महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-133, verse-22

ये पुनर्धर्मशास्त्रेण वर्तेरन्निह दस्यवः ।
अपि ते दस्यवो भूत्वा क्षिप्रं सिद्धिमवाप्नुयुः ॥२२॥

22. ye punardharmaśāstreṇa varteranniha dasyavaḥ ,
api te dasyavo bhūtvā kṣipraṁ siddhimavāpnuyuḥ.

22. ye punar dharmaśāstreṇa varteran iha dasyavaḥ
api te dasyavaḥ bhūtvā kṣipram siddhim avāpnuyuḥ

22. punar ye dasyavaḥ iha dharmaśāstreṇa varteran
api te dasyavaḥ bhūtvā kṣipram siddhim avāpnuyuḥ

22. However, if those bandits here were to act according to the sacred law (dharma-śāstra), even they, despite being bandits, would quickly attain perfection (siddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who

• पुनर् (punar) - again, but, however

• धर्मशास्त्रेण (dharmaśāstreṇa) - by the sacred law, by the law book (dharma-śāstra)

• वर्तेरन् (varteran) - they should act, they might behave

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

• दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - bandits, robbers, enemies

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• ते (te) - they

• दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - bandits, robbers, enemies

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

• क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - perfection, success, accomplishment

• अवाप्नुयुः (avāpnuyuḥ) - they might obtain, they would attain

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

पुनर् (punar) - again, but, however

(indeclinable)

धर्मशास्त्रेण (dharmaśāstreṇa) - by the sacred law, by the law book (dharma-śāstra)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of dharmaśāstra

dharmaśāstra - sacred law, code of law, treatise on duty/righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+śāstra)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• śāstra – rule, sacred treatise, scripture, science
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)

वर्तेरन् (varteran) - they should act, they might behave

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of vṛt

Optative Mood

Root vṛt (1), Ātmanepada

Root: vṛt (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, now

(indeclinable)

दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - bandits, robbers, enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - bandit, robber, enemy

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दस्यवः (dasyavaḥ) - bandits, robbers, enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - bandit, robber, enemy

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become, being

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From verb root bhū (1)

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षिप्रम् (kṣipram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially (accusative singular neuter of an adjective acting as an adverb).

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - perfection, success, accomplishment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - perfection, success, accomplishment, spiritual power

Root: sidh (class 1)

अवाप्नुयुः (avāpnuyuḥ) - they might obtain, they would attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (liṅ) of avāp

Optative Mood

Root āp (5) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)