महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-91, verse-26

स यथा दर्पसहितमधर्मं नानुसेवसे ।
तथा वर्तस्व मान्धातश्चिरं चेत्स्थातुमिच्छसि ॥२६॥

26. sa yathā darpasahitamadharmaṁ nānusevase ,
tathā vartasva māndhātaściraṁ cetsthātumicchasi.

26. sa yathā darpasahitam adharmam na anusevase |
tathā vartasva māndhātaḥ ciram cet sthātum icchasi

26. māndhātaḥ,
cet ciram sthātum icchasi,
(tvam) yathā darpasahitam adharmam na anusevase,
tathā vartasva.

26. O Mandhata, act in such a way that you do not indulge in unrighteousness (adharma) accompanied by arrogance (darpa), if you wish to remain (in power) for a long time.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - (understood as 'you', referring to Mandhata, or introducing a consequence) (he, that)

• यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that (as, like, in which way, so that)

• दर्पसहितम् (darpasahitam) - accompanied by arrogance (darpa) (accompanied by arrogance, along with pride)

• अधर्मम् (adharmam) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice (accusative))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अनुसेवसे (anusevase) - you indulge in (you serve, you follow, you indulge in)

• तथा (tathā) - accordingly, in such a way (thus, so, in that manner)

• वर्तस्व (vartasva) - behave, act (act, behave, exist, turn)

• मान्धातः (māndhātaḥ) - O Mandhata (proper noun) (O Mandhatā)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (for a long time, long)

• चेत् (cet) - if (if, in case)

• स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to remain (in power) (to stand, to remain, to stay)

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - (understood as 'you', referring to Mandhata, or introducing a consequence) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Nominative singular masculine form. Often functions as an initial particle or a relative pronoun.

यथा (yathā) - so that, in such a way that (as, like, in which way, so that)

(indeclinable)

Adverb/conjunction, paired with `tathā`.

दर्पसहितम् (darpasahitam) - accompanied by arrogance (darpa) (accompanied by arrogance, along with pride)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darpasahita

darpasahita - accompanied by arrogance, filled with pride

Compound 'darpa' + 'sahita' (joined, accompanied)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (darpa+sahita)

• darpa – arrogance, pride
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dṛp (class 4)
• sahita – accompanied, joined, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √sah (to bear) or √dhā (to place) with 'sa' (together)
  Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying `adharmam`.

अधर्मम् (adharmam) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, sin

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'dharma'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, constitution, virtue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of `anusevase`.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अनुसेवसे (anusevase) - you indulge in (you serve, you follow, you indulge in)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of √sev

Present Middle Indicative

ātmanepada, second person singular, with prefix 'anu'

Prefix: anu

Root: sev (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - accordingly, in such a way (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverb, paired with `yathā`.

वर्तस्व (vartasva) - behave, act (act, behave, exist, turn)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of √vṛt

Imperative Middle

ātmanepada, second person singular imperative

Root: vṛt (class 1)

मान्धातः (māndhātaḥ) - O Mandhata (proper noun) (O Mandhatā)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of māndhātṛ

māndhātṛ - Name of a famous king, son of Yuvanāśva

Masculine, agent noun ending in -tṛ.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time (for a long time, long)

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverb in accusative form.

चेत् (cet) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Conditional particle.

स्थातुम् (sthātum) - to remain (in power) (to stand, to remain, to stay)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root √sthā (to stand) + -tum suffix.

Root: sthā (class 1)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish (you wish, you desire)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of √iṣ

Present Active Indicative

parasmaipada, second person singular, from desiderative stem `icch-`

Root: iṣ (class 6)