महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-149, verse-33

वार्ताधर्मे ह्यवर्तन्त्यो विनश्येयुरिमाः प्रजाः ।
सुप्रवृत्तैस्त्रिभिर्ह्येतैर्धर्मैः सूयन्ति वै प्रजाः ॥३३॥

33. vārtādharme hyavartantyo vinaśyeyurimāḥ prajāḥ ,
supravṛttaistribhirhyetairdharmaiḥ sūyanti vai prajāḥ.

33. vārtādharme hi avartantyaḥ vinaśyeyuḥ imāḥ prajāḥ
su-pravṛttaiḥ tribhiḥ hi etaiḥ dharmaiḥ sūyanti vai prajāḥ

33. Without the natural law (dharma) governing economic activity, these people would certainly perish. Indeed, it is through these three well-established natural laws (dharmas) that people (prajā) flourish.

Words meanings summery:

• वार्ताधर्मे (vārtādharme) - in the natural law (dharma) governing economic activity (in the natural law of economic activity, in the constitution of livelihood)

• हि (hi) - surely (indeed, surely, because)

• अवर्तन्त्यः (avartantyaḥ) - not following (properly) (not existing, not following, not being engaged in)

• विनश्येयुः (vinaśyeyuḥ) - they would perish (they would perish, they would be destroyed)

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people (prajā) (people, subjects, offspring)

• सु-प्रवृत्तैः (su-pravṛttaiḥ) - by the well-established (by the well-established, by the well-conducted, by the well-functioning)

• त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

• धर्मैः (dharmaiḥ) - by the natural laws (dharmas) (by the natural laws, by the principles, by the duties)

• सूयन्ति (sūyanti) - they prosper, they flourish (they prosper, they generate, they give birth to)

• वै (vai) - verily (indeed, surely, verily)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people (prajā) (people, subjects, offspring)

Words meanings and morphology

वार्ताधर्मे (vārtādharme) - in the natural law (dharma) governing economic activity (in the natural law of economic activity, in the constitution of livelihood)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vārtādharma

vārtādharma - the intrinsic nature of economic life, the natural law concerning livelihood, constitution of commerce

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vārtā+dharma)

• vārtā – livelihood, profession, news, agriculture and commerce
  noun (feminine)
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - surely (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

अवर्तन्त्यः (avartantyaḥ) - not following (properly) (not existing, not following, not being engaged in)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of avartant

avartant - not existing, not active, not following

present active participle

From verb root `vṛt` (to be, exist, turn) with `a-` (negation) and present participle suffix `-ant`.

Prefix: a

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to `prajāḥ`.

विनश्येयुः (vinaśyeyuḥ) - they would perish (they would perish, they would be destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vinaś

optative mood, 3rd person plural

Root `naś` with prefix `vi`. Optative ending `-eyuḥ`.

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to `prajāḥ`.

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people (prajā) (people, subjects, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - people, subjects, progeny, creature

सु-प्रवृत्तैः (su-pravṛttaiḥ) - by the well-established (by the well-established, by the well-conducted, by the well-functioning)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of su-pravṛtta

su-pravṛtta - well-established, well-conducted, well-functioning, well-practiced

past passive participle

From verb root `vṛt` (to turn, exist) with prefixes `su-` (good, well) and `pra-` (forth, forward). Past passive participle suffix `-ta`.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+pravṛtta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• pravṛtta – engaged in, started, proceeded, established
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From verb root `vṛt` with prefix `pra` and past passive participle suffix `-ta`.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to `dharmaiḥ`.

त्रिभिः (tribhiḥ) - by three

(numeral)

Note: Refers to `dharmaiḥ`.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

एतैः (etaiḥ) - by these

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to `dharmaiḥ`.

धर्मैः (dharmaiḥ) - by the natural laws (dharmas) (by the natural laws, by the principles, by the duties)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सूयन्ति (sūyanti) - they prosper, they flourish (they prosper, they generate, they give birth to)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person plural

From root `sū` (to impel, to produce). The form `sūyanti` is derived from `sū` in the 4th class.

Root: sū (class 4)

वै (vai) - verily (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - people (prajā) (people, subjects, offspring)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - people, subjects, progeny, creature