महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-133, verse-24

कापव्यः कर्मणा तेन महतीं सिद्धिमाप्तवान् ।
साधूनामाचरन्क्षेमं दस्यून्पापान्निवर्तयन् ॥२४॥

24. kāpavyaḥ karmaṇā tena mahatīṁ siddhimāptavān ,
sādhūnāmācarankṣemaṁ dasyūnpāpānnivartayan.

24. Kāpavyaḥ karmaṇā tena mahatīm siddhim āptavān
sādhūnām ācaran kṣemam dasyūn pāpān nivartayan

24. Kāpavyaḥ tena karmaṇā sādhūnām kṣemam ācaran
pāpān dasyūn nivartayan mahatīm siddhim āptavān

24. Kāpavya achieved great success (siddhi) through that action (karma), ensuring the well-being of the virtuous and restraining the wicked bandits.

Words meanings summery:

• कापव्यः (kāpavyaḥ) - Kāpavya

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by ritual

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, mighty

• सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power

• आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained, achieved

• साधूनाम् (sādhūnām) - of the virtuous, of good people, of saints

• आचरन् (ācaran) - practicing, behaving, following

• क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, security, well-being

• दस्यून् (dasyūn) - robbers, bandits, enemies, wicked people

• पापान् (pāpān) - wicked, sinful, evil

• निवर्तयन् (nivartayan) - restraining, turning back, deterring

Words meanings and morphology

कापव्यः (kāpavyaḥ) - Kāpavya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Kāpavya

Kāpavya - a proper name, son of Kapu

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action, by deed, by ritual

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेन (tena) - by that, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'karmaṇā'.

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

Note: Qualifies 'siddhim'.

सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power

Root: sidh (class 4)

आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained, achieved

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āptavat

āptavat - obtained, achieved

Past Active Participle

Derived from root āp (5th class) with suffix -tavat

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Acts as a finite verb in this construction.

साधूनाम् (sādhūnām) - of the virtuous, of good people, of saints

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous person, saint

Root: sādh

आचरन् (ācaran) - practicing, behaving, following

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācarant

ācarant - practicing, behaving, following

Present Active Participle

Derived from root car (1st class) with prefix ā and suffix -at

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Refers to Kāpavya.

क्षेमम् (kṣemam) - welfare, security, well-being

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣema

kṣema - welfare, security, tranquility, well-being

Root: kṣī

Note: Object of 'ācaran'.

दस्यून् (dasyūn) - robbers, bandits, enemies, wicked people

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dasyu

dasyu - robber, bandit, enemy, demon

Root: das

Note: Object of 'nivartayan'.

पापान् (pāpān) - wicked, sinful, evil

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful, bad

Note: Qualifies 'dasyūn'.

निवर्तयन् (nivartayan) - restraining, turning back, deterring

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nivartayant

nivartayant - to turn back, to deter, to restrain (causative)

Present Active Participle (causative)

Derived from root vṛt (1st class) with prefix ni, in causative form (vṛt-aya) and suffix -ant

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Refers to Kāpavya.