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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-12

विशीला भिन्नमर्यादा नित्यं संकीर्णमैथुनाः ।
अल्पायुषो भवन्तीह नरा निरयगामिनः ॥१२॥
12. viśīlā bhinnamaryādā nityaṁ saṁkīrṇamaithunāḥ ,
alpāyuṣo bhavantīha narā nirayagāminaḥ.
12. viśīlāḥ bhinnamaryādāḥ nityam saṃkīrṇamaithunāḥ
alpāyuṣaḥ bhavanti iha narāḥ nirayagāminaḥ
12. iha viśīlāḥ bhinnamaryādāḥ nityam saṃkīrṇamaithunāḥ
narāḥ alpāyuṣaḥ nirayagāminaḥ bhavanti
12. Men who are of immoral character, who transgress established boundaries, and who constantly engage in impure sexual acts, become short-lived in this world and are destined for hell.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विशीलाः (viśīlāḥ) - of immoral character (of bad character, immoral, ill-behaved)
  • भिन्नमर्यादाः (bhinnamaryādāḥ) - who transgress established boundaries (whose boundaries are broken, transgressing limits, disregarding all moral boundaries)
  • नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)
  • संकीर्णमैथुनाः (saṁkīrṇamaithunāḥ) - engage in impure sexual acts (engaged in promiscuous or impure sexual relations)
  • अल्पायुषः (alpāyuṣaḥ) - short-lived (short-lived, having little life)
  • भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become (they become, they are, they exist)
  • इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)
  • नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, human beings)
  • निरयगामिनः (nirayagāminaḥ) - destined for hell (destined for hell, going to hell)

Words meanings and morphology

विशीलाः (viśīlāḥ) - of immoral character (of bad character, immoral, ill-behaved)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of viśīla
viśīla - ill-behaved, of bad character, immoral, vicious
Compound of 'vi' (denoting badness) + 'śīla' (character, conduct).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+śīla)
  • vi – apart, asunder, badly, without
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating separation, negation, or intensifier.
  • śīla – nature, character, habit, conduct, moral disposition
    noun (neuter)
    From root śī (to lie, to rest).
    Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'.
भिन्नमर्यादाः (bhinnamaryādāḥ) - who transgress established boundaries (whose boundaries are broken, transgressing limits, disregarding all moral boundaries)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinnamaryāda
bhinnamaryāda - one who has broken limits/bounds, transgressing rules or decorum
Compound of 'bhinna' (broken) and 'maryādā' (limit, boundary).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+maryādā)
  • bhinna – broken, split, pierced, divided
    participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From root bhid (to break, to split).
    Root: bhid (class 7)
  • maryādā – boundary, limit, moral law, rule, decorum
    noun (feminine)
Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'.
नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)
(indeclinable)
Here used adverbially.
Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular.
संकीर्णमैथुनाः (saṁkīrṇamaithunāḥ) - engage in impure sexual acts (engaged in promiscuous or impure sexual relations)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃkīrṇamaithuna
saṁkīrṇamaithuna - engaging in promiscuous or forbidden sexual intercourse, impure in sexual relations
Compound of 'saṃkīrṇa' (mixed, impure) and 'maithuna' (sexual intercourse).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃkīrṇa+maithuna)
  • saṃkīrṇa – mixed, impure, confused, scattered
    participle (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From prefix sam + root kīr (to scatter) or kṝ (to scatter).
    Prefix: sam
    Root: kīr (class 6)
  • maithuna – sexual union, copulation, pair, union
    noun (neuter)
    Root: mith (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'narāḥ'.
अल्पायुषः (alpāyuṣaḥ) - short-lived (short-lived, having little life)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of alpāyuṣ
alpāyuṣ - having a short life, short-lived
Compound of 'alpa' (little) and 'āyuṣ' (life).
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (alpa+āyuṣ)
  • alpa – little, small, few
    adjective (masculine)
  • āyuṣ – life, vital power, age
    noun (neuter)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'narāḥ'.
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become (they become, they are, they exist)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root verb, 1st class, parasmaipada.
Root: bhū (class 1)
इह (iha) - in this world (here, in this world, in this case)
(indeclinable)
Locative adverb.
नराः (narāḥ) - men (men, human beings)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nara
nara - man, human, hero
Root: nṛ (class 1)
निरयगामिनः (nirayagāminaḥ) - destined for hell (destined for hell, going to hell)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nirayagāmin
nirayagāmin - going to hell, destined for hell
Compound of 'niraya' (hell) and 'gāmin' (going).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niraya+gāmin)
  • niraya – hell, Hades, a place of torment
    noun (masculine)
  • gāmin – going, moving, leading to, destined for
    agent noun (masculine)
    From root gam (to go) + suffix -in.
    Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Predicate adjective for 'narāḥ'.