महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-17, verse-32

तस्य स्थानानि दृष्टानि त्रिविधानीह शास्त्रतः ।
कर्मभूमिरियं भूमिर्यत्र तिष्ठन्ति जन्तवः ॥३२॥

32. tasya sthānāni dṛṣṭāni trividhānīha śāstrataḥ ,
karmabhūmiriyaṁ bhūmiryatra tiṣṭhanti jantavaḥ.

32. tasya sthānāni dṛṣṭāni trividhāni iha śāstrataḥ
karmabhūmiḥ iyam bhūmiḥ yatra tiṣṭhanti jantavaḥ

32. According to the scriptures (śāstra), its three types of abodes (sthānāni) have been observed here. This earth is the realm of action (karma), where all living beings reside.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of its (referring to the jīva) (of him, of it, his)

• स्थानानि (sthānāni) - abodes (sthānāni) (places, abodes, states, conditions)

• दृष्टानि (dṛṣṭāni) - have been observed (seen, perceived, observed)

• त्रिविधानि (trividhāni) - three types (of three kinds, threefold)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

• शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to the scriptures (śāstra) (according to the scriptures (śāstra), from the scriptures)

• कर्मभूमिः (karmabhūmiḥ) - the realm of action (karma) (land of action (karma), realm of activity)

• इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth (earth, land, ground, realm)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which, whenever)

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they reside (they stand, they dwell, they exist, they remain)

• जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - living beings (living beings, creatures, animals)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of its (referring to the jīva) (of him, of it, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the individual soul (jīva) from the previous verse.

स्थानानि (sthānāni) - abodes (sthānāni) (places, abodes, states, conditions)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sthāna

sthāna - place, abode, state, condition, position

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dṛṣṭāni'.

दृष्टानि (dṛṣṭāni) - have been observed (seen, perceived, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed, experienced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'sthānāni'.

त्रिविधानि (trividhāni) - three types (of three kinds, threefold)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of trividha

trividha - of three kinds, threefold, various

Compound of tri (three) and vidha (kind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+vidha)

• tri – three
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agreeing with 'sthānāni'.

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रतः (śāstrataḥ) - according to the scriptures (śāstra) (according to the scriptures (śāstra), from the scriptures)

(indeclinable)

Derived from śāstra (scripture) with the suffix -tas, indicating source or manner.

कर्मभूमिः (karmabhūmiḥ) - the realm of action (karma) (land of action (karma), realm of activity)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karmabhūmi

karmabhūmi - land of action, sphere of action

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+bhūmi)

• karma – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• bhūmi – earth, land, ground, realm
  noun (feminine)

Note: Predicate noun for 'iyam bhūmiḥ'.

इयम् (iyam) - this (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'bhūmiḥ'.

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - earth (earth, land, ground, realm)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, land, ground, realm, soil

Note: Subject of the second clause.

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which, whenever)

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they reside (they stand, they dwell, they exist, they remain)

(verb)

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

Present Active

Root: sthā (class 1)

जन्तवः (jantavaḥ) - living beings (living beings, creatures, animals)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - living being, creature, animal, man

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'tiṣṭhanti'.