महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-171, verse-10

यदा तु प्रतिषेद्धारं पापो न लभते क्वचित् ।
तिष्ठन्ति बहवो लोके तदा पापेषु कर्मसु ॥१०॥

10. yadā tu pratiṣeddhāraṁ pāpo na labhate kvacit ,
tiṣṭhanti bahavo loke tadā pāpeṣu karmasu.

10. yadā tu pratiṣeddhāram pāpaḥ na labhate kvacit
tiṣṭhanti bahavaḥ loke tadā pāpeṣu karmasu

10. But when a wicked person (pāpaḥ) finds no one to prevent him anywhere, then many in the world persist in their evil actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• प्रतिषेद्धारम् (pratiṣeddhāram) - a prohibitor, a preventer

• पापः (pāpaḥ) - an evil person, sinner, wicked one

• न (na) - not, no

• लभते (labhate) - finds, obtains, gets

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, in some place

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they persist

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

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

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• पापेषु (pāpeṣu) - in evil, in sinful

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in deeds

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

derived from the pronoun `yad`

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of contrast or emphasis.

प्रतिषेद्धारम् (pratiṣeddhāram) - a prohibitor, a preventer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pratiṣeddṛ

pratiṣeddṛ - prohibitor, preventer, averter, opponent

agent noun

From root `sidh` with prefix `prati`, `tṛc` suffix.

Prefix: prati

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Object of `labhate`.

पापः (pāpaḥ) - an evil person, sinner, wicked one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, wicked, bad

Note: Subject of `labhate`.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

लभते (labhate) - finds, obtains, gets

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh

Class 1 verb.

Root: labh (class 1)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, somewhere, in some place

(indeclinable)

`kva` (where) + `cit` (particle of indefiniteness)

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they persist

(verb)

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

Reduplicated root, class 1.

Root: sthā (class 1)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

`u`-ending adjective.

Note: Subject of `tiṣṭhanti`.

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, mankind, region

from `lok` (to see)

Root: lok (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

derived from the pronoun `tad`

पापेषु (pāpeṣu) - in evil, in sinful

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, wicked, bad

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in deeds

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate, effect (karma)

From root `kṛ` (to do, make) with suffix `man`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)