महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-265, verse-9

उत्तरं न्यायसंबद्धं ब्रवीति विधियोजितम् ।
अधर्मस्त्रिविधस्तस्य वर्धते रागमोहजः ॥९॥

9. uttaraṁ nyāyasaṁbaddhaṁ bravīti vidhiyojitam ,
adharmastrividhastasya vardhate rāgamohajaḥ.

9. uttaram nyāyasaṁbaddham bravīti vidhiyojitam
adharmaḥ trividhaḥ tasya vardhate rāgamohajaḥ

9. nyāyasaṁbaddham vidhiyojitam uttaram bravīti.
tasya rāgamohajaḥ trividhaḥ adharmaḥ vardhate.

9. …he gives an answer that seems connected to justice and sanctioned by scriptural injunctions. However, his three-fold unrighteousness (adharma), born of attachment and delusion, continues to grow.

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - an answer (answer, reply, higher, later)

• न्यायसंबद्धम् (nyāyasaṁbaddham) - connected to justice (connected with justice, related to logic)

• ब्रवीति (bravīti) - he gives (an answer) (he speaks, he says, he tells)

• विधियोजितम् (vidhiyojitam) - sanctioned by scriptural injunctions (sanctioned by rule, connected with injunction)

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, vice)

• त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - three-fold (three-fold, of three kinds)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

• वर्धते (vardhate) - continues to grow (grows, increases, prospers)

• रागमोहजः (rāgamohajaḥ) - born of attachment and delusion

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - an answer (answer, reply, higher, later)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - answer, reply, north, later, superior, subsequent

From 'ut-tṛ' (to cross over, to overcome).

Prefix: ut

Root: tṛ (class 1)

न्यायसंबद्धम् (nyāyasaṁbaddham) - connected to justice (connected with justice, related to logic)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nyāyasaṁbaddha

nyāyasaṁbaddha - connected with justice/logic, well-reasoned

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'nyāya' (justice, logic) and 'saṁbaddha' (connected, from sam-bandh).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nyāya+saṁbaddha)

• nyāya – justice, logic, rule, method
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ni-i' (to go into, to infer).
  Prefix: ni
  Root: i (class 2)
• saṁbaddha – connected, related, bound together
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bandh' (to bind) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 9)

ब्रवीति (bravīti) - he gives (an answer) (he speaks, he says, he tells)

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice.

Root 'brū' (class 2), sometimes 'vaca' (class 2) acts as substitute.

Root: brū (class 2)

विधियोजितम् (vidhiyojitam) - sanctioned by scriptural injunctions (sanctioned by rule, connected with injunction)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidhiyojita

vidhiyojita - connected with rules, enjoined by regulations, sanctioned by law

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'vidhi' (rule, injunction) and 'yojita' (joined, applied, sanctioned, from yuj).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vidhi+yojita)

• vidhi – rule, injunction, ordinance, method, fate
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi-dhā' (to place, arrange).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• yojita – joined, harnessed, employed, sanctioned, appointed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yuj' (to join, apply).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, vice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, wrong conduct, vice

Negative compound of 'a' (not) and 'dharma' (natural law, righteousness).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, custom
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain).
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)

त्रिविधः (trividhaḥ) - three-fold (three-fold, of three kinds)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trividha

trividha - three-fold, of three sorts, tripartite

Compound of 'tri' (three) and 'vidha' (kind, sort).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tri+vidha)

• tri – three
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi-dhā' (to place, arrange), or suffix.

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the person described in previous verses.

वर्धते (vardhate) - continues to grow (grows, increases, prospers)

(verb)

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

Present tense, middle voice.

Root 'vṛdh' (class 1, middle voice).

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

रागमोहजः (rāgamohajaḥ) - born of attachment and delusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāgamohaja

rāgamohaja - born from attachment and delusion

Compound of 'rāga' (attachment), 'moha' (delusion), and 'ja' (born from, from jan).

Compound type : tatpurusha (rāga+moha+ja)

• rāga – attachment, passion, color, melody
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'rañj' (to color, to be attached).
  Root: rañj (class 1)
• moha – delusion, bewilderment, infatuation
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muh' (to be bewildered).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• ja – born, produced from, caused by
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

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