महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-67, verse-22

मनुरुवाच ।
बिभेमि कर्मणः क्रूराद्राज्यं हि भृशदुष्करम् ।
विशेषतो मनुष्येषु मिथ्यावृत्तिषु नित्यदा ॥२२॥

22. manuruvāca ,
bibhemi karmaṇaḥ krūrādrājyaṁ hi bhṛśaduṣkaram ,
viśeṣato manuṣyeṣu mithyāvṛttiṣu nityadā.

22. manuḥ uvāca bibhemi karmaṇaḥ krūrāt rājyam hi
bhṛśaduṣkaram viśeṣataḥ manuṣyeṣu mithyāvṛttiṣu nityadā

22. manuḥ uvāca karmaṇaḥ krūrāt bibhemi hi rājyam
bhṛśaduṣkaram viśeṣataḥ nityadā mithyāvṛttiṣu manuṣyeṣu

22. Manu said, 'I fear this harsh task (karma); indeed, kingship is exceedingly difficult, especially always among humans who engage in false conduct.'

Words meanings summery:

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, a progenitor of mankind, lawgiver

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बिभेमि (bibhemi) - I fear, I am afraid

• कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from the action, from the duty, from the deed

• क्रूरात् (krūrāt) - from the cruel, from the harsh, from the difficult

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship, sovereignty, kingdom

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• भृशदुष्करम् (bhṛśaduṣkaram) - very difficult, extremely hard to do

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

• मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men, among humans

• मिथ्यावृत्तिषु (mithyāvṛttiṣu) - among those of false conduct, among those with deceitful livelihoods

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly

Words meanings and morphology

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, a progenitor of mankind, lawgiver

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, a progenitor of mankind, a lawgiver

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बिभेमि (bibhemi) - I fear, I am afraid

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of bhī

Root: bhī (class 3)

कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - from the action, from the duty, from the deed

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, duty, ritual (karma), consequence of action

क्रूरात् (krūrāt) - from the cruel, from the harsh, from the difficult

(adjective)

Ablative, neuter, singular of krūra

krūra - cruel, harsh, difficult, fierce, terrible

Note: Agrees with 'karmaṇaḥ'

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship, sovereignty, kingdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingship, sovereignty, kingdom, realm

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

भृशदुष्करम् (bhṛśaduṣkaram) - very difficult, extremely hard to do

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhṛśaduṣkara

bhṛśaduṣkara - very difficult, exceedingly hard to do

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhṛśa+duṣkara)

• bhṛśa – very, exceedingly, much
  indeclinable
• duṣkara – difficult to do, hard, arduous
  adjective
  Gerundive
  Derived from duḥ + kṛ (to do) + a (suffix)
  Prefix: dus
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with 'rājyam'

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

मनुष्येषु (manuṣyeṣu) - among men, among humans

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

मिथ्यावृत्तिषु (mithyāvṛttiṣu) - among those of false conduct, among those with deceitful livelihoods

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of mithyāvṛtti

mithyāvṛtti - false conduct, deceitful livelihood, wrong behavior

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mithyā+vṛtti)

• mithyā – falsely, incorrectly, wrongly
  indeclinable
• vṛtti – conduct, mode of life, livelihood, behavior
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'manuṣyeṣu'

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)