैत्यानाम् (caityānām) - of sacred trees (caityavṛkṣa) (of sacred trees, of shrines/monuments)

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - by all means, entirely, completely

• वर्ज्यम् (varjyam) - to be avoided, forbidden, prohibited

• अपि (api) - even, also

• पत्रस्य (patrasya) - of a leaf, of a feather

• पातनम् (pātanam) - the felling or cutting (of a leaf) (falling, dropping, felling, cutting)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवृद्धानाम् (pravṛddhānām) - of grown, of large, of fully developed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pravṛddha

pravṛddha - grown, large, fully developed

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root vṛdh (to grow) with pra- prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वृक्षाणाम् (vṛkṣāṇām) - of trees

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛkṣa

vṛkṣa - tree, plant

Root: vṛkṣ

शाखाः (śākhāḥ) - branches

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śākhā

śākhā - branch, bough, arm

Root: śākh

प्रछेदयेत् (prachedayet) - should cause to be cut, should cut off

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of prachedayet

Causative, Optative Mood, 3rd Person Singular, Active Voice

Formed from root chid (to cut, divide) with pra- prefix, causative suffix -āpaya-, and optative ending.

Prefix: pra

Root: chid (class 7)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that manner, also

(indeclinable)

चैत्यानाम् (caityānām) - of sacred trees (caityavṛkṣa) (of sacred trees, of shrines/monuments)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of caitya

caitya - sacred fig tree, shrine, monument

From root ci (to heap up, collect), originally refers to an altar or heap of earth; later, a sacred tree or shrine

Root: ci (class 5)

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - by all means, entirely, completely

(indeclinable)

Formed from sarva with the suffix -thā

वर्ज्यम् (varjyam) - to be avoided, forbidden, prohibited

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of varjya

varjya - to be avoided, forbidden, prohibited, to be excluded

Gerundive (Karmaṇi Prayoga)

Formed from root vṛj (to avoid, abandon) with suffix -ya

Root: vṛj (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

पत्रस्य (patrasya) - of a leaf, of a feather

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of patra

patra - leaf, feather, wing

Root: pat (class 1)

पातनम् (pātanam) - the felling or cutting (of a leaf) (falling, dropping, felling, cutting)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pātana

pātana - causing to fall, felling, dropping, cutting

Action Noun (causative)

Formed from root pat (to fall) with causative suffix -i and then -ana, or directly from causative stem pāṭi.

Root: pat (class 1)