महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-186, verse-27

पापेन हि कृतं पापं पापमेवानुवर्तते ।
धार्मिकेण कृतो धर्मः कर्तारमनुवर्तते ॥२७॥

27. pāpena hi kṛtaṁ pāpaṁ pāpamevānuvartate ,
dhārmikeṇa kṛto dharmaḥ kartāramanuvartate.

27. pāpena hi kṛtam pāpam pāpam eva anuvartate
dhārmikeṇa kṛtaḥ dharmaḥ kartāram anuvartate

27. hi pāpena kṛtam pāpam pāpam eva anuvartate
dhārmikeṇa kṛtaḥ dharmaḥ kartāram anuvartate

27. Indeed, a sin committed out of a sinful nature leads only to further sin. Conversely, the intrinsic nature (dharma) upheld by a righteous person ultimately returns to benefit that very doer.

Words meanings summery:

• पापेन (pāpena) - by sin, by a sinful person

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil deed

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil deed

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - follows, returns, proceeds after

• धार्मिकेण (dhārmikeṇa) - by a righteous person, by a virtuous one

• कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, performed

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, virtue, natural law (dharma)

• कर्तारम् (kartāram) - the doer, the agent

• अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - follows, returns, proceeds after

Words meanings and morphology

पापेन (pāpena) - by sin, by a sinful person

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, bad deed, wicked

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, performed

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil deed

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, bad deed

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, bad deed

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - follows, returns, proceeds after

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvṛt

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)

धार्मिकेण (dhārmikeṇa) - by a righteous person, by a virtuous one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, adhering to (dharma)

Derived from dharma.

कृतः (kṛtaḥ) - done, performed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛta

kṛ - to do, to make, to perform

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteousness, virtue, natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

कर्तारम् (kartāram) - the doer, the agent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kartṛ

kartṛ - doer, agent, creator

Agent noun derived from root kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनुवर्तते (anuvartate) - follows, returns, proceeds after

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of anuvṛt

Prefix: anu

Root: vṛt (class 1)