महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-129, verse-7

षडिमानि तु कर्माणि प्रोवाच भुवनेश्वरः ।
वृत्त्यर्थं ब्राह्मणानां वै शृणु तानि समाहिता ॥७॥

7. ṣaḍimāni tu karmāṇi provāca bhuvaneśvaraḥ ,
vṛttyarthaṁ brāhmaṇānāṁ vai śṛṇu tāni samāhitā.

7. ṣaṭ imāni tu karmāṇi provāca bhuvanesvaraḥ
vṛttyartham brāhmaṇānām vai śṛṇu tāni samāhitā

7. bhuvanesvaraḥ vai ṣaṭ imāni karmāṇi brāhmaṇānām
vṛttyartham provāca samāhitā tāni śṛṇu

7. The Lord of the world indeed declared these six duties for the livelihood of the brahmins. Listen to them attentively.

Words meanings summery:

• षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

• इमानि (imāni) - these

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, duties

• प्रोवाच (provāca) - he declared, he said

• भुवनेस्वरः (bhuvanesvaraḥ) - the lord of the world

• वृत्त्यर्थम् (vṛttyartham) - for the sake of livelihood, for subsistence

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the brahmins

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• तानि (tāni) - them

• समाहिता (samāhitā) - attentive, concentrated

Words meanings and morphology

षट् (ṣaṭ) - six

(indeclinable)

इमानि (imāni) - these

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of idam

idam - this, these

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions, duties

(noun)

neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, duty

प्रोवाच (provāca) - he declared, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-√vac

Prefix: pra

Root: √vac (class 2)

भुवनेस्वरः (bhuvanesvaraḥ) - the lord of the world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhuvanesvara

bhuvanesvara - lord of the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuvana+īśvara)

• bhuvana – world, being
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from √bhū + ana
  Root: √bhū (class 1)
• īśvara – lord, master
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √īś (class 2)

वृत्त्यर्थम् (vṛttyartham) - for the sake of livelihood, for subsistence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛttyartha

vṛttyartha - purpose of livelihood

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtti+artha)

• vṛtti – livelihood, existence, course of action
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from √vṛt + ti
  Root: √vṛt (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'.

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, related to Brahman/Vedas

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √śru

Root: √śru (class 5)

तानि (tāni) - them

(pronoun)

neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

समाहिता (samāhitā) - attentive, concentrated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - concentrated, attentive, composed

Past Passive Participle

derived from sam-ā-√dhā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: √dhā (class 3)

Note: Refers to the implied female listener, 'you who are attentive'.