महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-28, verse-7

तदर्था नः पितरो ये च पूर्वे पितामहा ये च तेभ्यः परेऽन्ये ।
प्रज्ञैषिणो ये च हि कर्म चक्रुर्नास्त्यन्ततो नास्ति नास्तीति मन्ये ॥७॥

7. tadarthā naḥ pitaro ye ca pūrve; pitāmahā ye ca tebhyaḥ pare'nye ,
prajñaiṣiṇo ye ca hi karma cakru;rnāstyantato nāsti nāstīti manye.

7. tadarthāḥ naḥ pitaraḥ ye ca pūrve
pitāmahāḥ ye ca tebhyaḥ pare anye |
prajñaiṣiṇaḥ ye ca hi karma cakruḥ na
asti antataḥ na asti na asti iti manye

7. Our fathers, whose purpose was that (wisdom and truth), and our ancient grandfathers, and others who came before them, and those who indeed performed their actions (karma) while seeking wisdom—I believe there is no end to such a tradition, no, there is truly no end.

Words meanings summery:

• तदर्थाः (tadarthāḥ) - whose purpose was that (wisdom and truth) (whose purpose is that, having that as object)

• नः (naḥ) - our (our, us)

• पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers (fathers, ancestors)

• ये (ye) - who (who (relative pronoun))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पूर्वे (pūrve) - ancient, earlier (former, ancient, earlier)

• पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers (grandfathers, forefathers)

• ये (ye) - who (who (relative pronoun))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than them (i.e. more ancient than them) (from them, than them)

• परे (pare) - beyond (them), earlier (in time) (higher, further, beyond, subsequent)

• अन्ये (anye) - others (ancestors) (others, other ones)

• प्रज्ञैषिणः (prajñaiṣiṇaḥ) - those seeking wisdom (seekers of wisdom, desiring knowledge)

• ये (ye) - who (who (relative pronoun))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• कर्म (karma) - their actions (karma) (action, deed, duty)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (they did, they performed, they made)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

• अन्ततः (antataḥ) - to an end (finally, at last, ultimately, to an end)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

• न (na) - no (not, no)

• अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

• इति (iti) - (introducing a quote or thought) (thus, so (quotative particle))

• मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I consider)

Words meanings and morphology

तदर्थाः (tadarthāḥ) - whose purpose was that (wisdom and truth) (whose purpose is that, having that as object)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tadartha

tadartha - having that as its purpose/object/meaning

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad+artha)

• tad – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, object
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'pitaraḥ'.

नः (naḥ) - our (our, us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form.

पितरः (pitaraḥ) - fathers (fathers, ancestors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Subject.

ये (ye) - who (who (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'pitaraḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

पूर्वे (pūrve) - ancient, earlier (former, ancient, earlier)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, earlier, eastern

Note: Qualifies 'pitāmahāḥ'.

पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers (grandfathers, forefathers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, paternal grandfather

Derived from pitṛ + mahat (great father).

Note: Subject.

ये (ye) - who (who (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'pitāmahāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than them (i.e. more ancient than them) (from them, than them)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Indicates comparison or origin.

परे (pare) - beyond (them), earlier (in time) (higher, further, beyond, subsequent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, another, supreme, highest, further, beyond

Note: Qualifies 'anye'.

अन्ये (anye) - others (ancestors) (others, other ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

Note: Subject.

प्रज्ञैषिणः (prajñaiṣiṇaḥ) - those seeking wisdom (seekers of wisdom, desiring knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajñaiṣin

prajñaiṣin - seeking wisdom, desirous of knowledge

Derived from prajñā (wisdom, knowledge) + √iṣ (to seek, desire).

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajñā+eṣin)

• prajñā – wisdom, knowledge, discernment
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from pra-√jñā (to know well).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• eṣin – seeking, desiring, going
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root
  Derived from √iṣ (to seek, desire).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject.

ये (ye) - who (who (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to 'prajñaiṣiṇaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

कर्म (karma) - their actions (karma) (action, deed, duty)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, duty, consequence of action

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'cakruḥ'.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they performed (they did, they performed, they made)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Verb for 'ye prajñaiṣiṇaḥ'.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'antataḥ'.

अन्ततः (antataḥ) - to an end (finally, at last, ultimately, to an end)

(indeclinable)

Derived from anta (end) + suffix -tas.

Note: Adverb.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Verb.

न (na) - no (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Repetition for emphasis.

इति (iti) - (introducing a quote or thought) (thus, so (quotative particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the quoted thought.

मन्ये (manye) - I believe (I think, I believe, I consider)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Speaker's assertion.