महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-276, verse-43

यत्र संलोडिता लुब्धैः प्रायशो धर्मसेतवः ।
प्रदीप्तमिव शैलान्तं कस्तं देशं न संत्यजेत् ॥४३॥

43. yatra saṁloḍitā lubdhaiḥ prāyaśo dharmasetavaḥ ,
pradīptamiva śailāntaṁ kastaṁ deśaṁ na saṁtyajet.

43. yatra saṃloḍitā lubdhaiḥ prāyaśaḥ dharmasetavaḥ
pradīptam iva śailāntam kaḥ tam deśam na saṃtyajet

43. kaḥ tam deśam na saṃtyajet yatra lubdhaiḥ prāyaśaḥ dharmasetavaḥ saṃloḍitā,
pradīptam iva śailāntam

43. Where the principles of (natural) law (dharma) are mostly shattered by greedy individuals, who would not abandon such a land, which resembles a burning mountainside?

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• संलोडिता (saṁloḍitā) - shattered

• लुब्धैः (lubdhaiḥ) - by greedy individuals (by the greedy)

• प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly

• धर्मसेतवः (dharmasetavaḥ) - principles of (natural) law (dharma) (boundaries of natural law)

• प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - burning

• इव (iva) - like

• शैलान्तम् (śailāntam) - mountainside (mountain slope)

• कः (kaḥ) - who

• तम् (tam) - that

• देशम् (deśam) - land (country)

• न (na) - not

• संत्यजेत् (saṁtyajet) - would abandon (should abandon)

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

संलोडिता (saṁloḍitā) - shattered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃloḍita

saṁloḍita - shattered

Past Passive Participle

sam (together, completely) + luḍ (to disturb, agitate) + kta (PPP suffix)

Prefix: sam

Root: luḍ (class 1)

Note: Nominative plural masculine, agreeing with 'dharmasetavaḥ'.

लुब्धैः (lubdhaiḥ) - by greedy individuals (by the greedy)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of lubdha

lubdha - greedy

Past Passive Participle

Root lubh (to covet, desire, disturb) + kta (PPP suffix)

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Instrumental plural, 'by the greedy ones'.

प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly

(indeclinable)

From prāya (abundance, generality) + śas (suffix meaning 'in a general way')

धर्मसेतवः (dharmasetavaḥ) - principles of (natural) law (dharma) (boundaries of natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmasetu

dharmasetu - boundary of natural law

Compound of dharma (natural law) and setu (bridge, boundary)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+setu)

• dharma – natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Root dhṛ (to uphold, support) + man (suffix)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• setu – bridge
  noun (masculine)
  Root si (to bind, tie) + tu (suffix)
  Root: si (class 5)

प्रदीप्तम् (pradīptam) - burning

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pradīpta

pradīpta - burning

Past Passive Participle

pra (forth, intensely) + dīp (to shine, ignite) + kta (PPP suffix)

Prefix: pra

Root: dīp (class 4)

Note: Used adverbially or as predicate in comparison. Neuter nominative/accusative singular.

इव (iva) - like

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison.

शैलान्तम् (śailāntam) - mountainside (mountain slope)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śailānta

śailānta - mountain slope

Compound of śaila (mountain) and anta (end, edge, vicinity)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śaila+anta)

• śaila – mountain
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from śilā (rock, stone)
• anta – end
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular, object of comparison.

कः (kaḥ) - who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ka

ka - who

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Masculine accusative singular, qualifying 'deśam'.

देशम् (deśam) - land (country)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - country

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

संत्यजेत् (saṁtyajet) - would abandon (should abandon)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of saṃtyaj

optative mood

Root tyaj (to abandon) + sam (completely), 3rd person singular optative active

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)