महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-254, verse-21

प्रनष्टः शाश्वतो धर्मः सदाचारेण मोहितः ।
तेन वैद्यस्तपस्वी वा बलवान्वा विमोह्यते ॥२१॥

21. pranaṣṭaḥ śāśvato dharmaḥ sadācāreṇa mohitaḥ ,
tena vaidyastapasvī vā balavānvā vimohyate.

21. pranaṣṭaḥ śāśvataḥ dharmaḥ sadācāreṇa mohitaḥ
tena vaidyaḥ tapasvī vā balavān vā vimohyate

21. śāśvataḥ dharmaḥ sadācāreṇa pranaṣṭaḥ mohitaḥ
tena vaidyaḥ vā tapasvī vā balavān vā vimohyate

21. The eternal natural law (dharma) is lost, bewildered by conventional good conduct. Because of this, even a learned person, or an ascetic (tapasvī), or a powerful person becomes confused.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रनष्टः (pranaṣṭaḥ) - lost, destroyed, ruined

• शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

• सदाचारेण (sadācāreṇa) - by good conduct, by righteous behavior, by conventional practice

• मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - deluded, bewildered, confused

• तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, by him

• वैद्यः (vaidyaḥ) - a physician, a learned man, an expert

• तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic, one who practices austerity (tapas)

• वा (vā) - or, either

• बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty, a powerful person

• वा (vā) - or, either

• विमोह्यते (vimohyate) - is deluded, is bewildered, is confused

Words meanings and morphology

प्रनष्टः (pranaṣṭaḥ) - lost, destroyed, ruined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pranaṣṭa

naṣṭa - lost, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

From root naś (to perish, be lost) + kta suffix. With prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Qualifies dharmaḥ.

शाश्वतः (śāśvataḥ) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

From śaśvat (always) + aṇ suffix.

Note: Qualifies dharmaḥ.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion (dharma)

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support) + man suffix.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

सदाचारेण (sadācāreṇa) - by good conduct, by righteous behavior, by conventional practice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sadācāra

sadācāra - good conduct, righteous behavior, custom, tradition, conventional practice

sat (good, true) + ācāra (conduct, practice).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sat+ācāra)

• sat – good, true, existing, righteous
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  From root as (to be) + śatṛ suffix.
  Root: as (class 2)
• ācāra – conduct, practice, custom, tradition
  noun (masculine)
  From ā + root car (to move, behave).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Instrument or cause of mohitaḥ.

मोहितः (mohitaḥ) - deluded, bewildered, confused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mohita

mohita - deluded, bewildered, confused, infatuated

Past Passive Participle

From root muh (to be bewildered, confused) + kta suffix.

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective for dharmaḥ.

तेन (tena) - by that, therefore, by him

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Instrumental of cause ('by that [reason]').

वैद्यः (vaidyaḥ) - a physician, a learned man, an expert

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaidya

vaidya - physician, learned person, expert in knowledge

From vidyā (knowledge) or veda (Veda).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: One of the subjects being deluded.

तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic, one who practices austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - an ascetic, one who practices austerity (tapas), devoted to religious austerities

From tapas (austerity) + vin (possessive suffix).

Note: Another subject being deluded.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects alternatives.

बलवान् (balavān) - strong, powerful, mighty, a powerful person

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavat

balavat - strong, powerful, mighty, a powerful person

From bala (strength) + matup (possessive suffix).

Note: Last subject being deluded.

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects alternatives.

विमोह्यते (vimohyate) - is deluded, is bewildered, is confused

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vi-muh

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: The verb agrees with vaidyaḥ, tapasvī, balavān (singular collective sense).