महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-227, verse-15

धर्मद्वीपेन भूतानां चार्थकामरवेण च ।
ऋतसोपानतीरेण विहिंसातरुवाहिना ॥१५॥

15. dharmadvīpena bhūtānāṁ cārthakāmaraveṇa ca ,
ṛtasopānatīreṇa vihiṁsātaruvāhinā.

15. dharma-dvīpena bhūtānām ca artha-kāma-raveṇa
ca ṛta-sopāna-tīreṇa vihiṃsā-taru-vāhinā

15. dharma-dvīpena bhūtānām ca artha-kāma-raveṇa
ca ṛta-sopāna-tīreṇa vihiṃsā-taru-vāhinā

15. Within these waters are found islands of natural law (dharma) and the roaring clamor of creatures' material pursuits (artha) and desires (kāma). Their banks are marked by the steps of cosmic order (ṛta), and they carry away the trees of violence (vihiṃsā).

Words meanings summery:

• धर्म-द्वीपेन (dharma-dvīpena) - by the islands of natural law (dharma) (by the islands of natural law)

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• च (ca) - and

• अर्थ-काम-रवेण (artha-kāma-raveṇa) - by the roaring clamor of creatures' material pursuits (artha) and desires (kāma) (by the roar of material pursuits and desires)

• च (ca) - and

• ऋत-सोपान-तीरेण (ṛta-sopāna-tīreṇa) - by the banks with steps of cosmic order (ṛta) (by the banks with steps of cosmic order)

• विहिंसा-तरु-वाहिना (vihiṁsā-taru-vāhinā) - by the carrying away of trees of violence (vihiṃsā) (by that which carries away trees of violence)

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म-द्वीपेन (dharma-dvīpena) - by the islands of natural law (dharma) (by the islands of natural law)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dharma-dvīpa

dharma-dvīpa - island of natural law/duty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+dvīpa)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

Past Passive Participle

From root 'bhū' (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अर्थ-काम-रवेण (artha-kāma-raveṇa) - by the roaring clamor of creatures' material pursuits (artha) and desires (kāma) (by the roar of material pursuits and desires)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha-kāma-rava

artha-kāma-rava - roar/sound of material pursuits and desires

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+kāma+rava)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, material pursuit
  noun (masculine)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• rava – roar, sound, cry
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ru' (to roar).
  Root: ru (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

ऋत-सोपान-तीरेण (ṛta-sopāna-tīreṇa) - by the banks with steps of cosmic order (ṛta) (by the banks with steps of cosmic order)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ṛta-sopāna-tīra

ṛta-sopāna-tīra - banks having steps of cosmic order

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛta+sopāna+tīra)

• ṛta – cosmic order, truth, right
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'ṛ' (to go, move).
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• sopāna – step, stair, ladder
  noun (masculine)
• tīra – bank, shore
  noun (neuter)

विहिंसा-तरु-वाहिना (vihiṁsā-taru-vāhinā) - by the carrying away of trees of violence (vihiṃsā) (by that which carries away trees of violence)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vihiṃsā-taru-vāhin

vihiṁsā-taru-vāhin - carrying trees of violence

Possessive adjective from 'vāhin' (carrier) with compound 'vihiṃsā-taru'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vihiṃsā+taru+vāhin)

• vihiṃsā – violence, injury
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'hiṃs' (to injure) with prefix 'vi'.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: hiṃs (class 7)
• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• vāhin – carrier, bearing, flowing (as a river)
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'vah' (to carry, flow) with 'in' suffix.
  Root: vah (class 1)