महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-5, verse-9

न वधः पूज्यते लोके सुप्तानामिह धर्मतः ।
तथैव न्यस्तशस्त्राणां विमुक्तरथवाजिनाम् ॥९॥

9. na vadhaḥ pūjyate loke suptānāmiha dharmataḥ ,
tathaiva nyastaśastrāṇāṁ vimuktarathavājinām.

9. na vadhaḥ pūjyate loke suptānām iha dharmataḥ
tathā eva nyastaśastrāṇām vimuktarathavājinām

9. iha loke dharmataḥ suptānām vadhaḥ na pūjyate,
tathā eva nyastaśastrāṇām vimuktarathavājinām

9. Killing those who are sleeping is not considered proper in this world according to natural law (dharma). Similarly, it is not proper to kill those who have laid down their weapons or those who have abandoned their chariots and horses.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaughter, striking

• पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is honored, is worshipped, is praised, is considered proper

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

• सुप्तानाम् (suptānām) - of those sleeping, of the sleepers

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

• धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to natural law (dharma), in accordance with righteousness, from duty

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

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

• न्यस्तशस्त्राणाम् (nyastaśastrāṇām) - of those who have laid down their weapons

• विमुक्तरथवाजिनाम् (vimuktarathavājinām) - of those who have abandoned their chariots and horses

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, slaughter, striking

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaughter, striking, murder

Root: vadh

पूज्यते (pūjyate) - is honored, is worshipped, is praised, is considered proper

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of pūj

Present Tense, Passive Voice

Third person singular present passive voice form of the root pūj.

Root: pūj (class 10)

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, realm, space

सुप्तानाम् (suptānām) - of those sleeping, of the sleepers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of supta

supta - slept, asleep, dormant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root svap (to sleep).

Root: svap (class 1)

Note: Used as a substantive for 'of the sleepers'.

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

(indeclinable)

धर्मतः (dharmataḥ) - according to natural law (dharma), in accordance with righteousness, from duty

(indeclinable)

Derived from dharma with the suffix -tas.

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

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

न्यस्तशस्त्राणाम् (nyastaśastrāṇām) - of those who have laid down their weapons

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nyastaśastra

nyastaśastra - one who has laid down his weapons

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nyasta+śastra)

• nyasta – laid down, placed, deposited
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root as (to throw) with the prefix ni (down).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: as (class 4)
• śastra – weapon, arm, tool
  noun (neuter)

विमुक्तरथवाजिनाम् (vimuktarathavājinām) - of those who have abandoned their chariots and horses

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vimuktarathavājin

vimuktarathavājin - one who has abandoned his chariot and horses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vimukta+ratha+vājin)

• vimukta – released, set free, abandoned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root muc (to release) with the prefix vi (apart, away).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: muc (class 6)
• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• vājin – horse, swift, strong
  noun (masculine)