महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-123, verse-15

प्रज्ञाप्रणाशको मोहस्तथा धर्मार्थनाशकः ।
तस्मान्नास्तिकता चैव दुराचारश्च जायते ॥१५॥

15. prajñāpraṇāśako mohastathā dharmārthanāśakaḥ ,
tasmānnāstikatā caiva durācāraśca jāyate.

15. prajñāpraṇāśakaḥ mohaḥ tathā dharmārthanāśakaḥ
tasmāt nāstikatā ca eva durācāraḥ ca jāyate

15. mohaḥ prajñāpraṇāśakaḥ tathā dharmārthanāśakaḥ
tasmāt nāstikatā ca eva durācāraḥ ca jāyate

15. Delusion causes the destruction of wisdom and also destroys natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha). From this, both atheism and misconduct arise.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रज्ञाप्रणाशकः (prajñāpraṇāśakaḥ) - destroyer of wisdom, intellect

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, infatuation

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, in the same way

• धर्मार्थनाशकः (dharmārthanāśakaḥ) - destroyer of dharma and artha

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

• नास्तिकता (nāstikatā) - atheism, disbelief

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• दुराचारः (durācāraḥ) - bad conduct, misconduct

• च (ca) - and, also

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

Words meanings and morphology

प्रज्ञाप्रणाशकः (prajñāpraṇāśakaḥ) - destroyer of wisdom, intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajñāpraṇāśaka

prajñāpraṇāśaka - destroyer of wisdom

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajñā+praṇāśaka)

• prajñā – wisdom, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• praṇāśaka – destroyer, annihilator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from pra-naś
  Prefix: pra
  Root: naś (class 4)

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, infatuation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment

Root: muh (class 4)

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, in the same way

(indeclinable)

धर्मार्थनाशकः (dharmārthanāśakaḥ) - destroyer of dharma and artha

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmārthanāśaka

dharmārthanāśaka - destroyer of dharma and artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharmārtha+nāśaka)

• dharmārtha – dharma and artha (natural law/righteousness and material prosperity)
  compound noun (masculine)
• nāśaka – destroyer, causing destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from naś
  Root: naś (class 4)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that, therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नास्तिकता (nāstikatā) - atheism, disbelief

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nāstikatā

nāstikatā - atheism, disbelief in the existence of God or Vedic authority

Derived from nāstika

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

दुराचारः (durācāraḥ) - bad conduct, misconduct

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durācāra

durācāra - bad conduct, misconduct, evil practice

Prefix: dur

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, comes into being

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Middle

Present 3rd singular middle of jan (class 4)

Root: jan (class 4)