महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-316, verse-37

निबन्धनी रज्जुरेषा या ग्रामे वसतो रतिः ।
छित्त्वैनां सुकृतो यान्ति नैनां छिन्दन्ति दुष्कृतः ॥३७॥

37. nibandhanī rajjureṣā yā grāme vasato ratiḥ ,
chittvaināṁ sukṛto yānti naināṁ chindanti duṣkṛtaḥ.

37. nibandhanī rajjuḥ eṣā yā grāme vasataḥ ratiḥ |
chittvā enām sukṛtaḥ yānti na enām chindanti duṣkṛtaḥ

37. eṣā yā ratiḥ grāme vasataḥ nibandhanī rajjuḥ sukṛtaḥ
enām chittvā yānti duṣkṛtaḥ na enām chindanti

37. This attachment to living in a community is a binding rope. Virtuous individuals, having severed it, attain liberation (mokṣa), but wicked individuals do not cut it.

Words meanings summery:

• निबन्धनी (nibandhanī) - binding, tying, restrictive

• रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope, cord, string

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

• या (yā) - which, who (feminine)

• ग्रामे (grāme) - in the village, in the community, in society

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - of one dwelling, of one living, of an inhabitant

• रतिः (ratiḥ) - attachment, delight, pleasure, love

• छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed, having broken

• एनाम् (enām) - her, this (accusative feminine)

• सुकृतः (sukṛtaḥ) - virtuous people, those who have done good deeds

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they proceed

• न (na) - not, no

• एनाम् (enām) - her, this (accusative feminine)

• छिन्दन्ति (chindanti) - they cut, they sever, they break

• दुष्कृतः (duṣkṛtaḥ) - wicked people, those who have done bad deeds

Words meanings and morphology

निबन्धनी (nibandhanī) - binding, tying, restrictive

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nibandhanī

nibandhanī - binding, tying, restrictive

Feminine Noun/Adjective from causative root

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

रज्जुः (rajjuḥ) - rope, cord, string

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rajju

rajju - rope, cord, string

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

या (yā) - which, who (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

ग्रामे (grāme) - in the village, in the community, in society

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, community, multitude, world

वसतः (vasataḥ) - of one dwelling, of one living, of an inhabitant

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, living, residing (present participle of vas)

Present Active Participle

Root: vas (class 1)

रतिः (ratiḥ) - attachment, delight, pleasure, love

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - attachment, delight, pleasure, love, passion

छित्त्वा (chittvā) - having cut, having severed, having broken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive / Gerund

Root: chid (class 7)

एनाम् (enām) - her, this (accusative feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enam

enam - this, her, him (oblique case stem)

सुकृतः (sukṛtaḥ) - virtuous people, those who have done good deeds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, virtuous, righteous; a good deed, a virtuous person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  prefix/indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed, deed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain, they proceed

(verb)

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

Root: yā (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एनाम् (enām) - her, this (accusative feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of enam

enam - this, her, him (oblique case stem)

छिन्दन्ति (chindanti) - they cut, they sever, they break

(verb)

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

Root: chid (class 7)

दुष्कृतः (duṣkṛtaḥ) - wicked people, those who have done bad deeds

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - badly done, wicked, evil; a bad deed, a wicked person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, difficult, evil
  prefix/indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed, deed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)