महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-35, verse-9

तत्करोत्वेष नागेन्द्रः प्राप्तकालं वचस्तथा ।
विनशिष्यन्ति ये पापा न तु ये धर्मचारिणः ॥९॥

9. tatkarotveṣa nāgendraḥ prāptakālaṁ vacastathā ,
vinaśiṣyanti ye pāpā na tu ye dharmacāriṇaḥ.

9. tat karotu eṣaḥ nāgendraḥ prāptakālam vacaḥ tathā
vinaśiṣyanti ye pāpāḥ na tu ye dharmacāriṇaḥ

9. Therefore, let this king of serpents carry out that opportune statement. Those who are sinful will perish, but not those who follow dharma.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, that (referring to the statement from Brahmā) (that, therefore)

• करोतु (karotu) - let him carry out, perform (let him do, may he do)

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to Nāgendra) (this one, he)

• नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - king of serpents

• प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - opportune, timely (referring to the statement) (timely, opportune, arrived at the right time)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - statement, command (referring to Brahmā's word) (word, speech, statement)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, accordingly (thus, so, in that manner)

• विनशिष्यन्ति (vinaśiṣyanti) - they will perish (they will perish, be destroyed)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• पापाः (pāpāḥ) - sinful ones (sinful, wicked, evil ones)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• धर्मचारिणः (dharmacāriṇaḥ) - those who follow dharma (righteous, observing dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, that (referring to the statement from Brahmā) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, therefore

Note: Refers to the 'vacanam' (statement) from the previous verse. Functions as object of karotu.

करोतु (karotu) - let him carry out, perform (let him do, may he do)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (referring to Nāgendra) (this one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, subject of karotu

नागेन्द्रः (nāgendraḥ) - king of serpents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nāgendra

nāgendra - chief of serpents, king of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāga+indra)

• nāga – serpent
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of karotu

प्राप्तकालम् (prāptakālam) - opportune, timely (referring to the statement) (timely, opportune, arrived at the right time)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of prāptakāla

prāptakāla - timely, opportune, having attained the right time

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāpta+kāla)

• prāpta – obtained, reached, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From pra-√āp (to obtain, reach)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• kāla – time, season
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with vacaḥ

वचः (vacaḥ) - statement, command (referring to Brahmā's word) (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, statement

action noun

From √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of karotu, here used as accusative.

तथा (tathā) - thus, accordingly (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

विनशिष्यन्ति (vinaśiṣyanti) - they will perish (they will perish, be destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of vinaś

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Relative pronoun, subject of vinaśiṣyanti

पापाः (pāpāḥ) - sinful ones (sinful, wicked, evil ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, wicked, evil

Note: Agrees with ye

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb (implied vinaśiṣyanti)

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which

Note: Subject of implied verb 'will not perish'

धर्मचारिणः (dharmacāriṇaḥ) - those who follow dharma (righteous, observing dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmacārin

dharmacārin - observing dharma, righteous, virtuous

agent noun

From dharma (righteousness) + √car (to move, act), with agent suffix -in

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cārin – acting, practicing, moving
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Suffix -in added to √car
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ye