महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-79, verse-11

इत्येवं संप्रवर्तन्त व्यवहाराः पुरातनाः ।
ऋषीणामितरेषां च साधु चेदमसंशयम् ॥११॥

11. ityevaṁ saṁpravartanta vyavahārāḥ purātanāḥ ,
ṛṣīṇāmitareṣāṁ ca sādhu cedamasaṁśayam.

11. iti evam saṃpravartanta vyavahārāḥ purātanāḥ
ṛṣīṇām itareṣām ca sādhu ca idam asaṃśayam

11. iti evam purātanāḥ vyavahārāḥ saṃpravartanta.
ca ṛṣīṇām itareṣām ca idam sādhu asaṃśayam

11. Thus, ancient practices and dealings operated. And for sages and others, this was undoubtedly proper.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• संप्रवर्तन्त (saṁpravartanta) - they operated, they proceeded, they functioned

• व्यवहाराः (vyavahārāḥ) - practices and dealings (dealings, transactions, practices, affairs)

• पुरातनाः (purātanāḥ) - ancient, old, primeval

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

• इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of others

• च (ca) - and

• साधु (sādhu) - proper (good, proper, right, virtuous)

• च (ca) - and

• इदम् (idam) - this

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - undoubtedly, without doubt

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

संप्रवर्तन्त (saṁpravartanta) - they operated, they proceeded, they functioned

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of sam-pra-vṛt

Root vṛt with prefixes sam- and pra-. Imperfect tense, 3rd person plural, middle voice (Atmanepada).

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

व्यवहाराः (vyavahārāḥ) - practices and dealings (dealings, transactions, practices, affairs)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vyavahāra

vyavahāra - conduct, transaction, worldly affair, practice

From root hṛ with prefixes vi-ava.

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पुरातनाः (purātanāḥ) - ancient, old, primeval

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

इतरेषाम् (itareṣām) - of others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of itara

itara - other, another

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

साधु (sādhu) - proper (good, proper, right, virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, proper, excellent

Root: sādh (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this (proximal demonstrative)

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - undoubtedly, without doubt

(indeclinable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  From root śī (to lie) with sam- and śa- (from śi).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Functions as an adverb.