महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-14

एवं तु वर्तमानस्य तस्य वृत्तिं दुरात्मनः ।
अगमत्सुमहान्कालो न चाधर्ममबुध्यत ॥१४॥

14. evaṁ tu vartamānasya tasya vṛttiṁ durātmanaḥ ,
agamatsumahānkālo na cādharmamabudhyata.

14. evam tu vartamānasya tasya vṛttim durātmanaḥ
agamat sumahān kālaḥ na ca adharmam abudhyata

14. evam tu vartamānasya tasya durātmanaḥ vṛttim
sumahān kālaḥ agamat ca saḥ adharmam na abudhyata

14. As that wicked person continued his life in this manner, a very long time passed, and he did not comprehend his unrighteousness (adharma).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - Refers to the manner of life described in the previous verse (killing birds). (thus, in this manner, so)

• तु (tu) - Emphasizes the continuity of his actions. (but, indeed, however, yet)

• वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - Of the one living/continuing. (of the one existing, of the one behaving, of the present)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the wicked person. (his, of him)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - Refers to his continuous wicked way of life. (conduct, mode of life, livelihood)

• दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked soul, of the evil one

• अगमत् (agamat) - Time passed. (it went, it passed)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large

• कालः (kālaḥ) - Refers to the duration of his life. (time)

• न (na) - not, no, nor

• च (ca) - Connects the two clauses. (and, also)

• अधर्मम् (adharmam) - The wrong conduct he failed to recognize. (unrighteousness, injustice, vice (adharma))

• अबुध्यत (abudhyata) - He did not realize the sinfulness of his actions. (he understood, he knew, he perceived)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - Refers to the manner of life described in the previous verse (killing birds). (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - Emphasizes the continuity of his actions. (but, indeed, however, yet)

(indeclinable)

वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - Of the one living/continuing. (of the one existing, of the one behaving, of the present)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - being, existing, present; behaving, acting

Present Active Participle

From root 'vṛt' (to be, to turn, to exist) with suffix '-māna'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya' and 'durātmanaḥ'.

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to the wicked person. (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - Refers to his continuous wicked way of life. (conduct, mode of life, livelihood)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - course, conduct, mode of life, livelihood, profession

Derived from root 'vṛt' (to be, to turn).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of implicit 'following' or 'observing'.

दुरात्मनः (durātmanaḥ) - of the wicked soul, of the evil one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - wicked-minded, evil-minded, vile person

Compound 'dur' (bad, difficult) + 'ātman' (self, soul).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'tasya' and 'vartamānasya'.

अगमत् (agamat) - Time passed. (it went, it passed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (luṅ) of gam

Imperfect Active

Root 'gam' (class 1), imperfect form.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'kālaḥ'.

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, enormous

Compound 'su' (very, intensely) + 'mahat' (great).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'kālaḥ'.

कालः (kālaḥ) - Refers to the duration of his life. (time)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

Note: Subject of 'agamat'.

न (na) - not, no, nor

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - Connects the two clauses. (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अधर्मम् (adharmam) - The wrong conduct he failed to recognize. (unrighteousness, injustice, vice (adharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, vice, evil; contrary to natural law (adharma)

Compound 'a' (not) + 'dharma' (righteousness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'abudhyata'.

अबुध्यत (abudhyata) - He did not realize the sinfulness of his actions. (he understood, he knew, he perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of budh

Imperfect Middle

Root 'budh' (class 4), imperfect form.

Root: budh (class 4)

Note: Implies 'he' as the subject.