महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-15

दर्शयन्तो बहून्दोषान्प्रेत्य चेह च दारुणान् ।
हेतुभिः कारणैश्चैव यथा यज्ञो भवेन्न सः ॥१५॥

15. darśayanto bahūndoṣānpretya ceha ca dāruṇān ,
hetubhiḥ kāraṇaiścaiva yathā yajño bhavenna saḥ.

15. darśayantaḥ bahūn doṣān pretya ca iha ca dāruṇān
hetubhiḥ kāraṇaiḥ ca eva yathā yajñaḥ bhavet na saḥ

15. By pointing out, through reasons and causes, the many dreadful faults [that would arise] both in this world and the next, [we can ensure] that that sacrifice will not proceed.

Words meanings summery:

• दर्शयन्तः (darśayantaḥ) - pointing out (showing, demonstrating, pointing out)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

• दोषान् (doṣān) - faults, harms (faults, defects, harms, sins)

• प्रेत्य (pretya) - in the next world, after death (having gone forth, having died, in the next world)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• दारुणान् (dāruṇān) - dreadful, terrible (terrible, dreadful, cruel)

• हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - by reasons, arguments (by reasons, by motives, by causes)

• कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes, means (by causes, by instruments, by means)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way (as, just as, so that, in order that)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may take place, should occur (may be, might be, should be)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• सः (saḥ) - that (sacrifice) (that (he, it))

Words meanings and morphology

दर्शयन्तः (darśayantaḥ) - pointing out (showing, demonstrating, pointing out)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darśayat

darśayat - showing, causing to see

present participle

From root dṛś (to see), causative stem darśaya-, present participle -at.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बहून् (bahūn) - many (many, numerous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

दोषान् (doṣān) - faults, harms (faults, defects, harms, sins)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of doṣa

doṣa - fault, defect, sin, harm, vice

Root: duṣ (class 4)

प्रेत्य (pretya) - in the next world, after death (having gone forth, having died, in the next world)

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

From root i (to go) with prefix pra, and -tya suffix for gerund.

Prefix: pra

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

दारुणान् (dāruṇān) - dreadful, terrible (terrible, dreadful, cruel)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - dreadful, terrible, cruel, harsh

हेतुभिः (hetubhiḥ) - by reasons, arguments (by reasons, by motives, by causes)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive, means

Root: hi (class 5)

कारणैः (kāraṇaiḥ) - by causes, means (by causes, by instruments, by means)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument, means, origin

From root kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Although kāraṇa is often neuter, in this context it matches the masculine `hetubhiḥ` and is treated as masculine.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way (as, just as, so that, in order that)

(indeclinable)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - the sacrifice (sacrifice, ritual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, worship, religious rite, offering

From root yaj (to sacrifice, worship).

Root: yaj (class 1)

भवेत् (bhavet) - may take place, should occur (may be, might be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

optative mood

From root bhū (to be, become).

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that (sacrifice) (that (he, it))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to `yajñaḥ`.