महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-79

इति निर्वचनं लोके चिरं चरति भारत ।
अपि चैतत्स्त्रियो बालाः स्वाध्यायमिव कुर्वते ॥७९॥

79. iti nirvacanaṁ loke ciraṁ carati bhārata ,
api caitatstriyo bālāḥ svādhyāyamiva kurvate.

79. iti nirvacanam loke ciram carati bhārata | api
ca etat striyaḥ bālāḥ svādhyāyam iva kurvate

79. This saying (nirvacana) thus circulates for a long time among people, O Bhārata. Even women and children practice it as if it were a Vedic recitation (svādhyāya).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - introduces a quotation or refers to what precedes. (thus, in this manner, so, so saying)

• निर्वचनम् (nirvacanam) - This particular saying or statement. (saying, explanation, etymology)

• लोके (loke) - among the general populace. (in the world, among people)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

• चरति (carati) - circulates (referring to the saying). (moves, walks, circulates, goes about)

• भारत (bhārata) - An address, likely to Vidura or Sañjaya in the Mahabharata. (O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• च (ca) - and, also

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to "this saying" (nirvacanam). (this)

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, young ones

• स्वाध्यायम् (svādhyāyam) - Sacred texts or their recitation. (Vedic recitation (svādhyāya), self-study of sacred texts)

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• कुर्वते (kurvate) - they practice, they repeat. (they perform, they do, they make)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - introduces a quotation or refers to what precedes. (thus, in this manner, so, so saying)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

निर्वचनम् (nirvacanam) - This particular saying or statement. (saying, explanation, etymology)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nirvacana

nirvacana - explanation, etymology, definition, saying, statement

From root vac (to speak) with prefix nir.

Prefix: nir

Root: vac (class 2)

लोके (loke) - among the general populace. (in the world, among people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm

Root: lok (class 1)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverb in accusative singular neuter.

Note: Accusative of duration of time.

चरति (carati) - circulates (referring to the saying). (moves, walks, circulates, goes about)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of car

Present indicative active 3rd person singular.

Root: car (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - An address, likely to Vidura or Sañjaya in the Mahabharata. (O Bhārata, O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to India

Patronymic from Bharata.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एतत् (etat) - Refers to "this saying" (nirvacanam). (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near)

Demonstrative pronoun.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - women

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

बालाः (bālāḥ) - children, young ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, young, boy

स्वाध्यायम् (svādhyāyam) - Sacred texts or their recitation. (Vedic recitation (svādhyāya), self-study of sacred texts)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svādhyāya

svādhyāya - self-study, recitation of sacred texts, Vedic study

Compound of sva (self) and adhyāya (study, recitation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+adhyāya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• adhyāya – study, reading, lesson, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix adhi + root i (to go, to study).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of `kurvate`.

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

कुर्वते (kurvate) - they practice, they repeat. (they perform, they do, they make)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Present indicative middle/ātmanepada 3rd person plural.

Root: kṛ (class 8)