महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-133, verse-21

राजोवाच ।
षण्णाभेर्द्वादशाक्षस्य चतुर्विंशतिपर्वणः ।
यस्त्रिषष्टिशतारस्य वेदार्थं स परः कविः ॥२१॥

21. rājovāca ,
ṣaṇṇābherdvādaśākṣasya caturviṁśatiparvaṇaḥ ,
yastriṣaṣṭiśatārasya vedārthaṁ sa paraḥ kaviḥ.

21. rāja uvāca | ṣaṇṇābheḥ dvādaśākṣasya caturviṃśatiparvaṇaḥ
| yaḥ triṣaṣṭiśatārasya vedārtham saḥ paraḥ kaviḥ

21. The King said, "Whoever understands the profound meaning of that [Wheel of Time] which has six navels (seasons), twelve axles (months), twenty-four sections (fortnights), and three hundred and sixty spokes (days), he is a supreme sage (kavi)."

Words meanings summery:

• राज (rāja) - The King, Janaka (king, ruler)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• षण्णाभेः (ṣaṇṇābheḥ) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its six seasons (of the one with six navels/naves)

• द्वादशाक्षस्य (dvādaśākṣasya) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its twelve months (of the one with twelve axles)

• चतुर्विंशतिपर्वणः (caturviṁśatiparvaṇaḥ) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its twenty-four fortnights or half-months (of the one with twenty-four sections)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• त्रिषष्टिशतारस्य (triṣaṣṭiśatārasya) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its three hundred and sixty days (of the one with three hundred and sixty spokes)

• वेदार्थम् (vedārtham) - the profound meaning or essence (of the riddle/cosmic wheel) (the meaning of the Veda; the true meaning)

• सः (saḥ) - he

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

• कविः (kaviḥ) - a sage, a wise one (kavi) (sage, poet, seer)

Words meanings and morphology

राज (rāja) - The King, Janaka (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, monarch, ruler

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

षण्णाभेः (ṣaṇṇābheḥ) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its six seasons (of the one with six navels/naves)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṣaṇṇābhi

ṣaṇṇābhi - having six navels/naves

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṣaṭ+nābhi)

• ṣaṭ – six
  indeclinable
• nābhi – navel, nave, center
  noun (feminine)

द्वादशाक्षस्य (dvādaśākṣasya) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its twelve months (of the one with twelve axles)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvādaśākṣa

dvādaśākṣa - having twelve axles

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvādaśa+akṣa)

• dvādaśa – twelve
  indeclinable
• akṣa – axle, axis, die, sense organ
  noun (masculine)

चतुर्विंशतिपर्वणः (caturviṁśatiparvaṇaḥ) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its twenty-four fortnights or half-months (of the one with twenty-four sections)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of caturviṃśatiparvan

caturviṁśatiparvan - having twenty-four sections/joints

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrihi (caturviṃśati+parvan)

• caturviṃśati – twenty-four
  indeclinable
• parvan – joint, knot, section, division, festival
  noun (neuter)

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, whoever

त्रिषष्टिशतारस्य (triṣaṣṭiśatārasya) - of the Wheel of Time, referring to its three hundred and sixty days (of the one with three hundred and sixty spokes)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of triṣaṣṭiśatāra

triṣaṣṭiśatāra - having three hundred and sixty spokes

Bahuvrihi compound, referring to 360

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tri+ṣaṣṭi+śata+ara)

• tri – three
  indeclinable
• ṣaṣṭi – sixty
  indeclinable
• śata – hundred
  indeclinable
• ara – spoke (of a wheel)
  noun (masculine)

वेदार्थम् (vedārtham) - the profound meaning or essence (of the riddle/cosmic wheel) (the meaning of the Veda; the true meaning)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vedārtha

vedārtha - meaning of the Veda, sacred truth, essential meaning

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+artha)

• veda – knowledge, Veda (sacred texts)
  noun (masculine)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परः (paraḥ) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

कविः (kaviḥ) - a sage, a wise one (kavi) (sage, poet, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kavi

kavi - poet, sage, seer, wise man