महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-224, verse-48

हिंस्राहिंस्रे मृदुक्रूरे धर्माधर्मे ऋतानृते ।
अतो यन्मन्यते धाता तस्मात्तत्तस्य रोचते ॥४८॥

48. hiṁsrāhiṁsre mṛdukrūre dharmādharme ṛtānṛte ,
ato yanmanyate dhātā tasmāttattasya rocate.

48. hiṃsrā ahiṃsre mṛdu krūre dharma adharme ṛta anṛte
ataḥ yat manyate dhātā tasmāt tat tat tasya rocate

48. dhātā yat manyate hiṃsrā ahiṃsre mṛdu krūre dharma
adharme ṛta anṛte ataḥ tasmāt tat tat tasya rocate

48. Violent and non-violent natures, gentle and cruel dispositions, the constitution (dharma) and its opposite (adharma), truth and untruth – whatever the Creator (Dhātā) conceives, that very thing becomes pleasing to him.

Words meanings summery:

• हिंस्रा (hiṁsrā) - violent nature (violent, harmful)

• अहिंस्रे (ahiṁsre) - non-violent nature (non-violent, harmless)

• मृदु (mṛdu) - gentle disposition (soft, gentle, mild)

• क्रूरे (krūre) - cruel disposition (cruel, fierce, harsh)

• धर्म (dharma) - the constitution (dharma), moral order (constitution (dharma), righteousness, duty)

• अधर्मे (adharme) - the opposite of constitution (adharma), unrighteousness (unrighteousness, non-constitution (adharma))

• ऋत (ṛta) - truth (truth, cosmic order, right)

• अनृते (anṛte) - untruth, falsehood (untruth, falsehood, wrong)

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (thought) (what, which, whatever)

• मन्यते (manyate) - he conceives, he deems (he thinks, he believes, he considers)

• धाता (dhātā) - the Creator (Dhātā) (the creator, the establisher, the disposer)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (conception) (therefore, from that, hence)

• तत् (tat) - that very (thing) (that, it)

• तत् (tat) - that very (thing) (that, it)

• तस्य (tasya) - to him (Dhātā) (of him, to him, for him)

• रोचते (rocate) - it becomes pleasing (to him) (it shines, it pleases, it delights)

Words meanings and morphology

हिंस्रा (hiṁsrā) - violent nature (violent, harmful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of hiṃsra

hiṁsra - violent, harmful, cruel

From root hiṃs (to injure)

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

Note: First part of the dvandva compound hiṃsrāhiṃsre.

अहिंस्रे (ahiṁsre) - non-violent nature (non-violent, harmless)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of ahiṃsra

ahiṁsra - non-violent, harmless, kind

Negative compound (a-hiṃsra)

Compound type : neg. tatpuruṣa (a+hiṃsra)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• hiṃsra – violent, harmful
  adjective
  Root: hiṃs (class 7)

Note: Final part of the dvandva compound hiṃsrāhiṃsre.

मृदु (mṛdu) - gentle disposition (soft, gentle, mild)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of mṛdu

mṛdu - soft, gentle, mild, tender

Note: First part of the dvandva compound mṛdukrūre.

क्रूरे (krūre) - cruel disposition (cruel, fierce, harsh)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, bloody

Note: Final part of the dvandva compound mṛdukrūre.

धर्म (dharma) - the constitution (dharma), moral order (constitution (dharma), righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, religious merit

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: First part of the dvandva compound dharmādharmā.

अधर्मे (adharme) - the opposite of constitution (adharma), unrighteousness (unrighteousness, non-constitution (adharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, unconstitutionality, evil, non-dharma

Negative compound (a-dharma)

Compound type : neg. tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Final part of the dvandva compound dharmādharmā.

ऋत (ṛta) - truth (truth, cosmic order, right)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ṛta

ṛta - truth, cosmic order, right, fixed order

Past Passive Participle

From root ṛ (to go), often used as a noun

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: First part of the dvandva compound ṛtānṛte.

अनृते (anṛte) - untruth, falsehood (untruth, falsehood, wrong)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of anṛta

anṛta - untruth, falsehood, false

Negative compound (an-ṛta)

Compound type : neg. tatpuruṣa (an+ṛta)

• an – not, non
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order
  noun (neuter)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Final part of the dvandva compound ṛtānṛte.

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, hence, from this)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two parts of the sentence.

यत् (yat) - whatever (thought) (what, which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, inasmuch as

Note: Relative pronoun, object of manyate.

मन्यते (manyate) - he conceives, he deems (he thinks, he believes, he considers)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of man

Present

3rd person singular middle voice

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject is dhātā.

धाता (dhātā) - the Creator (Dhātā) (the creator, the establisher, the disposer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, establisher, disposer, Sustainer

Agent noun from root dhā (to place, create)

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject of manyate and rocate.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (conception) (therefore, from that, hence)

(indeclinable)

Ablative of tad (that) used as an indeclinable

Note: Correlative to ataḥ yat.

तत् (tat) - that very (thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those, it

Note: Correlative to yat.

तत् (tat) - that very (thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those, it

Note: Correlative to yat. Often tat tat means 'that very thing'.

तस्य (tasya) - to him (Dhātā) (of him, to him, for him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, those, it

Note: Refers to dhātā. Used with rocate (to please).

रोचते (rocate) - it becomes pleasing (to him) (it shines, it pleases, it delights)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of ruc

Present

3rd person singular middle voice

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Subject is tat tat.