महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-122, verse-19

तस्मिन्नन्तर्हिते चाथ प्रजानां संकरोऽभवत् ।
नैव कार्यं न चाकार्यं भोज्याभोज्यं न विद्यते ॥१९॥

19. tasminnantarhite cātha prajānāṁ saṁkaro'bhavat ,
naiva kāryaṁ na cākāryaṁ bhojyābhojyaṁ na vidyate.

19. tasmin antarhite ca atha prajānām saṃkaraḥ abhavat
na eva kāryam na ca akāryam bhojyābhojyam na vidyate

19. atha ca tasmin antarhite prajānām saṃkaraḥ abhavat
na eva kāryam na ca akāryam bhojyābhojyam na vidyate

19. And then, when that (law/order) had disappeared, confusion (saṃkara) arose among the people. There was neither what should be done nor what should not be done, and no distinction existed between what was edible and inedible.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (law/order) had disappeared (in that, when that)

• अन्तर्हिते (antarhite) - when (law/order) had disappeared (disappeared, hidden, vanished)

• च (ca) - and

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people, of creatures

• संकरः (saṁkaraḥ) - a state of social or moral disorder (mixture, confusion, promiscuity)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, arose

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - what should be done, duty, action

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• अकार्यम् (akāryam) - what should not be done, improper action

• भोज्याभोज्यम् (bhojyābhojyam) - no distinction between food fit for consumption and not fit (edible and inedible)

• न (na) - not, no

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (law/order) had disappeared (in that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अन्तर्हिते (antarhite) - when (law/order) had disappeared (disappeared, hidden, vanished)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, 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)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, people, creatures

Root: jan (class 4)

संकरः (saṁkaraḥ) - a state of social or moral disorder (mixture, confusion, promiscuity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkara

saṁkara - mixture, confusion, intermixture of castes (promiscuity), defilement

derived from root kṛ (to make) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was, arose

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - what should be done, duty, action

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action, business

Gerundive

derived from the root kṛ (to do, make)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अकार्यम् (akāryam) - what should not be done, improper action

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akārya

akārya - not to be done, improper action, forbidden

Gerundive

negative prefix a- + kārya (gerundive of kṛ)

Compound type : nan-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• kārya – to be done, duty, action
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  derived from the root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

भोज्याभोज्यम् (bhojyābhojyam) - no distinction between food fit for consumption and not fit (edible and inedible)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhojyābhojya

bhojyābhojya - that which is to be eaten and that which is not to be eaten; edible and inedible

Compound type : dvandva (bhojya+abhojya)

• bhojya – to be eaten, edible, food
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  derived from root bhuj (to eat, enjoy)
  Root: bhuj (class 7)
• abhojya – not to be eaten, inedible, forbidden food
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  negative prefix a- + bhojya (gerundive of bhuj)
  Prefix: a
  Root: bhuj (class 7)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists, is found, is present

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)