महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-106, verse-19

उभयत्र प्रसक्तस्य धर्मे चाधर्म एव च ।
बलार्थमूलं व्युच्छिद्येत्तेन नन्दन्ति शत्रवः ॥१९॥

19. ubhayatra prasaktasya dharme cādharma eva ca ,
balārthamūlaṁ vyucchidyettena nandanti śatravaḥ.

19. ubhayatra prasaktasya dharme ca adharme eva ca |
bala artha mūlam vyucchidyet tena nandanti śatravaḥ

19. ubhayatra dharme ca adharme eva ca prasaktasya bala
artha mūlam vyucchidyet tena śatravaḥ nandanti

19. For someone equally engaged in both righteous (dharma) and unrighteous (adharma) conduct, the very foundation of his strength and wealth will be cut off. And by that, his enemies rejoice.

Words meanings summery:

• उभयत्र (ubhayatra) - in both places, in both ways

• प्रसक्तस्य (prasaktasya) - of one attached, of one engaged, of one devoted

• धर्मे (dharme) - in righteous conduct (in natural law, in righteousness, in duty)

• च (ca) - and

• अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteous conduct (in unrighteousness, in un-natural law)

• एव (eva) - also (also, indeed, just)

• च (ca) - and

• बल (bala) - strength, power, force

• अर्थ (artha) - wealth, resources (wealth, purpose, meaning, object)

• मूलम् (mūlam) - root, foundation, origin

• व्युच्छिद्येत् (vyucchidyet) - will be cut off (should be cut off, should be severed, should be destroyed)

• तेन (tena) - by that, by it

• नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they are glad

• शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies

Words meanings and morphology

उभयत्र (ubhayatra) - in both places, in both ways

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'prasaktasya'.

प्रसक्तस्य (prasaktasya) - of one attached, of one engaged, of one devoted

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prasakta

prasakta - attached, devoted, engaged in, addicted to

Past Passive Participle

from pra-sañj (to cling to, to be attached)

Prefix: pra

Root: sañj (class 1)

Note: Possessive, refers to the subject whose root of power and wealth is being discussed.

धर्मे (dharme) - in righteous conduct (in natural law, in righteousness, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, duty, natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution, virtue

from root dhṛ- (to uphold)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Locative of sphere.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'dharme' and 'adharme'.

अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteous conduct (in unrighteousness, in un-natural law)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, un-natural law, injustice, sin

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Locative of sphere.

एव (eva) - also (also, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction for the second 'adharme'.

बल (bala) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, army

Note: Part of the compound 'balārthamūlam'.

अर्थ (artha) - wealth, resources (wealth, purpose, meaning, object)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, property, advantage

Note: Part of the compound 'balārthamūlam'.

मूलम् (mūlam) - root, foundation, origin

(noun)

neuter, singular of mūla

mūla - root, foundation, basis, origin

Note: Head of the compound 'balārthamūlam'.

व्युच्छिद्येत् (vyucchidyet) - will be cut off (should be cut off, should be severed, should be destroyed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vyucchid

Optative 3rd singular passive of vy-ut-chid

Prefixes: vi+ud

Root: chid (class 7)

Note: The passive subject is 'balārthamūlam'.

तेन (tena) - by that, by it

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the cutting off of the root of power and wealth.

नन्दन्ति (nandanti) - they rejoice, they are glad

(verb)

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

Root: ṇand (class 1)

शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru

śatru - enemy, foe, rival

Note: Subject of 'nandanti'.