महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-137, verse-97

दत्त्वाभयं यः स्वयमेव राजा न तत्प्रमाणं कुरुते यथावत् ।
स सर्वलोकादुपलभ्य पापमधर्मबुद्धिर्निरयं प्रयाति ॥९७॥

97. dattvābhayaṁ yaḥ svayameva rājā; na tatpramāṇaṁ kurute yathāvat ,
sa sarvalokādupalabhya pāpa;madharmabuddhirnirayaṁ prayāti.

97. dattvā abhayam yaḥ svayam eva rājā
na tat pramāṇam kurute yathāvat
saḥ sarvalokāt upalabhya pāpam
adharmabuddhiḥ nirayam prayāti

97. That king who himself, having given an assurance of safety (abhaya), does not properly uphold that commitment—he, whose intellect is unrighteous (dharma), incurs sin from all the worlds and goes to hell.

Words meanings summery:

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having granted

• अभयम् (abhayam) - safety, fearlessness, assurance of safety

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that (commitment/word) (that, this)

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - commitment, word (authority, standard, measure, proof, commitment)

• कुरुते (kurute) - he does, he makes, he performs

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, truly, exactly, as it should be

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• सर्वलोकात् (sarvalokāt) - from all worlds, from all people

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having incurred (sin) (having obtained, having perceived, having incurred)

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wickedness

• अधर्मबुद्धिः (adharmabuddhiḥ) - a king whose intellect is unrighteous (dharma) (one whose intellect is unrighteous (dharma), one whose mind is set on injustice)

• निरयम् (nirayam) - to hell, to a place of torment

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes, proceeds, resorts to

Words meanings and morphology

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having granted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from the root dā

Root: dā (class 3)

अभयम् (abhayam) - safety, fearlessness, assurance of safety

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearlessness, safety, security, assurance of safety

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+bhaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself, personally

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, exactly

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (commitment/word) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - commitment, word (authority, standard, measure, proof, commitment)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, authority, proof, commitment

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

कुरुते (kurute) - he does, he makes, he performs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, truly, exactly, as it should be

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it, he, she

सर्वलोकात् (sarvalokāt) - from all worlds, from all people

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarvaloka

sarvaloka - all worlds, all people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having incurred (sin) (having obtained, having perceived, having incurred)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive from upa-labh

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, wickedness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wickedness, misfortune

अधर्मबुद्धिः (adharmabuddhiḥ) - a king whose intellect is unrighteous (dharma) (one whose intellect is unrighteous (dharma), one whose mind is set on injustice)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharmabuddhi

adharmabuddhi - whose intellect is unrighteous, having an unjust mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+dharma+buddhi)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, mind
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

निरयम् (nirayam) - to hell, to a place of torment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, a place of torment, a lower world

प्रयाति (prayāti) - goes, proceeds, resorts to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of prayā

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)