महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-68, verse-45

यदा त्वधार्मिकान्सर्वांस्तीक्ष्णैर्दण्डैर्नियच्छति ।
धार्मिकांश्चानुगृह्णाति भवत्यथ यमस्तदा ॥४५॥

45. yadā tvadhārmikānsarvāṁstīkṣṇairdaṇḍairniyacchati ,
dhārmikāṁścānugṛhṇāti bhavatyatha yamastadā.

45. yadā tu adhārmikān sarvān tīkṣṇaiḥ daṇḍaiḥ niyacchati
dhārmikān ca anugṛhṇāti bhavati atha yamaḥ tadā

45. yadā tu sarvān adhārmikān tīkṣṇaiḥ daṇḍaiḥ niyacchati
ca dhārmikān anugṛhṇāti atha tadā yamaḥ bhavati

45. But when he restrains all unrighteous (adhārmika) individuals with severe punishments and favors the righteous (dhārmika) ones, then he truly becomes Yama.

Words meanings summery:

• यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

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

• अधार्मिकान् (adhārmikān) - unrighteous, impious ones

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, severe, harsh

• दण्डैः (daṇḍaiḥ) - with punishments, with rods, with coercive measures

• नियच्छति (niyacchati) - he restrains, he controls, he subdues

• धार्मिकान् (dhārmikān) - righteous, pious ones

• च (ca) - and, also

• अनुगृह्णाति (anugṛhṇāti) - he favors, he shows grace, he blesses

• भवति (bhavati) - he becomes, he is

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the god of death

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

यदा (yadā) - when, whenever

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

अधार्मिकान् (adhārmikān) - unrighteous, impious ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of adhārmika

adhārmika - unrighteous, impious, not conforming to (dharma)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+dhārmika)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dhārmika – righteous, pious, conforming to (dharma)
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, severe, harsh

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, severe, harsh, fierce

Note: Modifies 'daṇḍaiḥ'

दण्डैः (daṇḍaiḥ) - with punishments, with rods, with coercive measures

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, rod, punishment, scepter, coercive power

नियच्छति (niyacchati) - he restrains, he controls, he subdues

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of niyacchati

Present active 3rd singular of root yam with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

धार्मिकान् (dhārmikān) - righteous, pious ones

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, pious, virtuous, conforming to (dharma)

Derived from dharma with suffix -ika

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अनुगृह्णाति (anugṛhṇāti) - he favors, he shows grace, he blesses

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of anugṛhṇāti

Present active 3rd singular of root grah with prefix anu

Prefix: anu

Root: grah (class 9)

भवति (bhavati) - he becomes, he is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhavati

Present active 3rd singular of root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama, the god of death

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - a twin, Yama (god of death), restraint

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)