महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-221, verse-68

प्रभवद्भिः पुरा दायानर्हेभ्यः प्रतिपादितान् ।
नाभ्यवर्तन्त नास्तिक्याद्वर्तन्तः संभवेष्वपि ॥६८॥

68. prabhavadbhiḥ purā dāyānarhebhyaḥ pratipāditān ,
nābhyavartanta nāstikyādvartantaḥ saṁbhaveṣvapi.

68. prabhavadbhiḥ purā dāyān anarhebhyaḥ pratipāditān
na abhyavartanta nāstikyāt vartantaḥ saṃbhaveṣu api

68. purā prabhavadbhiḥ anarhebhyaḥ pratipāditān dāyān
nāstikyāt vartantaḥ api saṃbhaveṣu na abhyavartanta

68. Previously, inheritances that had been granted by powerful individuals to the unworthy were not reclaimed. Even when opportunities arose, people, influenced by disbelief (nāstikya), did not pursue these claims.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रभवद्भिः (prabhavadbhiḥ) - by powerful ones, by influential people

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• दायान् (dāyān) - inheritances, gifts

• अनर्हेभ्यः (anarhebhyaḥ) - to the unworthy, for the undeserving

• प्रतिपादितान् (pratipāditān) - granted, bestowed, presented

• न (na) - not

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they turned towards, they resorted to, they reclaimed

• नास्तिक्यात् (nāstikyāt) - due to disbelief, from atheism

• वर्तन्तः (vartantaḥ) - being, existing, remaining

• संभवेषु (saṁbhaveṣu) - in possibilities, in circumstances, in opportunities

• अपि (api) - even, also

Words meanings and morphology

प्रभवद्भिः (prabhavadbhiḥ) - by powerful ones, by influential people

(adjective)

Instrumental, plural of prabhavat

prabhavat - powerful, influential, able

Present Active Participle

From root bhū with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

दायान् (dāyān) - inheritances, gifts

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dāya

dāya - gift, donation, share, inheritance

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

अनर्हेभ्यः (anarhebhyaḥ) - to the unworthy, for the undeserving

(adjective)

Dative, plural of anarha

anarha - unworthy, undeserving, unfit

Negative prefix 'an-' + 'arha'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+arha)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• arha – deserving, worthy, fit
  adjective
  From root arh (to deserve)
  Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with an implied recipient.

प्रतिपादितान् (pratipāditān) - granted, bestowed, presented

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pratipādita

pratipādita - granted, bestowed, demonstrated, established

Past Passive Participle

From root pad with prefixes prati and ā

Prefixes: prati+ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'dāyān'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they turned towards, they resorted to, they reclaimed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of abhyavart

Prefixes: abhi+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: From root vṛt with prefixes abhi and ava.

नास्तिक्यात् (nāstikyāt) - due to disbelief, from atheism

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nāstikya

nāstikya - disbelief, atheism, heterodoxy

Derived from nāstika (non-believer)

Note: Indicates cause.

वर्तन्तः (vartantaḥ) - being, existing, remaining

(adjective)

Nominative, plural of vartant

vartant - being, existing, present

Present Active Participle

From root vṛt (to be, to exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject of 'abhyavartanta'.

संभवेषु (saṁbhaveṣu) - in possibilities, in circumstances, in opportunities

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - possibility, origin, occurrence, existence, opportunity

From root bhū with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)