महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-7, verse-22

सदैव निकृतिप्रज्ञो द्वेष्टा मायोपजीवनः ।
मिथ्यावृत्तः स सततमस्मास्वनपकारिषु ॥२२॥

22. sadaiva nikṛtiprajño dveṣṭā māyopajīvanaḥ ,
mithyāvṛttaḥ sa satatamasmāsvanapakāriṣu.

22. sadā eva nikṛtiprajñaḥ dveṣṭā māyāupajīvanaḥ
mithyāvṛttaḥ saḥ satatam asmāsu anapakāriṣu

22. saḥ sadā eva nikṛtiprajñaḥ dveṣṭā māyāupajīvanaḥ
mithyāvṛttaḥ satatam asmāsu anapakāriṣu

22. His intellect is always inclined towards deceit, he is a hater, and he lives by trickery (māyā). He constantly behaves falsely towards us, who are inoffensive.

Words meanings summery:

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

• निकृतिप्रज्ञः (nikṛtiprajñaḥ) - whose intellect is deceitful, cunning

• द्वेष्टा (dveṣṭā) - hater, enemy

• मायाउपजीवनः (māyāupajīvanaḥ) - living by deception/trickery, relying on illusion

• मिथ्यावृत्तः (mithyāvṛttaḥ) - of false conduct, having false behavior

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

• अस्मासु (asmāsu) - towards us, in us

• अनपकारिषु (anapakāriṣu) - towards those who are inoffensive, harmless

Words meanings and morphology

सदा (sadā) - always, ever, perpetually

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, even

(indeclinable)

निकृतिप्रज्ञः (nikṛtiprajñaḥ) - whose intellect is deceitful, cunning

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nikṛtiprajña

nikṛtiprajña - having a deceitful intellect, cunning

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nikṛti+prajñā)

• nikṛti – deceit, fraud, wickedness
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• prajñā – wisdom, intellect, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

द्वेष्टा (dveṣṭā) - hater, enemy

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dveṣṭṛ

dveṣṭṛ - hater, enemy

agent noun

Derived from root dviṣ with suffix tṛ.

Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: Agent noun

मायाउपजीवनः (māyāupajīvanaḥ) - living by deception/trickery, relying on illusion

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of māyāupajīvana

māyāupajīvana - living by illusion, dependent on trickery

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (māyā+upajīvana)

• māyā – illusion, deception, trickery, magic
  noun (feminine)
• upajīvana – living by, earning a livelihood by, subsistence
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root jīv with upasarga upa and suffix ana.
  Prefix: upa
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing 'he'.

मिथ्यावृत्तः (mithyāvṛttaḥ) - of false conduct, having false behavior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyāvṛtta

mithyāvṛtta - having false conduct, acting deceitfully

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mithyā+vṛtta)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untruly
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – conduct, behavior, deed, action
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  Derived from root vṛt with suffix ta.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing 'he'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used as a personal pronoun.

सततम् (satatam) - constantly, always, perpetually

(indeclinable)

past passive participle

Derived from root as (to be) with upasarga sa and suffix ta. More commonly understood as 'sa-tata' continuous.

Note: Adverbial accusative of neuter adjective.

अस्मासु (asmāsu) - towards us, in us

(pronoun)

Locative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: 'towards us' in context.

अनपकारिषु (anapakāriṣu) - towards those who are inoffensive, harmless

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of anapakārin

anapakārin - not hurting, harmless, inoffensive

Negative prefix 'an' + apakārin.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+apakārin)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• apakārin – harming, injuring, offending
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  Derived from root kṛ with upasarga apa and suffix ṇin.
  Prefix: apa
  Root: kṛ (class 8)