महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-257, verse-4

अव्यवस्थितमर्यादैर्विमूढैर्नास्तिकैर्नरैः ।
संशयात्मभिरव्यक्तैर्हिंसा समनुकीर्तिता ॥४॥

4. avyavasthitamaryādairvimūḍhairnāstikairnaraiḥ ,
saṁśayātmabhiravyaktairhiṁsā samanukīrtitā.

4. avyavasthita-maryādaiḥ vimūḍhaiḥ nāstikaiḥ naraiḥ
| saṃśaya-ātmabhiḥ avyaktaiḥ hiṃsā samanukīrtitā

4. avyavasthita-maryādaiḥ vimūḍhaiḥ nāstikaiḥ saṃśayātmabhiḥ
avyaktaiḥ naraiḥ hiṃsā samanukīrtitā (abhavat)

4. Violence was proclaimed by men who disregarded established norms, who were deeply deluded, who were atheists, whose minds (ātman) were full of doubt, and who were ignoble.

Words meanings summery:

• अव्यवस्थित-मर्यादैः (avyavasthita-maryādaiḥ) - by those whose boundaries/rules are unsettled, by those who disregard established norms

• विमूढैः (vimūḍhaiḥ) - by the greatly deluded, by the foolish

• नास्तिकैः (nāstikaiḥ) - by the atheists, by the nihilists, by those who deny (Vedic authority or existence of God/soul)

• नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people

• संशय-आत्मभिः (saṁśaya-ātmabhiḥ) - by those with doubting minds (ātman), by those whose souls are full of doubt

• अव्यक्तैः (avyaktaiḥ) - by the indistinct, by the ignoble, by the unmanifested (here more in the sense of 'unclear' or 'disreputable')

• हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury

• समनुकीर्तिता (samanukīrtitā) - was proclaimed, was glorified, was declared

Words meanings and morphology

अव्यवस्थित-मर्यादैः (avyavasthita-maryādaiḥ) - by those whose boundaries/rules are unsettled, by those who disregard established norms

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of avyavasthita-maryāda

avyavasthita-maryāda - having unsettled boundaries/rules, disregarding established norms

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (avyavasthita+maryādā)

• avyavasthita – unsettled, not established, unstable
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negative prefix 'a' + 'vi' + 'ava' + root 'sthā' (to stand) + 'kta'
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• maryādā – limit, boundary, rule, norm
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'.

विमूढैः (vimūḍhaiḥ) - by the greatly deluded, by the foolish

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vimūḍha

vimūḍha - greatly deluded, bewildered, foolish

Past Passive Participle

Root 'muh' (to be confused) with 'vi', past passive participle

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'.

नास्तिकैः (nāstikaiḥ) - by the atheists, by the nihilists, by those who deny (Vedic authority or existence of God/soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nāstika

nāstika - atheist, nihilist, one who denies (the authority of the Vedas or the existence of a soul/God)

From 'na asti' (it is not)

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'.

नरैः (naraiḥ) - by men, by people

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, person, male

Note: Agent in passive construction.

संशय-आत्मभिः (saṁśaya-ātmabhiḥ) - by those with doubting minds (ātman), by those whose souls are full of doubt

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃśaya-ātman

saṁśaya-ātman - having a doubting mind/soul (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśaya+ātman)

• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, skepticism
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śī' (to lie) with 'sam' and 'śaya'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śi (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  n-stem masculine noun

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'.

अव्यक्तैः (avyaktaiḥ) - by the indistinct, by the ignoble, by the unmanifested (here more in the sense of 'unclear' or 'disreputable')

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, indistinct, obscure, ignoble

Past Passive Participle (with negative prefix)

Negative prefix 'a' + 'vi' + root 'añj' (to anoint, to manifest) + 'kta'

Prefix: vi

Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'naraiḥ'.

हिंसा (hiṁsā) - violence, injury

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of hiṃsā

hiṁsā - violence, injury, harm

From root 'hiṃs' (to injure)

Root: hiṃs (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'samanukīrtitā'.

समनुकीर्तिता (samanukīrtitā) - was proclaimed, was glorified, was declared

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samanukīrtita

samanukīrtita - proclaimed, glorified, declared, extolled

Past Passive Participle

From root 'kīrt' (to praise, to declare) with 'sam' + 'anu', past passive participle

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Predicate for 'hiṃsā'.