महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-48

एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य मुनयस्ते विधानतः ।
तस्माद्वेदाननुप्राप्य पुनर्धर्मं प्रचक्रिरे ॥४८॥

48. etacchrutvā vacastasya munayaste vidhānataḥ ,
tasmādvedānanuprāpya punardharmaṁ pracakrire.

48. etat śrutvā vacaḥ tasya munayaḥ te vidhānataḥ
tasmāt vedān anuprāpya punar dharmam pracakrire

48. tasya vacaḥ etat śrutvā te munayaḥ tasmāt vedān
anuprāpya vidhānataḥ punar dharmam pracakrire

48. Having heard his words, those sages then properly received the Vedas from him and subsequently re-established the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (thing)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

• ते (te) - those, they

• विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - properly, according to rule, in due form

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him, from that, therefore

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

• अनुप्राप्य (anuprāpya) - having obtained, having received, having reached

• पुनर् (punar) - again, once more, back

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the system of natural law or principles (the natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution)

• प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they established, they formed, they performed

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, this (thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this (thing)

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root 'śru'

Root: śru (class 5)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्य (tasya) - his, of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Genitive singular masculine/neuter of 'tad'

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, silent one

Root: man (class 4)

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative plural masculine of 'tad'

विधानतः (vidhānataḥ) - properly, according to rule, in due form

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'vidhāna' (rule, ordinance) with the suffix '-tas'

Root: dhā (class 3)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from him, from that, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Ablative singular masculine/neuter of 'tad'

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge

From root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 6)

अनुप्राप्य (anuprāpya) - having obtained, having received, having reached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of root 'āp' with prefix 'anu-pra'. The prefix 'pra' is often merged with 'āp' to 'prāp'

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पुनर् (punar) - again, once more, back

(indeclinable)

Adverb

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the system of natural law or principles (the natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support, bear)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रचक्रिरे (pracakrire) - they established, they formed, they performed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of pracakrire

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural, Ātmanepada

Root 'kṛ' with prefix 'pra', perfect (liṭ) form

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: 'cakrire' with 'pra' prefix.