महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-68, verse-8

प्रचोदनं देवकृतं गवां कर्मसु वर्तताम् ।
पूर्वमेवाक्षरं नान्यदभिधेयं कथंचन ॥८॥

8. pracodanaṁ devakṛtaṁ gavāṁ karmasu vartatām ,
pūrvamevākṣaraṁ nānyadabhidheyaṁ kathaṁcana.

8. pracodanam devakṛtam gavām karmasu vartatām
pūrvam eva akṣaram na anyat abhidheyam kathañcana

8. May the divine inspiration for the activities of cows constantly endure. Only the primal, imperishable (akṣara) principle should be declared, and nothing else by any means whatsoever.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रचोदनम् (pracodanam) - divine inspiration, impetus (impulse, instigation, urge, inspiration)

• देवकृतम् (devakṛtam) - divinely originated, inspired by gods (divinely made, done by gods)

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows (of cows, of cattle)

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in the activities (in actions, in deeds, in duties)

• वर्तताम् (vartatām) - let it continue, let it endure (let it be, let it exist, let it continue, let it function)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - primal, foremost (first, former, eastern, ancient)

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

• अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - imperishable (akṣara) principle, word (syllable, letter, imperishable, word, Brahman)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, another, different)

• अभिधेयम् (abhidheyam) - to be declared, expressed (to be named, to be expressed, object, meaning)

• कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - by any means whatsoever (by any means, in any way, somehow)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रचोदनम् (pracodanam) - divine inspiration, impetus (impulse, instigation, urge, inspiration)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pracodana

pracodana - instigation, impulse, urge, inspiration

From pra-√cud (to urge, impel) + -ana (suffix for action noun)

Prefix: pra

Root: cud (class 1)

देवकृतम् (devakṛtam) - divinely originated, inspired by gods (divinely made, done by gods)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of devakṛta

devakṛta - done by gods, divinely made, divine creation

Past Passive Participle (kṛta)

From deva (god) + kṛta (done, made)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+kṛta)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'pracodanam'.

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows (of cows, of cattle)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light, earth

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in the activities (in actions, in deeds, in duties)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action (karma), deed, work, ritual, fate

From root kṛ (to do, make) + -man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

वर्तताम् (vartatām) - let it continue, let it endure (let it be, let it exist, let it continue, let it function)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The middle voice ending `tām` here. It agrees with 'pracodanam'.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - primal, foremost (first, former, eastern, ancient)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - first, former, eastern, ancient, preceding

Note: Agrees with 'akṣaram'.

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

(indeclinable)

अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - imperishable (akṣara) principle, word (syllable, letter, imperishable, word, Brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akṣara

akṣara - imperishable, letter, syllable, word, Brahman, soul

a (not) + kṣara (perishable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+kṣara)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• kṣara – perishable, flowing, decaying
  adjective (neuter)
  From root kṣar (to flow, perish)
  Root: kṣar (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अन्यत् (anyat) - anything else (other, another, different)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Prone to being declined like an adjective.

अभिधेयम् (abhidheyam) - to be declared, expressed (to be named, to be expressed, object, meaning)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of abhidheya

abhidheya - to be named, to be expressed, object, meaning, denotation

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

From prefix abhi + root dhā (to place, hold) + -ya (gerundive suffix)

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Acts as a predicative adjective here, meaning 'is to be expressed'.

कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - by any means whatsoever (by any means, in any way, somehow)

(indeclinable)

From katham (how) + cana (particle for indefiniteness/emphasis)

Note: Emphasizes the negation 'not by any means'.