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12,70

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-70, verse-8

भवेत्कृतयुगे धर्मो नाधर्मो विद्यते क्वचित् ।
सर्वेषामेव वर्णानां नाधर्मे रमते मनः ॥८॥
8. bhavetkṛtayuge dharmo nādharmo vidyate kvacit ,
sarveṣāmeva varṇānāṁ nādharme ramate manaḥ.
8. bhavet kṛtayuge dharmaḥ na adharmaḥ vidyate kvacit
sarveṣām eva varṇānām na adharme ramate manaḥ
8. kṛtayuge dharmaḥ bhavet,
adharmaḥ kvacit na vidyate.
sarveṣām eva varṇānām manaḥ adharme na ramate.
8. In the Kṛtayuga, natural law (dharma) exists, and unrighteousness (adharma) does not appear anywhere. The minds of all social classes (varṇa) certainly do not delight in unrighteousness (adharma).

Words meanings summery:

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  • भवेत् (bhavet) - exists (should be, may be, would be, exists)
  • कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga (in the Kṛtayuga (Golden Age))
  • धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, absence of dharma)
  • विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (is found, exists, is present)
  • क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, somewhere, at any time)
  • सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
  • एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, only, just, exactly)
  • वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes (varṇa) (of the classes, of the colors, of the complexions)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteousness (adharma) (in unrighteousness, in injustice)
  • रमते (ramate) - delight (delights, enjoys, sports)
  • मनः (manaḥ) - minds (mind, intellect, heart, spirit)

Words meanings and morphology

भवेत् (bhavet) - exists (should be, may be, would be, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, potential/optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Potential Mood, 3rd Person Singular
From root bhū (class 1, parasmāpadi), Potential Mood (vidhiliṅ), 3rd person singular active.
Root: bhū (class 1)
कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga (in the Kṛtayuga (Golden Age))
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga
kṛtayuga - the Kṛta Yuga, the Golden Age (first of the four yugas)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛta+yuga)
  • kṛta – done, made, accomplished
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root kṛ (to do, make)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
  • yuga – age, era, epoch
    noun (masculine)
Note: Refers to the first and best of the four Hindu world ages.
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, custom, constitution
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, absence of dharma)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma
adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, what is contrary to dharma
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (is found, exists, is present)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular
From root vid (class 4, ātmanepadi, 'to exist'). Present tense, 3rd person singular middle voice.
Root: vid (class 4)
क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere (anywhere, somewhere, at any time)
(indeclinable)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Can also decline as an adjective.
एव (eva) - certainly (indeed, only, just, exactly)
(indeclinable)
वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes (varṇa) (of the classes, of the colors, of the complexions)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - color, complexion, form, caste, class, letter (of alphabet)
Root: vṛ (class 9)
Note: In this context, refers to the four social divisions (Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, Śūdra).
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteousness (adharma) (in unrighteousness, in injustice)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of adharma
adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, what is contrary to dharma
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
रमते (ramate) - delight (delights, enjoys, sports)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram
Present Tense, 3rd Person Singular
From root ram (class 1, ātmanepadi). Present tense, 3rd person singular middle voice.
Root: ram (class 1)
मनः (manaḥ) - minds (mind, intellect, heart, spirit)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, heart, spirit
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Word ending in -s, which becomes -ḥ in nominative singular.