महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-1, verse-210

तपो न कल्कोऽध्ययनं न कल्कः स्वाभाविको वेदविधिर्न कल्कः ।
प्रसह्य वित्ताहरणं न कल्कस्तान्येव भावोपहतानि कल्कः ॥२१०॥

210. tapo na kalko'dhyayanaṁ na kalkaḥ; svābhāviko vedavidhirna kalkaḥ ,
prasahya vittāharaṇaṁ na kalka;stānyeva bhāvopahatāni kalkaḥ.

210. tapaḥ na kalkaḥ adhyayanam na kalkaḥ
svābhāvikaḥ vedavidhiḥ na kalkaḥ
prasahya vittāharaṇam na kalkaḥ
tāni eva bhāva upahatāni kalkaḥ

210. Austerity is not a transgression; Vedic study is not a transgression; a naturally prescribed Vedic rite is not a transgression; the forceful acquisition of wealth is not a transgression. However, only when these very actions are tainted by a corrupt intention do they become transgressions.

Words meanings summery:

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (austerity, penance, religious observance)

• न (na) - is not (not, no)

• कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

• अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - Vedic study (study, Vedic study)

• न (na) - is not (not, no)

• कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

• स्वाभाविकः (svābhāvikaḥ) - a naturally prescribed (natural, inherent, prescribed)

• वेदविधिः (vedavidhiḥ) - Vedic rite (Vedic ritual, Vedic injunction)

• न (na) - is not (not, no)

• कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

• प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly (by force, forcibly, with effort)

• वित्ताहरणम् (vittāharaṇam) - acquisition of wealth

• न (na) - is not (not, no)

• कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

• तानि (tāni) - these very (actions) (those)

• एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

• भाव (bhāva) - intention (causing corruption) (state, condition, intention)

• उपहतानि (upahatāni) - tainted (by intention) (corrupted, afflicted, spoiled)

• कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

Words meanings and morphology

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (austerity, penance, religious observance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, religious penance, austerity

न (na) - is not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalka

kalka - dirt, impurity, sin, vice, evil

अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - Vedic study (study, Vedic study)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyayana

adhyayana - study, reading, especially study of the Vedas

action noun

Derived from root i (to go) with prefix adhi

Prefix: adhi

Root: i (class 2)

न (na) - is not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalka

kalka - dirt, impurity, sin, vice, evil

स्वाभाविकः (svābhāvikaḥ) - a naturally prescribed (natural, inherent, prescribed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svābhāvika

svābhāvika - natural, inherent, characteristic, proper

Derived from svabhāva (one's own nature) + ika (suffix)

वेदविधिः (vedavidhiḥ) - Vedic rite (Vedic ritual, Vedic injunction)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedavidhi

vedavidhi - Vedic injunction, rule or ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vidhi)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vidhi – rule, injunction, method, destiny
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

न (na) - is not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalka

kalka - dirt, impurity, sin, vice, evil

प्रसह्य (prasahya) - forcibly (by force, forcibly, with effort)

(indeclinable)

gerund

Derived from root sah with prefix pra, ending in -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: sah (class 1)

वित्ताहरणम् (vittāharaṇam) - acquisition of wealth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vittāharaṇa

vittāharaṇa - taking away property, acquisition of wealth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vitta+āharaṇa)

• vitta – found, acquired, wealth, property
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)
• āharaṇa – taking, bringing, acquiring, plunder
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root hṛ with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

न (na) - is not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalka

kalka - dirt, impurity, sin, vice, evil

तानि (tāni) - these very (actions) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

एव (eva) - only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

भाव (bhāva) - intention (causing corruption) (state, condition, intention)

(noun)

masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, state, condition, intention, feeling, disposition

action noun

Derived from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as the first element of a compound with 'upahatāni'.

उपहतानि (upahatāni) - tainted (by intention) (corrupted, afflicted, spoiled)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of upahata

upahata - struck, injured, corrupted, afflicted, ruined

past passive participle

Derived from root han with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: han (class 2)

कल्कः (kalkaḥ) - a transgression (impurity, sin, vice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kalka

kalka - dirt, impurity, sin, vice, evil