महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-76

एतत्ते कथितं राजन्मांसस्य परिवर्जने ।
प्रवृत्तौ च निवृत्तौ च विधानमृषिनिर्मितम् ॥७६॥

76. etatte kathitaṁ rājanmāṁsasya parivarjane ,
pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca vidhānamṛṣinirmitam.

76. etat te kathitam rājan māṁsasya parivarjane
pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca vidhānam ṛṣinirmitam

76. rājan te etat kathitam māṁsasya parivarjane
ca pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ṛṣinirmitam vidhānam

76. O King, this has been explained to you concerning the avoidance of meat. The rule (vidhāna) established by the sages for both engagement (pravṛtti) and cessation (nivṛtti) in this matter has been recounted.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (topic/teaching) (this, that)

• ते (te) - to you (to you (dative/genitive singular of tvad))

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told/explained (told, spoken)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Yudhishthira) (O King)

• मांसस्य (māṁsasya) - of meat

• परिवर्जने (parivarjane) - in the context of avoiding (in avoiding, in renouncing)

• प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - in the matter of consumption (of meat) (in activity, in engagement, in tendency)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• निवृत्तौ (nivṛttau) - in the matter of abstinence (from meat) (in cessation, in abstinence, in turning away)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विधानम् (vidhānam) - the rule, injunction (rule, ordinance, injunction, arrangement)

• ऋषिनिर्मितम् (ṛṣinirmitam) - established by the sages (made by sages, prescribed by seers)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (topic/teaching) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

ते (te) - to you (to you (dative/genitive singular of tvad))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic form of tubhyam

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told/explained (told, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, recounted

past passive participle

from root kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Functions as a predicate here

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Yudhishthira) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मांसस्य (māṁsasya) - of meat

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of māṁsa

māṁsa - meat, flesh

परिवर्जने (parivarjane) - in the context of avoiding (in avoiding, in renouncing)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of parivarjana

parivarjana - avoidance, abandonment, renunciation, abstaining

verbal noun

from root vṛj with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛj (class 10)

प्रवृत्तौ (pravṛttau) - in the matter of consumption (of meat) (in activity, in engagement, in tendency)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pravṛtti

pravṛtti - activity, engagement, tendency, practice, manifestation

verbal noun

from root vṛt with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

निवृत्तौ (nivṛttau) - in the matter of abstinence (from meat) (in cessation, in abstinence, in turning away)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of nivṛtti

nivṛtti - cessation, abstinence, renunciation, turning back, withdrawal

verbal noun

from root vṛt with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विधानम् (vidhānam) - the rule, injunction (rule, ordinance, injunction, arrangement)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidhāna

vidhāna - injunction, rule, ordinance, arrangement, creation

verbal noun

from root dhā with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

ऋषिनिर्मितम् (ṛṣinirmitam) - established by the sages (made by sages, prescribed by seers)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ṛṣinirmita

ṛṣinirmita - made by sages, created by seers

ṛṣi (sage) + nirmita (made, created - PPP of ni-mā)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+nirmita)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• nirmita – made, created, constructed, established
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root mā (to measure, make) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies vidhānam