महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-158, verse-8

धर्मशीलं गुणोपेतं पाप इत्यवगच्छति ।
आत्मशीलानुमानेन न विश्वसिति कस्यचित् ॥८॥

8. dharmaśīlaṁ guṇopetaṁ pāpa ityavagacchati ,
ātmaśīlānumānena na viśvasiti kasyacit.

8. dharmaśīlam guṇopetam pāpaḥ iti avagacchati
ātmaśīlānumānena na viśvasiti kasyacit

8. dharmaśīlam guṇopetam pāpaḥ iti avagacchati
ātmaśīlānumānena kasyacit na viśvasiti

8. He considers a person of righteous character (dharma) and endowed with good qualities to be sinful. By inferring from his own nature (ātman), he trusts no one.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मशीलम् (dharmaśīlam) - of righteous character, virtuous

• गुणोपेतम् (guṇopetam) - endowed with good qualities

• पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked

• इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct or indirect speech/thought

• अवगच्छति (avagacchati) - he understands, he knows, he considers

• आत्मशीलानुमानेन (ātmaśīlānumānena) - by inferring from one's own character/nature

• न (na) - not, no

• विश्वसिति (viśvasiti) - he trusts

• कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मशीलम् (dharmaśīlam) - of righteous character, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmaśīla

dharmaśīla - righteous, virtuous, having the habit of acting according to dharma

composed of dharma (righteousness, natural law) + śīla (nature, character)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+śīla)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• śīla – character, nature, habit, conduct
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

गुणोपेतम् (guṇopetam) - endowed with good qualities

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇopeta

guṇopeta - endowed with qualities, possessed of merits

composed of guṇa (quality) + upeta (endowed with)

Compound type : tatpurusha (guṇa+upeta)

• guṇa – quality, virtue, merit
  noun (masculine)
• upeta – endowed with, possessed of, approached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root i with prefix upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Acts as an adjective.

पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful; sin, evil (as noun)

इति (iti) - thus, so, marking direct or indirect speech/thought

(indeclinable)

particle

अवगच्छति (avagacchati) - he understands, he knows, he considers

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of gam

Present Active, 3rd Person Singular

derived from root gam (to go) with prefix ava

Prefix: ava

Root: gam (class 1)

आत्मशीलानुमानेन (ātmaśīlānumānena) - by inferring from one's own character/nature

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ātmaśīlānumāna

ātmaśīlānumāna - inference from one's own character/nature

composed of ātman (self) + śīla (character) + anumāna (inference)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+śīla+anumāna)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual essence
  noun (masculine)
• śīla – character, nature, habit, conduct
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)
• anumāna – inference, conclusion, presumption
  noun (neuter)
  derived from root mā with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: mā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

negative particle

विश्वसिति (viśvasiti) - he trusts

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of viśvas

Present Active, 3rd Person Singular

derived from root śvas (to breathe) with prefix vi (to trust when prefixed)

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain (when declined)

composed of ka (who/what) + cid (an indeclinable particle imparting indefiniteness)

Note: Used with na viśvasiti (trusts no one).