महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-102, verse-20

अधार्मिका भिन्नवृत्ताः साध्वेवैषां पराभवः ।
एवमेव प्रकुप्यन्ति राज्ञोऽप्येते ह्यभीक्ष्णशः ॥२०॥

20. adhārmikā bhinnavṛttāḥ sādhvevaiṣāṁ parābhavaḥ ,
evameva prakupyanti rājño'pyete hyabhīkṣṇaśaḥ.

20. adhārmikāḥ bhinnvṛttāḥ sādhu eva eṣām parābhavaḥ
evam eva prakupyanti rājñaḥ api ete hi abhīkṣṇaśaḥ

20. (ते) adhārmikāḥ bhinnvṛttāḥ,
eṣām parābhavaḥ sādhu eva.
evam eva ete hi rājñaḥ api abhīkṣṇaśaḥ prakupyanti.

20. They are unrighteous (adharmika) and of corrupted conduct; therefore, their defeat is indeed justified. Moreover, these very individuals frequently become enraged even at the king.

Words meanings summery:

• अधार्मिकाः (adhārmikāḥ) - unrighteous, impious, not observing natural law (dharma)

• भिन्न्वृत्ताः (bhinnvṛttāḥ) - of corrupted conduct, broken in behavior

• साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, righteous, well

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• एषाम् (eṣām) - of these, their

• पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - defeat, overthrow, destruction

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• प्रकुप्यन्ति (prakupyanti) - they become very angry, they flare up

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• एते (ete) - these

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अभीक्ष्णशः (abhīkṣṇaśaḥ) - repeatedly, frequently, constantly

Words meanings and morphology

अधार्मिकाः (adhārmikāḥ) - unrighteous, impious, not observing natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhārmika

adhārmika - unrighteous, impious, not conforming to natural law (dharma)

derived from adharma (unrighteousness) + ika suffix

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (a+dhārmika)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation particle
• dhārmika – righteous, virtuous, adhering to natural law (dharma)
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from dharma (natural law) + ika suffix

भिन्न्वृत्ताः (bhinnvṛttāḥ) - of corrupted conduct, broken in behavior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinnvṛtta

bhinnvṛtta - one whose conduct is broken or corrupted

Bahuvrīhi compound of bhinna (broken) and vṛtta (conduct)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bhinna+vṛtta)

• bhinna – broken, split, divided
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root bhid (to break)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, course of action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vṛt (to be, to happen)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, righteous, well

(indeclinable)

Note: Interpreted here as an adverb, 'properly' or 'justified'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

particle

एषाम् (eṣām) - of these, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

पराभवः (parābhavaḥ) - defeat, overthrow, destruction

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parābhava

parābhava - defeat, overthrow, destruction, humiliation

from prefix parā (away, off) + root bhū (to be)

Prefix: parā

Root: bhū (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

adverb

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

particle

प्रकुप्यन्ति (prakupyanti) - they become very angry, they flare up

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kup

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural, with prefix pra (intensifier)

Prefix: pra

Root: kup (class 4)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

particle

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

particle

अभीक्ष्णशः (abhīkṣṇaśaḥ) - repeatedly, frequently, constantly

(indeclinable)

adverb, from abhīkṣṇa (repeated) + śas suffix