महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-35, verse-23

स्तेयं कुर्वंस्तु गुर्वर्थमापत्सु न निबध्यते ।
बहुशः कामकारेण न चेद्यः संप्रवर्तते ॥२३॥

23. steyaṁ kurvaṁstu gurvarthamāpatsu na nibadhyate ,
bahuśaḥ kāmakāreṇa na cedyaḥ saṁpravartate.

23. steyam kurvan tu gurvartham āpatsu na nibadhyate
bahuśaḥ kāmakāreṇa na cet yaḥ sampravartate

23. tu yaḥ steyam gurvartham āpatsu kurvan na
nibadhyate cet na bahuśaḥ kāmakāreṇa sampravartate

23. However, a person who commits theft for the guru's benefit during times of adversity is not bound by its negative consequences, provided he does not act repeatedly out of mere selfish desire.

Words meanings summery:

• स्तेयम् (steyam) - theft, stealing

• कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, committing, making

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• गुर्वर्थम् (gurvartham) - for the guru's sake, for the guru's purpose

• आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in times of distress, in calamities

• न (na) - not, no

• निबध्यते (nibadhyate) - is not bound by sin or karma (negative consequences) (is bound, is tied, is implicated)

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly, often, in many ways

• कामकारेण (kāmakāreṇa) - by acting out of personal, selfish desire or whim (by acting out of desire, by willful action)

• न (na) - not, no

• चेत् (cet) - if

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• सम्प्रवर्तते (sampravartate) - engages repeatedly (in theft) out of selfish desire (acts, proceeds, engages)

Words meanings and morphology

स्तेयम् (steyam) - theft, stealing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of steya

steya - theft, stealing

कुर्वन् (kurvan) - doing, committing, making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurvat

kurvat - doing, making (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

गुर्वर्थम् (gurvartham) - for the guru's sake, for the guru's purpose

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gurvartha

gurvartha - guru's purpose, guru's interest

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (guru+artha)

• guru – teacher, spiritual guide
  noun (masculine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, sake, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'for the sake of'

आपत्सु (āpatsu) - in times of distress, in calamities

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - distress, calamity, misfortune

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

निबध्यते (nibadhyate) - is not bound by sin or karma (negative consequences) (is bound, is tied, is implicated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bandh

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly, often, in many ways

(indeclinable)

कामकारेण (kāmakāreṇa) - by acting out of personal, selfish desire or whim (by acting out of desire, by willful action)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāmakāra

kāmakāra - acting on one's own will or desire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāma+kāra)

• kāma – desire, wish
  noun (masculine)
• kāra – action, doing, making
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

सम्प्रवर्तते (sampravartate) - engages repeatedly (in theft) out of selfish desire (acts, proceeds, engages)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)