महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-110, verse-20

शठः स्वधर्ममुत्सृज्य तमिच्छेदुपजीवितुम् ।
सर्वोपायैर्निहन्तव्यः पापो निकृतिजीवनः ॥२०॥

20. śaṭhaḥ svadharmamutsṛjya tamicchedupajīvitum ,
sarvopāyairnihantavyaḥ pāpo nikṛtijīvanaḥ.

20. śaṭhaḥ svadharmam utsṛjya tam icchet upajīvitum
sarvopāyaiḥ nihantavyaḥ pāpaḥ nikṛtijīvanaḥ

20. śaṭhaḥ svadharmam utsṛjya tam upajīvitum icchet
pāpaḥ nikṛtijīvanaḥ sarvopāyaiḥ nihantavyaḥ

20. A rogue, having abandoned his own intrinsic nature (dharma), might desire to subsist by means of it. Such a wicked person, who lives by deceit, should be destroyed by all means.

Words meanings summery:

• शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - a rogue (rogue, cheat, crafty, fraudulent)

• स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - his own intrinsic nature (dharma) (one's own dharma, one's own duty, one's intrinsic nature)

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up, having discarded)

• तम् (tam) - it (that, him, it)

• इच्छेत् (icchet) - might desire (may desire, would wish, should desire)

• उपजीवितुम् (upajīvitum) - to subsist by (to subsist, to live on, to live by)

• सर्वोपायैः (sarvopāyaiḥ) - by all means (by all means, by every stratagem)

• निहन्तव्यः (nihantavyaḥ) - should be destroyed (to be killed, to be destroyed)

• पापः (pāpaḥ) - a wicked person (wicked, sinful, evil, a wicked person)

• निकृतिजीवनः (nikṛtijīvanaḥ) - who lives by deceit (living by deceit, subsisting by fraud)

Words meanings and morphology

शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - a rogue (rogue, cheat, crafty, fraudulent)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - rogue, cheat, crafty, fraudulent, hypocritical

स्वधर्मम् (svadharmam) - his own intrinsic nature (dharma) (one's own dharma, one's own duty, one's intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svadharma

svadharma - one's own duty, one's own law, one's inherent nature, constitution

From sva (own) + dharma (dharma)

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+dharma)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having given up, having discarded)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root sṛj with upasarga ut + lyap pratyaya

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

तम् (tam) - it (that, him, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular of `tad`, referring to `svadharma` or an implicit `adharma` / `nikṛti`.

इच्छेत् (icchet) - might desire (may desire, would wish, should desire)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of iṣ

Optative mood, 3rd person singular

From root iṣ, present stem icch, optative form.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

उपजीवितुम् (upajīvitum) - to subsist by (to subsist, to live on, to live by)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root jīv with upasarga upa + tumun pratyaya

Prefix: upa

Root: jīv (class 1)

सर्वोपायैः (sarvopāyaiḥ) - by all means (by all means, by every stratagem)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarvopāya

sarvopāya - all means, every stratagem

From sarva (all) + upāya (means, stratagem)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+upāya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• upāya – means, expedient, stratagem, approach
  noun (masculine)
  root i + upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

निहन्तव्यः (nihantavyaḥ) - should be destroyed (to be killed, to be destroyed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nihantavya

nihantavya - to be killed, to be destroyed

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

From root han with upasarga ni + tavya pratyaya

Prefix: ni

Root: han (class 2)

पापः (pāpaḥ) - a wicked person (wicked, sinful, evil, a wicked person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - wicked, sinful, evil, bad, a wicked person, sin

निकृतिजीवनः (nikṛtijīvanaḥ) - who lives by deceit (living by deceit, subsisting by fraud)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṛtijīvana

nikṛtijīvana - living by deceit, subsisting on fraud

From nikṛti (deceit) + jīvana (living, subsisting)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nikṛti+jīvana)

• nikṛti – deceit, fraud, villainy, treachery
  noun (feminine)
  root kṛ + ni + ti
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• jīvana – living, subsisting, means of subsistence
  noun (neuter)
  root jīv + ana
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with `pāpaḥ`.