महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-128, verse-15

यस्माद्धनस्योपपत्तिरेकान्तेन न विद्यते ।
तस्मादापद्यधर्मोऽपि श्रूयते धर्मलक्षणः ॥१५॥

15. yasmāddhanasyopapattirekāntena na vidyate ,
tasmādāpadyadharmo'pi śrūyate dharmalakṣaṇaḥ.

15. yasmāt dhanasya upapattiḥ ekāntena na vidyate
tasmāt āpadi adharmaḥ api śrūyate dharma-lakṣaṇaḥ

15. yasmāt dhanasya upapattiḥ ekāntena na vidyate
tasmāt āpadi adharmaḥ api dharma-lakṣaṇaḥ śrūyate

15. Because the availability of wealth is not always certain; therefore, in times of calamity, even that which is `adharma` (unrighteousness) is declared to possess the characteristics of `dharma` (natural law).

Words meanings summery:

• यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, since, from which

• धनस्य (dhanasya) - of wealth, of riches

• उपपत्तिः (upapattiḥ) - availability, attainment, occurrence, justification, proof

• एकान्तेन (ekāntena) - exclusively, absolutely, completely, uniformly, always

• न (na) - not, no

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

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• आपदि (āpadi) - in calamity, in distress, in misfortune

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, injustice, non-dharma

• अपि (api) - even, also

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is declared, is taught

• धर्म-लक्षणः (dharma-lakṣaṇaḥ) - having the characteristics of `dharma`, resembling `dharma`

Words meanings and morphology

यस्मात् (yasmāt) - because, since, from which

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Used as a subordinating conjunction for cause.

धनस्य (dhanasya) - of wealth, of riches

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property

उपपत्तिः (upapattiḥ) - availability, attainment, occurrence, justification, proof

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of upapatti

upapatti - occurrence, availability, attainment, demonstration, suitability

एकान्तेन (ekāntena) - exclusively, absolutely, completely, uniformly, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially (instrumental singular of an adjective/noun).

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Root: vid (class 4)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: Used as a correlating conjunction with `yasmāt`.

आपदि (āpadi) - in calamity, in distress, in misfortune

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of āpat

āpat - calamity, misfortune, distress, danger

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, injustice, non-dharma

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, non-dharma, sin

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is declared, is taught

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

धर्म-लक्षणः (dharma-lakṣaṇaḥ) - having the characteristics of `dharma`, resembling `dharma`

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmalakṣaṇa

dharmalakṣaṇa - having the characteristic of dharma

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dharma+lakṣaṇa)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
  noun (neuter)