महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-74, verse-27

पापस्य लोको निरयोऽप्रकाशो नित्यं दुःखः शोकभूयिष्ठ एव ।
तत्रात्मानं शोचते पापकर्मा बह्वीः समाः प्रपतन्नप्रतिष्ठः ॥२७॥

27. pāpasya loko nirayo'prakāśo; nityaṁ duḥkhaḥ śokabhūyiṣṭha eva ,
tatrātmānaṁ śocate pāpakarmā; bahvīḥ samāḥ prapatannapratiṣṭhaḥ.

27. pāpasya lokaḥ nirayaḥ aprakāśaḥ
nityaṃ duḥkhaḥ śokabhūyiṣṭhaḥ eva
tatra ātmānaṃ śocate pāpakarmā
bahvīḥ samāḥ prapatan apratiṣṭhaḥ

27. pāpasya lokaḥ aprakāśaḥ nityaṃ
duḥkhaḥ śokabhūyiṣṭhaḥ nirayaḥ eva
tatra pāpakarmā apratiṣṭhaḥ
prapatan bahvīḥ samāḥ ātmānaṃ śocate

27. The realm destined for sin is a dark hell, perpetually filled with suffering and overwhelming sorrow. In that realm, the one who performs sinful actions (karma) grieves for himself (ātman), falling for many years without any stable foundation.

Words meanings summery:

• पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sin, of evil

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, people

• निरयः (nirayaḥ) - hell, perdition, misery

• अप्रकाशः (aprakāśaḥ) - dark, without light, obscure

• नित्यं (nityaṁ) - constantly, eternally, always

• दुःखः (duḥkhaḥ) - suffering, misery, sorrow

• शोकभूयिष्ठः (śokabhūyiṣṭhaḥ) - abundant in grief, full of sorrow

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - oneself, the self, the soul (ātman)

• शोचते (śocate) - grieves, laments, sorrows

• पापकर्मा (pāpakarmā) - one whose actions (karma) are sinful, doer of evil deeds

• बह्वीः (bahvīḥ) - many

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• प्रपतन् (prapatan) - falling down, sinking

• अप्रतिष्ठः (apratiṣṭhaḥ) - without support, unstable, unsettled

Words meanings and morphology

पापस्य (pāpasya) - of sin, of evil

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, bad; a bad thing

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, region, people

निरयः (nirayaḥ) - hell, perdition, misery

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, perdition, misery

Derived from nis + √i (to go)

Prefix: nis

Root: i (class 2)

अप्रकाशः (aprakāśaḥ) - dark, without light, obscure

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aprakāśa

aprakāśa - dark, without light, obscure

Compound type : karmadharaya (a+prakāśa)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• prakāśa – light, brightness, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: kās (class 1)

Note: Agrees with lokaḥ/nirayaḥ

नित्यं (nityaṁ) - constantly, eternally, always

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage

दुःखः (duḥkhaḥ) - suffering, misery, sorrow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - suffering, pain, misery, sorrow

Note: Agrees with lokaḥ/nirayaḥ

शोकभूयिष्ठः (śokabhūyiṣṭhaḥ) - abundant in grief, full of sorrow

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śokabhūyiṣṭha

śokabhūyiṣṭha - abounding in grief, full of sorrow

Compound (Tatpurusha), superlative suffix -iṣṭha

Compound type : tatpurusha (śoka+bhūyiṣṭha)

• śoka – grief, sorrow
  noun (masculine)
  From √śuc 'to grieve'
  Root: śuc (class 1)
• bhūyiṣṭha – most abundant, most numerous
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of bahu (much)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with lokaḥ/nirayaḥ

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative of tad

आत्मानं (ātmānaṁ) - oneself, the self, the soul (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essential nature

Root: an (class 2)

शोचते (śocate) - grieves, laments, sorrows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śoc

Present Middle

Present middle 3rd singular from root śuc

Root: śuc (class 1)

पापकर्मा (pāpakarmā) - one whose actions (karma) are sinful, doer of evil deeds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpakarma

pāpakarma - doer of evil deeds, sinful in action (karma)

Bahuvrihi compound describing the agent

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+karma)

• pāpa – sin, evil
  noun (neuter)
• karma – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  From √kṛ 'to do'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Bahuvrihi compound describing the agent.

बह्वीः (bahvīḥ) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much

Note: Agrees with samāḥ

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year

Note: Used adverbially (for many years).

प्रपतन् (prapatan) - falling down, sinking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapatat

prapatat - falling down, sinking

Present Active Participle

From √pat 'to fall' with prefix pra-, Nominative Singular Masculine

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pāpakarmā.

अप्रतिष्ठः (apratiṣṭhaḥ) - without support, unstable, unsettled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apratiṣṭha

apratiṣṭha - without support, unsettled, unstable

From a + pratiṣṭha (supported, standing)

Compound type : karmadharaya (a+pratiṣṭha)

• a – not, non
  indeclinable
• pratiṣṭha – standing, firm, supported
  adjective (masculine)
  From prati + √sthā 'to stand'
  Prefix: prati
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pāpakarmā.