महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-81, verse-10

एकान्तेन हि विश्वासः कृत्स्नो धर्मार्थनाशकः ।
अविश्वासश्च सर्वत्र मृत्युना न विशिष्यते ॥१०॥

10. ekāntena hi viśvāsaḥ kṛtsno dharmārthanāśakaḥ ,
aviśvāsaśca sarvatra mṛtyunā na viśiṣyate.

10. ekāntena hi viśvāsaḥ kṛtsnaḥ dharmārthanāśakaḥ
aviśvāsaḥ ca sarvatra mṛtyunā na viśiṣyate

10. hi ekāntena kṛtsnaḥ viśvāsaḥ dharmārthanāśakaḥ
ca sarvatra aviśvāsaḥ mṛtyunā na viśiṣyate

10. Indeed, complete trust (viśvāsa) in everything is utterly destructive of both one's natural law (dharma) and prosperity (artha). Conversely, absolute distrust in all matters is not superior to death.

Words meanings summery:

• एकान्तेन (ekāntena) - absolutely, exclusively, by one extreme, completely

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• विश्वासः (viśvāsaḥ) - (viśvāsa) (trust, faith, confidence)

• कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - whole, entire, complete

• धर्मार्थनाशकः (dharmārthanāśakaḥ) - destructive of natural law and prosperity

• अविश्वासः (aviśvāsaḥ) - distrust, lack of faith

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all things, always

• मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

• न (na) - not, no

• विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is not superior, is not distinguished (from death) (is distinguished, is superior, excels)

Words meanings and morphology

एकान्तेन (ekāntena) - absolutely, exclusively, by one extreme, completely

(indeclinable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (eka+anta)

• eka – one, single
  numeral (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, side, extreme
  noun (masculine)

Note: Instrumental used adverbially.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Particle.

विश्वासः (viśvāsaḥ) - (viśvāsa) (trust, faith, confidence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāsa

viśvāsa - trust, faith, confidence (viśvāsa)

From root 'viśvas' (to trust).

Prefix: vi

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - whole, entire, complete

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - whole, entire, complete, all

धर्मार्थनाशकः (dharmārthanāśakaḥ) - destructive of natural law and prosperity

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmārthanāśaka

dharmārthanāśaka - destroyer of natural law and wealth/purpose

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+artha+nāśaka)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity
  noun (masculine)
• nāśaka – destroyer, destructive
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'naś' (to perish, destroy) with suffix '-aka'.
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Predicate adjective, agreeing with 'viśvāsaḥ'.

अविश्वासः (aviśvāsaḥ) - distrust, lack of faith

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aviśvāsa

aviśvāsa - distrust, lack of faith

'a' (not) + 'viśvāsa' (trust).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+viśvāsa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• viśvāsa – trust, faith
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

सर्वत्र (sarvatra) - everywhere, in all things, always

(indeclinable)

From 'sarva' (all) + locative suffix 'tra'.

मृत्युना (mṛtyunā) - by death

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mṛtyu

mṛtyu - death

From root 'mṛ' (to die).

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Used with 'na viśiṣyate' to mean 'not different from death'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

विशिष्यते (viśiṣyate) - is not superior, is not distinguished (from death) (is distinguished, is superior, excels)

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root 'śiṣ' (to remain, distinguish) with prefix 'vi'. Passive/Middle voice form.

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Here used in the passive sense, 'is distinguished (from)'.