महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-288, verse-36

शिश्नोदरे येऽभिरताः सदैव स्तेना नरा वाक्परुषाश्च नित्यम् ।
अपेतदोषानिति तान्विदित्वा दूराद्देवाः संपरिवर्जयन्ति ॥३६॥

36. śiśnodare ye'bhiratāḥ sadaiva; stenā narā vākparuṣāśca nityam ,
apetadoṣāniti tānviditvā; dūrāddevāḥ saṁparivarjayanti.

36. śiśnodare ye abhiratāḥ sadā eva
stenāḥ narāḥ vākparuṣāḥ ca
nityam apetadoṣān iti tān viditvā
dūrāt devāḥ saṃparivarjayanti

36. ye narāḥ śiśnodare sadā abhiratāḥ stenāḥ ca nityam vākparuṣāḥ
iti tān apetadoṣān viditvā devāḥ dūrāt saṃparivarjayanti

36. Those men who are always engrossed in sensual pleasures (lit. 'penis and stomach'), who are thieves, and whose speech is perpetually harsh – knowing such individuals to be fraught with defects, the gods avoid them from a distance.

Words meanings summery:

• शिश्नोदरे (śiśnodare) - in sensual pleasures (sexual and gastronomic) (in the sexual organs and stomach; in sensual pleasures)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• अभिरताः (abhiratāḥ) - engrossed in (devoted to, engaged in, engrossed in)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

• एव (eva) - (emphasizing 'always') (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• स्तेनाः (stenāḥ) - thieves (thieves, robbers)

• नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, human beings)

• वाक्परुषाः (vākparuṣāḥ) - whose speech is harsh (harsh-speaking, abusive in speech)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually (always, perpetually, constantly)

• अपेतदोषान् (apetadoṣān) - fraught with defects (interpreted here as 'not free from faults' due to context of avoidance by gods) (free from faults, faultless)

• इति (iti) - (indicating a perception or reason for action) (thus, so, thinking that, indicating direct speech or thought)

• तान् (tān) - them (referring to the previously described men) (them, those)

• विदित्वा (viditvā) - knowing (having known, knowing)

• दूरात् (dūrāt) - from a distance (from afar, from a distance)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

• संपरिवर्जयन्ति (saṁparivarjayanti) - they avoid (them) (they completely avoid, they shun entirely)

Words meanings and morphology

शिश्नोदरे (śiśnodare) - in sensual pleasures (sexual and gastronomic) (in the sexual organs and stomach; in sensual pleasures)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śiśnodara

śiśnodara - sexual organ and belly; sensual desires

Compound type : dvandva (śiśna+udara)

• śiśna – penis, sexual organ
  noun (neuter)
• udara – belly, stomach
  noun (neuter)

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

अभिरताः (abhiratāḥ) - engrossed in (devoted to, engaged in, engrossed in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhirata

abhirata - devoted to, pleased with, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From verb root ram (to delight, be pleased) with prefix abhi.

Prefix: abhi

Root: ram (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial indeclinable.

एव (eva) - (emphasizing 'always') (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

स्तेनाः (stenāḥ) - thieves (thieves, robbers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stena

stena - thief, robber

Derived from root sten (to steal).

Root: sten

नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, human beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being

वाक्परुषाः (vākparuṣāḥ) - whose speech is harsh (harsh-speaking, abusive in speech)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vākparuṣa

vākparuṣa - harsh-speaking, abusive in speech

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāc+paruṣa)

• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
• paruṣa – harsh, rough, cruel
  adjective

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

नित्यम् (nityam) - perpetually (always, perpetually, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Often used adverbially in neuter accusative singular.

अपेतदोषान् (apetadoṣān) - fraught with defects (interpreted here as 'not free from faults' due to context of avoidance by gods) (free from faults, faultless)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of apetadoṣa

apetadoṣa - free from fault, faultless, blameless

Bahuvrīhi compound: apeta (departed, gone away) + doṣa (fault, blemish).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (apeta+doṣa)

• apeta – departed, gone away
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root i (to go) with prefix apa.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: i (class 2)
• doṣa – fault, defect, blemish, sin
  noun (masculine)
  From root duṣ (to corrupt, spoil).
  Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Accusative plural, modifying 'tān'.

इति (iti) - (indicating a perception or reason for action) (thus, so, thinking that, indicating direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable particle.

Note: Connects 'apetadoṣān' to 'viditvā', indicating the nature in which they are known.

तान् (tān) - them (referring to the previously described men) (them, those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

विदित्वा (viditvā) - knowing (having known, knowing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From verb root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

दूरात् (dūrāt) - from a distance (from afar, from a distance)

(indeclinable)

Ablative singular of 'dūra', functioning adverbially.

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

Root: div (class 4)

संपरिवर्जयन्ति (saṁparivarjayanti) - they avoid (them) (they completely avoid, they shun entirely)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of saṃparivarjay

Present Active Indicative

From verb root varj (to avoid, shun) with prefixes sam and pari. This verb is often of the 10th class or causative.

Prefixes: sam+pari

Root: vṛj (class 10)