महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-122, verse-18

तस्मिन्प्रवृत्ते सत्रे तु ब्रह्मणः पार्थिवर्षभ ।
हृष्टरूपप्रचारत्वाद्दण्डः सोऽन्तर्हितोऽभवत् ॥१८॥

18. tasminpravṛtte satre tu brahmaṇaḥ pārthivarṣabha ,
hṛṣṭarūpapracāratvāddaṇḍaḥ so'ntarhito'bhavat.

18. tasmin pravṛtte satre tu brahmaṇaḥ pārthivarṣabha
hṛṣṭarūpapracāratvāt daṇḍaḥ saḥ antarhitaḥ abhavat

18. pārthivarṣabha tu tasmin brahmaṇaḥ satre pravṛtte
hṛṣṭarūpapracāratvāt saḥ daṇḍaḥ antarhitaḥ abhavat

18. O best of kings, when that ritual (sattra) of Brahmā had commenced, due to the prevalence of unrestrained conduct, the law (daṇḍa) disappeared.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that commenced ritual (sattra) (in that, when that)

• प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - when the ritual (sattra) had commenced (commenced, begun, engaged in)

• सत्रे (satre) - in the sacrifice, in the sacrificial session

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the god Brahmā (of Brahmā)

• पार्थिवर्षभ (pārthivarṣabha) - an address to the listener, King Janamejaya (o best of kings)

• हृष्टरूपप्रचारत्वात् (hṛṣṭarūpapracāratvāt) - due to the unchecked, arrogant behavior of beings (due to the prevalence of unrestrained conduct)

• दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - the abstract concept of law and order (staff, punishment, law, authority)

• सः (saḥ) - that (Daṇḍa) (that, he)

• अन्तर्हितः (antarhitaḥ) - disappeared, hidden, vanished

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that commenced ritual (sattra) (in that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रवृत्ते (pravṛtte) - when the ritual (sattra) had commenced (commenced, begun, engaged in)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - commenced, begun, proceeded, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root vṛt (to turn, to be) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सत्रे (satre) - in the sacrifice, in the sacrificial session

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sattra

sattra - a large sacrificial session, a long offering

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of the god Brahmā (of Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the supreme cosmic reality (brahman); sacred word, prayer

पार्थिवर्षभ (pārthivarṣabha) - an address to the listener, King Janamejaya (o best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthivarṣabha

pārthivarṣabha - best of kings, bull among princes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pārthiva+ṛṣabha)

• pārthiva – earthly, royal, a king
  noun (masculine)
  derived from pṛthivī (earth)
• ṛṣabha – a bull; best, excellent, eminent
  noun (masculine)

हृष्टरूपप्रचारत्वात् (hṛṣṭarūpapracāratvāt) - due to the unchecked, arrogant behavior of beings (due to the prevalence of unrestrained conduct)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of hṛṣṭarūpapracāratva

hṛṣṭarūpapracāratva - state of having unrestrained conduct/forms

Compound ending in -tva (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hṛṣṭarūpa+pracāra+tva)

• hṛṣṭa – delighted, joyful, arrogant, puffed up
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root hṛṣ (to be excited, to rejoice)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)
• rūpa – form, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)
• pracāra – movement, prevalence, conduct, spread
  noun (masculine)
  derived from root car (to move) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: car (class 1)
• tva – suffix for abstract nouns, state of being
  suffix (neuter)

दण्डः (daṇḍaḥ) - the abstract concept of law and order (staff, punishment, law, authority)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - staff, rod, punishment, scepter, law, authority

सः (saḥ) - that (Daṇḍa) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्तर्हितः (antarhitaḥ) - disappeared, hidden, vanished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antarhita

antarhita - disappeared, hidden, vanished

Past Passive Participle

derived from the root dhā (to place, hold) with prefix antar-

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)