महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-259, verse-11

असाधुश्चैव पुरुषो लभते शीलमेकदा ।
साधोश्चापि ह्यसाधुभ्यो जायतेऽशोभना प्रजा ॥११॥

11. asādhuścaiva puruṣo labhate śīlamekadā ,
sādhoścāpi hyasādhubhyo jāyate'śobhanā prajā.

11. asādhuḥ ca eva puruṣaḥ labhate śīlam ekadā sādhoḥ
ca api hi asādhubhyaḥ jāyate aśobhanā prajā

11. asādhuḥ puruṣaḥ ca eva ekadā śīlam labhate.
sādhoḥ ca api hi asādhubhyaḥ aśobhanā prajā jāyate.

11. And indeed, an unrighteous person (puruṣa) sometimes attains good conduct (śīla). Conversely, even from a righteous person, as well as from unrighteous individuals, undesirable offspring (aśobhanā prajā) can be born.

Words meanings summery:

• असाधुः (asādhuḥ) - unrighteous, wicked, bad, not good

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person

• लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, acquires

• शीलम् (śīlam) - good conduct, character, habit, nature

• एकदा (ekadā) - once, sometimes, at one time

• साधोः (sādhoḥ) - of a righteous person, from a righteous person

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - even, also

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• असाधुभ्यः (asādhubhyaḥ) - from unrighteous ones, from wicked ones

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises

• अशोभना (aśobhanā) - uncomely, ugly, bad, undesirable

• प्रजा (prajā) - progeny, offspring, subjects, people

Words meanings and morphology

असाधुः (asādhuḥ) - unrighteous, wicked, bad, not good

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asādhu

asādhu - bad, wicked, unrighteous, dishonest

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sādhu)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, holy man
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies puruṣaḥ.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - a man, a person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, cosmic person

Note: Subject of labhate.

लभते (labhate) - obtains, gains, acquires

(verb)

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

Present indicative middle

3rd person singular Present middle of labh (root labh, class 1)

Root: labh (class 1)

शीलम् (śīlam) - good conduct, character, habit, nature

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - habit, custom, character, good conduct, moral behavior, nature

Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Object of labhate.

एकदा (ekadā) - once, sometimes, at one time

(indeclinable)

Derived from eka (one) with suffix -dā (time).

Note: Adverb of time.

साधोः (sādhoḥ) - of a righteous person, from a righteous person

(noun)

masculine, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, virtuous, righteous, holy man

Note: Source of progeny.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Used for emphasis 'even'.

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

असाधुभ्यः (asādhubhyaḥ) - from unrighteous ones, from wicked ones

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, plural of asādhu

asādhu - bad, wicked, unrighteous, dishonest

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+sādhu)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, holy man
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Source of progeny.

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises

(verb)

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

Present indicative middle

3rd person singular Present middle of jan (root jan, class 4)

Root: jan (class 4)

अशोभना (aśobhanā) - uncomely, ugly, bad, undesirable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of aśobhana

aśobhana - uncomely, ugly, bad, undesirable, not beautiful

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śobhana)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• śobhana – beautiful, auspicious, good, shining
  adjective (feminine)
  Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies prajā.

प्रजा (prajā) - progeny, offspring, subjects, people

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, creature, people, subjects

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of jāyate.