महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-83, verse-42

अतो नायं शुभो वासस्तुल्ये सदसती इह ।
वधो ह्येवात्र सुकृते दुष्कृते न च संशयः ॥४२॥

42. ato nāyaṁ śubho vāsastulye sadasatī iha ,
vadho hyevātra sukṛte duṣkṛte na ca saṁśayaḥ.

42. ataḥ na ayam śubhaḥ vāsaḥ tulye sadasatī iha
vadhaḥ hi eva atra sukṛte duṣkṛte na ca saṃśayaḥ

42. iha tulye sadasatī (yataḥ) ayam
vāsaḥ na śubhaḥ ataḥ (atra)
hi eva sukṛte (ca) duṣkṛte vadhaḥ
(asti) na ca saṃśayaḥ (asti)

42. Therefore, this is not an auspicious dwelling (or stay), as good and evil are balanced here. Indeed, there is certainly ruin (vadhaḥ) here for both virtuous (sukṛte) and wicked (duṣkṛte) actions; there is no doubt about that.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

• न (na) - not, no

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, residence, stay

• तुल्ये (tulye) - equal, balanced (dual)

• सदसती (sadasatī) - good and evil, virtue and vice

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

• वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, destruction, ruin

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• सुकृते (sukṛte) - in good deeds, for virtuous actions

• दुष्कृते (duṣkṛte) - in bad deeds, for wicked actions

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this

(indeclinable)

Derived from idam (this) with suffix -tas.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

शुभः (śubhaḥ) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, good, beautiful, bright, fortunate

Root: śubh (class 1)

वासः (vāsaḥ) - dwelling, residence, stay

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsa

vāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, staying, perfuming

From root vas (to dwell).

Root: vas (class 1)

तुल्ये (tulye) - equal, balanced (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, dual of tulya

tulya - equal, similar, comparable, like

From tulā (balance).

सदसती (sadasatī) - good and evil, virtue and vice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, dual of sadasat

sadasat - good and evil, existent and non-existent, real and unreal

Dvandva compound of 'sat' (existent, good) and 'asat' (non-existent, bad).

Compound type : dvandva (sat+asat)

• sat – existent, good, virtuous, real
  noun (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  Present participle of the root 'as' (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)
• asat – non-existent, bad, wicked, unreal
  noun (neuter)
  Negative Present Active Participle
  Negative participle of the root 'as' (to be) with prefix 'a-'.
  Prefix: a
  Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this case

(indeclinable)

वधः (vadhaḥ) - killing, destruction, ruin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vadha

vadha - killing, slaying, striking, destruction, ruin

From root vadh (to strike, kill).

Root: vadh (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

Derived from idam (this) with suffix -tra.

सुकृते (sukṛte) - in good deeds, for virtuous actions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sukṛta

sukṛta - well-done, good deed, virtuous action, merit

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix su (good), then nominalized.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+kṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent, easy
  indeclinable
  A prefix indicating 'good' or 'well'.
• kṛta – done, made, performed; a deed, action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

दुष्कृते (duṣkṛte) - in bad deeds, for wicked actions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - ill-done, bad deed, wicked action, sin

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with prefix dus (bad), then nominalized.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, ill, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  A prefix indicating 'bad' or 'difficult'.
• kṛta – done, made, performed; a deed, action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, suspicion

From root śī (to lie, doubt) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)