महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-65, verse-26

अशृण्वानाः पुराणानां धर्माणां प्रवरा गतीः ।
उत्पथं प्रतिपत्स्यन्ते काममन्युसमीरिताः ॥२६॥

26. aśṛṇvānāḥ purāṇānāṁ dharmāṇāṁ pravarā gatīḥ ,
utpathaṁ pratipatsyante kāmamanyusamīritāḥ.

26. aśṛṇvānāḥ purāṇānām dharmāṇām pravarāḥ gatīḥ
utpatham pratipatsyante kāmamanyusamīritāḥ

26. aśṛṇvānāḥ purāṇānām dharmāṇām pravarāḥ gatīḥ
kāmamanyusamīritāḥ utpatham pratipatsyante

26. Those who do not heed the excellent paths of the ancient natural laws (dharma) will resort to wrong ways, driven by desire and anger.

Words meanings summery:

• अशृण्वानाः (aśṛṇvānāḥ) - not hearing, not listening, disregarding

• पुराणानाम् (purāṇānām) - of the ancient, of the old

• धर्माणाम् (dharmāṇām) - of the natural laws, of the constitutions, of the intrinsic natures

• प्रवराः (pravarāḥ) - excellent, best, principal

• गतीः (gatīḥ) - ways, paths, courses

• उत्पथम् (utpatham) - the wrong path, evil way, aberration

• प्रतिपत्स्यन्ते (pratipatsyante) - they will resort to, they will follow, they will go to

• काममन्युसमीरिताः (kāmamanyusamīritāḥ) - driven by desire and anger, impelled by passion and wrath

Words meanings and morphology

अशृण्वानाः (aśṛṇvānāḥ) - not hearing, not listening, disregarding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśṛṇvāna

aśṛṇvāna - not hearing, not listening to, disregarding

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root śru (to hear) with the prefix a- (negation) and the sānac suffix (for Ātmanepada participles).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used here as a substantive referring to 'those who do not hear'.

पुराणानाम् (purāṇānām) - of the ancient, of the old

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former

Note: Agrees with 'dharmāṇām'.

धर्माणाम् (dharmāṇām) - of the natural laws, of the constitutions, of the intrinsic natures

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharma

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

Derived from root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रवराः (pravarāḥ) - excellent, best, principal

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pravara

pravara - excellent, superior, chief, best

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'gatīḥ'.

गतीः (gatīḥ) - ways, paths, courses

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gati

gati - going, motion, course, path, way, state, condition

Derived from root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'aśṛṇvānāḥ'.

उत्पथम् (utpatham) - the wrong path, evil way, aberration

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utpatha

utpatha - wrong path, evil way, deviation, aberration

Prefix: ut

Root: path

Note: Object of 'pratipatsyante'.

प्रतिपत्स्यन्ते (pratipatsyante) - they will resort to, they will follow, they will go to

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, future (Lṛṭ) of pratipad

Future tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd person plural.

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

काममन्युसमीरिताः (kāmamanyusamīritāḥ) - driven by desire and anger, impelled by passion and wrath

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmamanyusamīrita

kāmamanyusamīrita - driven by desire and anger

Past Passive Participle (for samīrita)

Compound (Dvanda then Tatpurusha) ending in a Past Passive Participle.

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ending with a participle) (kāma+manyu+samīrita)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• manyu – anger, wrath, rage, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• samīrita – impelled, set in motion, driven, caused to move
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root īr (to stir, set in motion) with the prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: īr (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'they' (aśṛṇvānāḥ).