महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-140, verse-11

परिमुष्णन्ति शास्त्राणि धर्मस्य परिपन्थिनः ।
वैषम्यमर्थविद्यानां नैरर्थ्यात्ख्यापयन्ति ते ॥११॥

11. parimuṣṇanti śāstrāṇi dharmasya paripanthinaḥ ,
vaiṣamyamarthavidyānāṁ nairarthyātkhyāpayanti te.

11. parimuṣṇanti śāstrāṇi dharmasya paripanthinaḥ
vaiṣamyam arthavidyānām nairarthyāt khyāpayanti te

11. dharmasya paripanthinaḥ śāstrāṇi parimuṣṇanti te
arthavidyānām vaiṣamyam nairarthyāt khyāpayanti

11. The obstructors of `dharma` (natural law) plunder the scriptures (śāstras). They (the obstructors) proclaim the incongruity of worldly knowledge (arthavidyā), thereby demonstrating its ultimate futility.

Words meanings summery:

• परिमुष्णन्ति (parimuṣṇanti) - they plunder, distort, corrupt (they steal, plunder, rob, deprive)

• शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, traditional texts (scriptures, treatises, sciences, rules)

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of `dharma` (natural law) (of `dharma`, of righteousness, of duty)

• परिपन्थिनः (paripanthinaḥ) - obstructors, opponents (of dharma) (enemies, obstructors, highwaymen, robbers)

• वैषम्यम् (vaiṣamyam) - incongruity, inconsistency, disparity (disparity, inequality, inconsistency, crookedness, unevenness)

• अर्थविद्यानाम् (arthavidyānām) - of worldly knowledge, of material sciences (of worldly sciences, of sciences of wealth, of practical knowledge)

• नैरर्थ्यात् (nairarthyāt) - arising from its ultimate futility (from meaninglessness, due to futility, on account of uselessness)

• ख्यापयन्ति (khyāpayanti) - they proclaim, demonstrate, highlight (they cause to be known, they reveal, they proclaim, they declare)

• ते (te) - they (referring to paripanthinaḥ) (they, those)

Words meanings and morphology

परिमुष्णन्ति (parimuṣṇanti) - they plunder, distort, corrupt (they steal, plunder, rob, deprive)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of parimuṣ

Present active indicative

Root muṣ (to steal) with prefix pari (around, completely).

Prefix: pari

Root: muṣ (class 9)

Note: Verb of the first clause.

शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - scriptures, traditional texts (scriptures, treatises, sciences, rules)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, science, rule, instruction, command

Derived from root śās (to teach, instruct).

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Object of parimuṣṇanti.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of `dharma` (natural law) (of `dharma`, of righteousness, of duty)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - `dharma`, righteousness, law, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution, proper conduct

Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Connects to paripanthinaḥ.

परिपन्थिनः (paripanthinaḥ) - obstructors, opponents (of dharma) (enemies, obstructors, highwaymen, robbers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paripanthin

paripanthin - obstructer, enemy, opponent, highwayman, robber

Compound of pari (around) + panthan (path) + in suffix. One who obstructs the path.

Compound type : tatpurusha (pari+panthan)

• pari – around, about, fully, completely
  indeclinable
• panthin – a traveler, one who follows a path
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun (related to 'path')
  From path (path) + in suffix.

Note: Subject for parimuṣṇanti.

वैषम्यम् (vaiṣamyam) - incongruity, inconsistency, disparity (disparity, inequality, inconsistency, crookedness, unevenness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiṣamya

vaiṣamya - disparity, inequality, inconsistency, crookedness, unevenness, difficulty

Derived from viṣama (uneven, difficult) + ya suffix.

Note: Object of khyāpayanti.

अर्थविद्यानाम् (arthavidyānām) - of worldly knowledge, of material sciences (of worldly sciences, of sciences of wealth, of practical knowledge)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of arthavidyā

arthavidyā - worldly knowledge, science of wealth, practical knowledge, economics, politics

Compound of artha (purpose, wealth, matter) and vidyā (knowledge, science).

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+vidyā)

• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object, thing, matter
  noun (masculine)
• vidyā – knowledge, science, learning, lore
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Connects to vaiṣamyam.

नैरर्थ्यात् (nairarthyāt) - arising from its ultimate futility (from meaninglessness, due to futility, on account of uselessness)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nairarthya

nairarthya - meaninglessness, futility, uselessness, purposelessness

Derived from nirartha (meaningless, useless) + ya suffix.

Note: Indicates cause or origin.

ख्यापयन्ति (khyāpayanti) - they proclaim, demonstrate, highlight (they cause to be known, they reveal, they proclaim, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of khyāpay

Present active indicative (causative)

Causative form of root khyā (to be known, to name).

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Verb of the second clause.

ते (te) - they (referring to paripanthinaḥ) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject for khyāpayanti.