महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-100, verse-5

इमे पलायमानानां नरकाः प्रत्युपस्थिताः ।
अकीर्तिः शाश्वती चैव पतितव्यमनन्तरम् ॥५॥

5. ime palāyamānānāṁ narakāḥ pratyupasthitāḥ ,
akīrtiḥ śāśvatī caiva patitavyamanantaram.

5. ime palāyamānānām narakāḥ pratyupasthitāḥ
akīrtiḥ śāśvatī ca eva patitavyam anantaram

5. palāyamānānām ime narakāḥ pratyupasthitāḥ
ca eva śāśvatī akīrtiḥ anantaram patitavyam

5. For those who flee, these hells (naraka) are imminent. And, indeed, eternal infamy (akīrti) and subsequent ruin await.

Words meanings summery:

• इमे (ime) - these

• पलायमानानाम् (palāyamānānām) - of those fleeing, for those who are running away

• नरकाः (narakāḥ) - hells, infernal regions

• प्रत्युपस्थिताः (pratyupasthitāḥ) - standing before, present, imminent, ready

• अकीर्तिः (akīrtiḥ) - infamy, dishonor, disgrace

• शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• पतितव्यम् (patitavyam) - refers to falling into hell or disgrace ((it is) to be fallen (into), one must fall)

• अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, subsequently, next

Words meanings and morphology

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to `narakāḥ`.

पलायमानानाम् (palāyamānānām) - of those fleeing, for those who are running away

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of palāyamāna

palāyamāna - fleeing, running away, retreating

Present Middle Participle

pra- (prefix) + ā- (prefix) + yamāna (participle of yam)

Prefixes: pra+ā

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Acts as a noun, 'of those who are fleeing'.

नरकाः (narakāḥ) - hells, infernal regions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naraka

naraka - hell, infernal regions

प्रत्युपस्थिताः (pratyupasthitāḥ) - standing before, present, imminent, ready

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratyupasthita

pratyupasthita - present, standing near, approached, ready

Past Passive Participle

prati-upa-sthita (from sthā)

Prefixes: prati+upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `narakāḥ`.

अकीर्तिः (akīrtiḥ) - infamy, dishonor, disgrace

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akīrti

akīrti - infamy, dishonor, bad reputation

a- (negation) + kīrti (fame)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+kīrti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kīrti – fame, glory, renown
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛt

शाश्वती (śāśvatī) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

पतितव्यम् (patitavyam) - refers to falling into hell or disgrace ((it is) to be fallen (into), one must fall)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of patitavya

patitavya - to be fallen, to be suffered, suitable for falling

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

from root `pat` + suffix `tavya`

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally, 'there is to be a falling'.

अनन्तरम् (anantaram) - immediately after, subsequently, next

(indeclinable)

a- (negation) + antara (interval)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (a+antara)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• antara – interval, space, interior, difference
  noun (neuter)

Note: Functions adverbially.