महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-297, verse-16

स एव धर्मः सोऽधर्मस्तं तं प्रतिनरं भवेत् ।
पात्रकर्मविशेषेण देशकालाववेक्ष्य च ॥१६॥

16. sa eva dharmaḥ so'dharmastaṁ taṁ pratinaraṁ bhavet ,
pātrakarmaviśeṣeṇa deśakālāvavekṣya ca.

16. saḥ eva dharmaḥ saḥ adharmaḥ tam tam pratinaram
bhavet pātrakarmaviśeṣeṇa deśakālau avekṣya ca

16. pratinaram tam tam pātrakarmaviśeṣeṇa deśakālau
ca avekṣya saḥ eva dharmaḥ saḥ adharmaḥ bhavet

16. The same act can constitute natural law (dharma) or its opposite, unrighteousness (adharma), for each individual. This determination depends on the specific nature and actions of the person, while also taking into account the place and time.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, non-dharma, vice

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• प्रतिनरम् (pratinaram) - for each person, to each man

• भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, may be, would be

• पात्रकर्मविशेषेण (pātrakarmaviśeṣeṇa) - by the peculiarity of the person and actions, due to specific nature and actions

• देशकालौ (deśakālau) - place and time (dual)

• अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having considered, having taken into account

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

एव (eva) - just, only, indeed

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, religion

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, non-dharma, vice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, non-dharma, vice, impiety

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

प्रतिनरम् (pratinaram) - for each person, to each man

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+nara)

• prati – towards, for, each, every
  preposition/indeclinable
• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)

भवेत् (bhavet) - it should be, may be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पात्रकर्मविशेषेण (pātrakarmaviśeṣeṇa) - by the peculiarity of the person and actions, due to specific nature and actions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pātrakarmaviśeṣa

pātrakarmaviśeṣa - peculiarity of the person and actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pātra+karma+viśeṣa)

• pātra – person, recipient, vessel, suitable
  noun (neuter)
• karma – action, deed, work, consequence of action
  noun (neuter)
• viśeṣa – distinction, specific characteristic, peculiarity
  noun (masculine)

देशकालौ (deśakālau) - place and time (dual)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of deśakāla

deśakāla - place and time

Compound type : itaretara-dvandva (deśa+kāla)

• deśa – place, region, country
  noun (masculine)
• kāla – time
  noun (masculine)

अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having considered, having taken into account

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

from prefix 'ava' + root 'īkṣ' (to see)

Prefix: ava

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)