महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-227, verse-31

धर्मं करोमीति करोत्यधर्ममधर्मकामश्च करोति धर्मम् ।
उभे बालः कर्मणी न प्रजानन्स जायते म्रियते चापि देही ॥३१॥

31. dharmaṁ karomīti karotyadharma;madharmakāmaśca karoti dharmam ,
ubhe bālaḥ karmaṇī na prajāna;nsa jāyate mriyate cāpi dehī.

31. dharmaṃ karomi iti karoti adharmaṃ
adharmakāmaḥ ca karoti dharmam
ubhe bālaḥ karmaṇī na prajānan
saḥ jāyate mriyate ca api dehī

31. (yaḥ) dharmaṃ karomi iti (manyamānaḥ)
adharmaṃ karoti ca adharmakāmaḥ
dharmam karoti bālaḥ dehī ubhe karmaṇī
na prajānan saḥ jāyate ca api mriyate

31. Thinking 'I am performing righteousness (dharma),' one actually performs unrighteousness (adharma); and one desiring unrighteousness (adharma) performs righteousness (dharma). The ignorant embodied being (dehī), not discerning these two actions (karma), is born and dies.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - righteousness, natural law

• करोमि (karomi) - I perform, I do

• इति (iti) - thus, so, thinking

• करोति (karoti) - performs, does

• अधर्मं (adharmaṁ) - unrighteousness, unrighteous act

• अधर्मकामः (adharmakāmaḥ) - one desiring unrighteousness

• च (ca) - and

• करोति (karoti) - performs, does

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, natural law

• उभे (ubhe) - both

• बालः (bālaḥ) - a foolish person, an ignorant person, a child

• कर्मणी (karmaṇī) - two actions, two deeds

• न (na) - not, no

• प्रजानन् (prajānan) - not knowing, not discerning

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• जायते (jāyate) - is born

• म्रियते (mriyate) - dies

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• देही (dehī) - embodied being, soul

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मं (dharmaṁ) - righteousness, natural law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty (dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

करोमि (karomi) - I perform, I do

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - thus, so, thinking

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - performs, does

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अधर्मं (adharmaṁ) - unrighteousness, unrighteous act

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, vice, wrong conduct (adharma)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अधर्मकामः (adharmakāmaḥ) - one desiring unrighteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharmakāma

adharmakāma - desiring unrighteousness (adharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adharma+kāma)

• adharma – unrighteousness, vice (adharma)
  noun (masculine)
• kāma – desire, wish, love
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

करोति (karoti) - performs, does

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - righteousness, natural law

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty (dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

उभे (ubhe) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, dual of ubha

ubha - both

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇī' which is dual neuter.

बालः (bālaḥ) - a foolish person, an ignorant person, a child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy, ignorant person, foolish person

कर्मणी (karmaṇī) - two actions, two deeds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, dual of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

प्रजानन् (prajānan) - not knowing, not discerning

(verbal derivative)

Note: Present active participle.

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जायते (jāyate) - is born

(verb)

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

Root: jan (class 4)

म्रियते (mriyate) - dies

(verb)

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

Root: mṛ (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

देही (dehī) - embodied being, soul

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dehin

dehin - embodied, possessing a body, embodied being, soul