महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-282, verse-8

धर्मादपेतं यत्कर्म यद्यपि स्यान्महाफलम् ।
न तत्सेवेत मेधावी न तद्धितमिहोच्यते ॥८॥

8. dharmādapetaṁ yatkarma yadyapi syānmahāphalam ,
na tatseveta medhāvī na taddhitamihocyate.

8. dharmāt apetam yat karma yadyapi syāt mahāphalam
na tat sevet medhāvī na tat hitam iha ucyate

8. medhāvī dharmāt apetam yat karma yadyapi mahāphalam
syāt tat na sevet tat iha hitam na ucyate

8. A wise person should not engage in any action (karma) that deviates from natural law (dharma), even if it promises great rewards. Such an action is not considered beneficial in this world.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law, from righteousness, from intrinsic nature

• अपेतम् (apetam) - deviated, gone away from, separated from

• यत् (yat) - which, whatever

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

• यद्यपि (yadyapi) - even if, although

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

• महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - great fruit, yielding great result, highly rewarding

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• सेवेत् (sevet) - should serve, should resort to, should practice

• मेधावी (medhāvī) - a wise person, intelligent person

• न (na) - not, no

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is spoken

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law, from righteousness, from intrinsic nature

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, moral order (dharma)

Root: dhṛ

अपेतम् (apetam) - deviated, gone away from, separated from

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apeta

apeta - gone away, deviated, departed, separated from

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root i (to go) with upasarga apa (away).

Prefix: apa

Root: i

यत् (yat) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, work

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ

यद्यपि (yadyapi) - even if, although

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, potential (Vidhi Liṅ) of as

Potential Active

From the root as (class 2) in the potential mood (Vidhi Liṅ).

Root: as (class 2)

महाफलम् (mahāphalam) - great fruit, yielding great result, highly rewarding

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahāphala

mahāphala - having great fruit/result, highly rewarding, very fruitful

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+phala)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• phala – fruit, result, consequence, reward
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

सेवेत् (sevet) - should serve, should resort to, should practice

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, potential (Vidhi Liṅ) of sev

Potential Middle

From the root sev (class 1) in the potential mood (Vidhi Liṅ), ātmanepada form.

Root: sev (class 1)

मेधावी (medhāvī) - a wise person, intelligent person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of medhāvin

medhāvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious; an intelligent/wise person

Derived from medhā (intelligence) + -vin suffix.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

हितम् (hitam) - beneficial, good, welfare

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of hita

hita - beneficial, advantageous, salutary, good, welfare

Past Passive Participle

Irregular past passive participle of the root dhā (to place, set).

Root: dhā

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is declared, is spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of vac

Present Passive

From the root vac (class 2) in the present passive voice.

Root: vac (class 2)