महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-79, verse-32

मैत्राः क्रूराणि कुर्वन्तो जयन्ति स्वर्गमुत्तमम् ।
धर्म्याः पापानि कुर्वन्तो गच्छन्ति परमां गतिम् ॥३२॥

32. maitrāḥ krūrāṇi kurvanto jayanti svargamuttamam ,
dharmyāḥ pāpāni kurvanto gacchanti paramāṁ gatim.

32. maitrāḥ krūrāṇi kurvantaḥ jayanti svargam uttamam
dharmyāḥ pāpāni kurvantaḥ gacchanti paramām gatim

32. maitrāḥ krūrāṇi kurvantaḥ uttamam svargam jayanti
dharmyāḥ pāpāni kurvantaḥ paramām gatim gacchanti

32. Even benevolent individuals, when performing cruel acts, conquer the supreme heaven. Similarly, those who uphold natural law (dharma), even when committing sins, attain the highest destination.

Words meanings summery:

• मैत्राः (maitrāḥ) - benevolent ones, friendly ones, well-wishing ones

• क्रूराणि (krūrāṇi) - cruel acts, harsh deeds

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, performing

• जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they win, they overcome

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial abode

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

• धर्म्याः (dharmyāḥ) - individuals adhering to natural law (dharma) (righteous ones, those adhering to natural law)

• पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evil deeds, harmful acts

• कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, performing

• गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain, they reach

• परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path, course

Words meanings and morphology

मैत्राः (maitrāḥ) - benevolent ones, friendly ones, well-wishing ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maitra

maitra - friendly, benevolent, well-wishing

क्रूराणि (krūrāṇi) - cruel acts, harsh deeds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, harsh, fierce; a cruel act

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing

Present Active Participle

present active participle of root kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जयन्ति (jayanti) - they conquer, they win, they overcome

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ji

Root: ji (class 1)

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - heaven, celestial abode

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, celestial region, abode of the gods

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

धर्म्याः (dharmyāḥ) - individuals adhering to natural law (dharma) (righteous ones, those adhering to natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmya

dharmya - righteous, lawful, conforming to natural law (dharma)

पापानि (pāpāni) - sins, evil deeds, harmful acts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked; a sin, an evil deed

कुर्वन्तः (kurvantaḥ) - doing, performing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurvat

kurvat - doing, performing

Present Active Participle

present active participle of root kṛ (class 8)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - they go, they attain, they reach

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

परमाम् (paramām) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, utmost, supreme, ultimate

गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state, path, course

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, motion, course, destination, state, condition

nominalization

derived from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)