महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-20

सम्यक्सद्धर्ममूला हि व्यसने शान्तिरुत्तमा ।
अधर्मोत्तरता नाम कृत्स्नं व्यापादयेज्जगत् ॥२०॥

20. samyaksaddharmamūlā hi vyasane śāntiruttamā ,
adharmottaratā nāma kṛtsnaṁ vyāpādayejjagat.

20. samyak saddharmamūlā hi vyasane śāntiḥ uttamā
adharmottaratā nāma kṛtsnam vyāpādayet jagat

20. For in times of calamity, supreme peace is indeed rooted in true righteousness. The prevalence of unrighteousness, however, would completely destroy the entire world.

Words meanings summery:

• सम्यक् (samyak) - truly, completely (properly, truly, completely)

• सद्धर्ममूला (saddharmamūlā) - originating from true righteousness (rooted in true righteousness)

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

• व्यसने (vyasane) - in times of calamity (in misfortune, in calamity)

• शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace (peace, tranquility, quietude)

• उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme (excellent, supreme, best)

• अधर्मोत्तरता (adharmottaratā) - the dominance of unrighteousness (prevalence of unrighteousness)

• नाम (nāma) - however, indeed (indeed, by name, truly, specifically)

• कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - the entire (entire, all, whole)

• व्यापादयेत् (vyāpādayet) - would destroy (would destroy, should destroy)

• जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, moving)

Words meanings and morphology

सम्यक् (samyak) - truly, completely (properly, truly, completely)

(indeclinable)

सद्धर्ममूला (saddharmamūlā) - originating from true righteousness (rooted in true righteousness)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saddharmamūla

saddharmamūla - rooted in true righteousness; whose root is true dharma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sat+dharma+mūla)

• sat – good, true, existing, being
  adjective
  present participle
  From √as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation
  noun (neuter)

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

(indeclinable)

व्यसने (vyasane) - in times of calamity (in misfortune, in calamity)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vyasana

vyasana - calamity, misfortune, distress, addiction

action noun

From √as (to throw) with prefix vi

Prefixes: vi+as

Root: as (class 4)

शान्तिः (śāntiḥ) - peace (peace, tranquility, quietude)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śānti

śānti - peace, tranquility, quiet, cessation, appeasement

action noun

From √śam (to be calm)

Root: śam (class 4)

उत्तमा (uttamā) - supreme (excellent, supreme, best)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, supreme, highest

Superlative of ud (up)

अधर्मोत्तरता (adharmottaratā) - the dominance of unrighteousness (prevalence of unrighteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adharmottaratā

adharmottaratā - prevalence of unrighteousness; the state of being dominated by unrighteousness

Derived from adharmottara with suffix -tā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adharma+uttara+-tā)

• adharma – unrighteousness, unvirtuous act, injustice
  noun (masculine)
  Negation of dharma
  Prefix: a
• uttara – later, subsequent, superior, prevalent
  adjective
  From √tṛ (to cross)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: tṛ (class 1)
• -tā – suffix forming abstract feminine nouns indicating a state or condition
  suffix (feminine)

नाम (nāma) - however, indeed (indeed, by name, truly, specifically)

(indeclinable)

कृत्स्नम् (kṛtsnam) - the entire (entire, all, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - all, whole, entire, complete

व्यापादयेत् (vyāpādayet) - would destroy (would destroy, should destroy)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vyāpad

causative verb base

Causative of √pad (to go) with prefixes vi and ā

Prefixes: vi+ā+pad

Root: pad (class 4)

जगत् (jagat) - the world (world, universe, moving)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, living beings, moving

present participle

From √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)