महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-152, verse-18

धर्मस्याह्रियमाणस्य लोभग्रस्तैर्दुरात्मभिः ।
या या विक्रियते संस्था ततः साभिप्रपद्यते ॥१८॥

18. dharmasyāhriyamāṇasya lobhagrastairdurātmabhiḥ ,
yā yā vikriyate saṁsthā tataḥ sābhiprapadyate.

18. dharmasya āhriyamāṇasya lobhagrastaiḥ durātmabhiḥ
yā yā vikriyate saṃsthā tataḥ sā abhiprapadyate

18. lobhagrastaiḥ durātmabhiḥ āhriyamāṇasya dharmasya
yā yā saṃsthā vikriyate tataḥ sā abhiprapadyate

18. When the natural law (dharma) is being plundered by evil-minded individuals (durātma bhiḥ) gripped by greed (lobhagrastaiḥ), whatever institution (saṃsthā) is thus corrupted, it then becomes subject to those very ones.

Words meanings summery:

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

• आह्रियमाणस्य (āhriyamāṇasya) - being plundered (being plundered, being taken away)

• लोभग्रस्तैः (lobhagrastaiḥ) - by individuals gripped by greed (by those gripped by greed, by greedy people)

• दुरात्मभिः (durātmabhiḥ) - by evil-minded individuals (durātma bhiḥ) (by evil-minded ones, by wicked people)

• या (yā) - whatever (which, whatever (feminine singular))

• या (yā) - whatever (which, whatever (feminine singular))

• विक्रियते (vikriyate) - is corrupted (is corrupted, is changed, is altered)

• संस्था (saṁsthā) - institution (institution, establishment, condition, status)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore, from that)

• सा (sā) - it (the institution) (she, that (feminine singular))

• अभिप्रपद्यते (abhiprapadyate) - becomes subject to (becomes subject to, obtains, reaches, falls into)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, moral law, religion

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आह्रियमाणस्य (āhriyamāṇasya) - being plundered (being plundered, being taken away)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āhriyamāṇa

āhriyamāṇa - being taken away, being robbed, being plundered

Present Passive Participle

From ā + hṛ (to take, carry, steal)

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with dharmasya

लोभग्रस्तैः (lobhagrastaiḥ) - by individuals gripped by greed (by those gripped by greed, by greedy people)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lobhagrasta

lobhagrasta - gripped by greed, seized by covetousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lobha+grasta)

• lobha – greed, covetousness, desire
  noun (masculine)
  From root lubh (to covet)
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• grasta – seized, overcome, swallowed, gripped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gras (to seize, swallow)
  Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Used substantively

दुरात्मभिः (durātmabhiḥ) - by evil-minded individuals (durātma bhiḥ) (by evil-minded ones, by wicked people)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, depraved, bad soul

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+ātman)

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

Note: Used substantively

या (yā) - whatever (which, whatever (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'whatever (one)'

या (yā) - whatever (which, whatever (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Repeated for emphasis 'whatever (one)'

विक्रियते (vikriyate) - is corrupted (is corrupted, is changed, is altered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Lat) of vikṛ

From vi + kṛ (to do, make)

Prefix: vi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

संस्था (saṁsthā) - institution (institution, establishment, condition, status)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthā

saṁsthā - institution, establishment, condition, status, a body, community

From sam + sthā (to stand, establish)

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thence, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

सा (sā) - it (the institution) (she, that (feminine singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'saṃsthā'

अभिप्रपद्यते (abhiprapadyate) - becomes subject to (becomes subject to, obtains, reaches, falls into)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Lat) of abhiprapad

From abhi + pra + pad (to go, fall)

Prefixes: abhi+pra

Root: pad (class 4)