महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-137, verse-74

दुष्टं पन्थानमाश्रित्य यो मोहादभिपद्यते ।
आत्मनो बलमज्ञात्वा तदन्तं तस्य जीवितम् ॥७४॥

74. duṣṭaṁ panthānamāśritya yo mohādabhipadyate ,
ātmano balamajñātvā tadantaṁ tasya jīvitam.

74. duṣṭam panthānam āśritya yaḥ mohāt abhipadyate
ātmanaḥ balam ajñātvā tadantam tasya jīvitam

74. yaḥ mohāt duṣṭam panthānam āśritya ātmanaḥ
balam ajñātvā abhipadyate tasya jīvitam tadantam

74. The life of a person who, deluded, resorts to an evil path and proceeds without knowing their own strength (ātman), reaches its end.

Words meanings summery:

• दुष्टम् (duṣṭam) - evil (path) (evil, wicked, bad)

• पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to (an evil path) (having resorted to, having adopted, having taken refuge in)

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, that)

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, out of ignorance, owing to folly

• अभिपद्यते (abhipadyate) - proceeds (on a path) (undertakes, approaches, obtains, falls into)

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own (strength) (of the self, of oneself, of the soul)

• बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

• अज्ञात्वा (ajñātvā) - not knowing, without knowing, ignorantly

• तदन्तम् (tadantam) - ending with that, having that as its end, terminating in that

• तस्य (tasya) - his (life) (of him, his, of that)

• जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, duration of life

Words meanings and morphology

दुष्टम् (duṣṭam) - evil (path) (evil, wicked, bad)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of duṣṭa

duṣṭa - wicked, bad, corrupt, spoiled

Past Passive Participle

From root 'duṣ' (to be corrupt, to spoil)

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'panthānam' in meaning, but declined as neuter due to generic usage or context implying 'an evil thing/path'

पन्थानम् (panthānam) - path, road, way

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to (an evil path) (having resorted to, having adopted, having taken refuge in)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'śri' with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, that (relative pronoun)

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, out of ignorance, owing to folly

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, illusion, infatuation, ignorance

From root 'muh' (to be bewildered, deluded)

Root: muh (class 4)

अभिपद्यते (abhipadyate) - proceeds (on a path) (undertakes, approaches, obtains, falls into)

(verb)

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

Root 'pad' with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: pad (class 4)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of one's own (strength) (of the self, of oneself, of the soul)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

बलम् (balam) - strength, power, force

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force, might

अज्ञात्वा (ajñātvā) - not knowing, without knowing, ignorantly

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root 'jñā' with negative prefix 'a-'

Prefix: a

Root: jñā (class 9)

तदन्तम् (tadantam) - ending with that, having that as its end, terminating in that

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tadanta

tadanta - ending with that, having that as its end

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (tat+anta)

• tat – that, it
  pronoun (neuter)
• anta – end, termination, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'jīvitam'

तस्य (tasya) - his (life) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

जीवितम् (jīvitam) - life, living, duration of life

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jīvita

jīvita - life, living, duration of life

From root 'jīv' (to live)

Root: jīv (class 1)