महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-2, verse-24

येन विस्पर्धसे नित्यं यदर्थं घटसेऽनिशम् ।
युध्यतस्तेन ते पाप भूमिश्चक्रं ग्रसिष्यति ॥२४॥

24. yena vispardhase nityaṁ yadarthaṁ ghaṭase'niśam ,
yudhyatastena te pāpa bhūmiścakraṁ grasiṣyati.

24. yena vispardhase nityaṃ yat artham ghaṭase aniśam
| yudhyataḥ tena te pāpa bhūmiḥ cakram grasiṣyati

24. pāpa! yena nityaṃ vispardhase,
yat artham aniśam ghaṭase,
tena yudhyataḥ,
te cakram bhūmiḥ grasiṣyati.

24. O sinful one, while you fight against him with whom you perpetually compete and for whom you tirelessly strive, the earth will swallow your chariot wheel.

Words meanings summery:

• येन (yena) - by which, with whom

• विस्पर्धसे (vispardhase) - you compete, you rival

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• यत् (yat) - which, for which

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose (purpose, sake)

• घटसे (ghaṭase) - you strive, you exert yourself

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - tirelessly, constantly, day and night

• युध्यतः (yudhyataḥ) - of the one fighting, while fighting

• तेन (tena) - by him, with that

• ते (te) - your, to you

• पाप (pāpa) - O sinful one, O wicked one

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, ground

• चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, discus, chariot wheel

• ग्रसिष्यति (grasiṣyati) - will swallow, will devour, will seize

Words meanings and morphology

येन (yena) - by which, with whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

विस्पर्धसे (vispardhase) - you compete, you rival

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vispardh

root spardh with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: spardh (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

adverbial form of nitya

यत् (yat) - which, for which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

अर्थम् (artham) - for the sake of, for the purpose (purpose, sake)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, aim, meaning, wealth

Note: forms an adverbial phrase 'yat artham'

घटसे (ghaṭase) - you strive, you exert yourself

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ghaṭ

Root: ghaṭ (class 1)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - tirelessly, constantly, day and night

(indeclinable)

adverbial form of aniśa

युध्यतः (yudhyataḥ) - of the one fighting, while fighting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yudh

yudh - to fight, combat

Present Participle

genitive singular of present active participle yudhyat

Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: used adverbially here, 'while fighting'

तेन (tena) - by him, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

पाप (pāpa) - O sinful one, O wicked one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, wicked, evil; sin, evil deed

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - the earth, ground

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land

चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel, discus, chariot wheel

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cakra

cakra - wheel, discus, circle, army

ग्रसिष्यति (grasiṣyati) - will swallow, will devour, will seize

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of gras

Root: gras (class 1)