महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-18, verse-17

प्रवर्तनं शुभानां च तत्सतां वृत्तमुच्यते ।
ततो धर्मः प्रभवति यः प्रजाः पाति शाश्वतीः ॥१७॥

17. pravartanaṁ śubhānāṁ ca tatsatāṁ vṛttamucyate ,
tato dharmaḥ prabhavati yaḥ prajāḥ pāti śāśvatīḥ.

17. pravartanam śubhānām ca tat satām vṛttam ucyate
tataḥ dharmaḥ prabhavati yaḥ prajāḥ pāti śāśvatīḥ

17. śubhānām pravartanam ca tat satām vṛttam ucyate
tataḥ yaḥ śāśvatīḥ prajāḥ pāti dharmaḥ prabhavati

17. The performance of auspicious actions—this is declared to be the conduct of the virtuous. From this (conduct) arises natural law (dharma), which eternally protects beings.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रवर्तनम् (pravartanam) - performance, activity, initiation

• शुभानाम् (śubhānām) - of auspicious things, of good deeds

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, practice

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is called

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, therefore

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, righteousness

• प्रभवति (prabhavati) - arises, originates, proceeds

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, subjects, progeny

• पाति (pāti) - protects, guards, preserves

• शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, constant

Words meanings and morphology

प्रवर्तनम् (pravartanam) - performance, activity, initiation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pravartana

pravartana - performance, activity, initiation, setting in motion

From pra- + vṛt (to turn, act)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

शुभानाम् (śubhānām) - of auspicious things, of good deeds

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, propitious

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, righteous, existing, real

Present Active Participle

From as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - conduct, behavior, practice

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, course, event, chapter

Past Passive Participle

From vṛt (to turn, exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is called

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, therefore

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), constitution, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion

From dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रभवति (prabhavati) - arises, originates, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prabhū

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - beings, creatures, subjects, progeny

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - beings, creatures, subjects, progeny, people

पाति (pāti) - protects, guards, preserves

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pā

Root: pā (class 2)

शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, constant

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, constant, permanent