महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-38, verse-4

धर्मचर्या च राज्यं च नित्यमेव विरुध्यते ।
येन मुह्यति मे चेतश्चिन्तयानस्य नित्यशः ॥४॥

4. dharmacaryā ca rājyaṁ ca nityameva virudhyate ,
yena muhyati me cetaścintayānasya nityaśaḥ.

4. dharma-caryā ca rājyam ca nityam eva virudhyate
yena muhyati me cetaḥ cintayānasy nityaśaḥ

4. dharma-caryā ca rājyam ca nityam eva virudhyate
yena cintayānasy me cetaḥ nityaśaḥ muhyati

4. The practice of one's intrinsic nature (dharma) and the act of governance are always, indeed, in conflict. Because of this, my mind becomes constantly bewildered as I reflect.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्म-चर्या (dharma-caryā) - practice of one's intrinsic nature, righteous conduct

• च (ca) - and

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship, governance, kingdom

• च (ca) - and

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• विरुध्यते (virudhyate) - is opposed, conflicts

• येन (yena) - by which, because of which

• मुह्यति (muhyati) - becomes bewildered, confused

• मे (me) - my, of me

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, heart, consciousness

• चिन्तयानस्य् (cintayānasy) - of me reflecting/pondering

• नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly, always

Words meanings and morphology

धर्म-चर्या (dharma-caryā) - practice of one's intrinsic nature, righteous conduct

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharma-caryā

dharma-caryā - practice of natural law, righteous conduct

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+caryā)

• dharma – natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• caryā – practice, conduct, pursuit
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'car' (to move, to perform)
  Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship, governance, kingdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingship, kingdom, sovereignty, reign

Derived from root 'rāj' (to rule) + -ya suffix

Root: rāj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

विरुध्यते (virudhyate) - is opposed, conflicts

(verb)

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

Prefix: vi

Root: rudh (class 7)

येन (yena) - by which, because of which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Refers to the conflict mentioned in the first half of the verse.

मुह्यति (muhyati) - becomes bewildered, confused

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of muh

Root: muh (class 4)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, heart, consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, spirit

Root: cit (class 1)

चिन्तयानस्य् (cintayānasy) - of me reflecting/pondering

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - pondering, reflecting, thinking

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'cint' (to think) with the causative suffix '-āy' and then the participle suffix '-śatṛ'.

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Agrees with an implied 1st person pronoun (me).

नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'nitya' + suffix '-śas'