महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-70, verse-15

अशुभस्य चतुर्थांशस्त्रीनंशाननुवर्तते ।
कृष्टपच्यैव पृथिवी भवन्त्योषधयस्तथा ॥१५॥

15. aśubhasya caturthāṁśastrīnaṁśānanuvartate ,
kṛṣṭapacyaiva pṛthivī bhavantyoṣadhayastathā.

15. aśubhasya caturthāṃśaḥ trīn aṃśān anuvartate
kṛṣṭapacyā eva pṛthivī bhavanti oṣadhayaḥ tathā

15. aśubhasya caturthāṃśaḥ trīn aṃśān anuvartate
pṛthivī eva kṛṣṭapacyā tathā oṣadhayaḥ bhavanti

15. A fourth part of inauspiciousness (adharma) accompanies three parts (of dharma). The earth yields its produce only through cultivation, and similarly, the herbs are (present).

Words meanings summery:

• अशुभस्य (aśubhasya) - of inauspiciousness (adharma) (of inauspiciousness, of evil, of misfortune)

• चतुर्थांशः (caturthāṁśaḥ) - a fourth part (a fourth part, one-fourth)

• त्रीन् (trīn) - three

• अंशान् (aṁśān) - parts (parts, shares, portions)

• अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - accompanies, is associated with (follows, adheres to, conforms to, practices)

• कृष्टपच्या (kṛṣṭapacyā) - yielding only through cultivation (yielding through cultivation, cultivated)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground, land

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - are (present) (they are, they become, they exist)

• ओषधयः (oṣadhayaḥ) - herbs (herbs, plants, medicinal plants)

• तथा (tathā) - and similarly (similarly, in that manner, thus, and)

Words meanings and morphology

अशुभस्य (aśubhasya) - of inauspiciousness (adharma) (of inauspiciousness, of evil, of misfortune)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad

Compound: a (not) + śubha (auspicious)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-, un-
  prefix
  Particle of negation.
• śubha – auspicious, fortunate, beautiful, good
  adjective (neuter)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Possessive case for caturthāṃśaḥ.

चतुर्थांशः (caturthāṁśaḥ) - a fourth part (a fourth part, one-fourth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturthāṃśa

caturthāṁśa - a fourth part, one-fourth

Compound: caturtha (fourth) + aṃśa (part)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (caturtha+aṃśa)

• caturtha – fourth
  ordinal numeral (masculine)
• aṃśa – part, share, portion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aṃś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause (regarding proportions).

त्रीन् (trīn) - three

(numeral)

Note: Modifies aṃśān.

अंशान् (aṁśān) - parts (parts, shares, portions)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of aṃśa

aṁśa - part, share, portion, division

Root: aṃś (class 1)

Note: Direct object of anuvartate.

अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - accompanies, is associated with (follows, adheres to, conforms to, practices)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvṛt

Present indicative

3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice (ātmanepada). Compound verb: anu (after) + vṛt (to turn, to be).

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Verb for caturthāṃśaḥ.

कृष्टपच्या (kṛṣṭapacyā) - yielding only through cultivation (yielding through cultivation, cultivated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṭapacya

kṛṣṭapacya - yielding through cultivation, grown on ploughed land

Compound: kṛṣṭa (ploughed) + pacya (to be grown/ripened)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṭa+pacya)

• kṛṣṭa – ploughed, cultivated
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṛṣ (to plough)
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
• pacya – to be cooked, to be ripened, to be grown
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from root pac (to cook, to ripen, to grow)
  Root: pac (class 1)

Note: Modifies pṛthivī.

एव (eva) - only, indeed (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphatic particle, here emphasizing "only through cultivation."

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world, ground

Root: pṛth

Note: Subject.

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - are (present) (they are, they become, they exist)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present indicative

3rd person plural, present tense, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Verb for oṣadhayaḥ.

ओषधयः (oṣadhayaḥ) - herbs (herbs, plants, medicinal plants)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of oṣadhi

oṣadhi - herb, plant, medicinal plant

Note: Subject of the second clause.

तथा (tathā) - and similarly (similarly, in that manner, thus, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.