महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-33

लोभाद्वा बुद्धिमोहाद्वा बलवीर्यार्थमेव च ।
संसर्गाद्वाथ पापानामधर्मरुचिता नृणाम् ॥३३॥

33. lobhādvā buddhimohādvā balavīryārthameva ca ,
saṁsargādvātha pāpānāmadharmarucitā nṛṇām.

33. lobhāt vā buddhimohāt vā balavīryārtham eva ca
saṃsargāt vā atha pāpānām adharmarucitā nṛṇām

33. nṛṇām adharmarucitā lobhāt vā buddhimohāt vā
balavīryārtham eva ca pāpānām saṃsargāt vā atha (bhavati)

33. Among humans, the inclination towards unrighteousness (adharma) arises either from greed, or from delusion of intellect, or for the sake of strength and prowess, or from association with wicked individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed

• वा (vā) - or, either

• बुद्धिमोहात् (buddhimohāt) - from delusion of intellect, from mental confusion

• वा (vā) - or, either

• बलवीर्यार्थम् (balavīryārtham) - for the sake of strength and valor, for power and energy

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• संसर्गात् (saṁsargāt) - from association, from contact, from company

• वा (vā) - or, either

• अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now, therefore

• पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of wicked people, of sinners, of evils

• अधर्मरुचिता (adharmarucitā) - inclination to unrighteousness, love of injustice

• नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of humans

Words meanings and morphology

लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, avarice, desire

Root: lubh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिमोहात् (buddhimohāt) - from delusion of intellect, from mental confusion

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of buddhimoha

buddhimoha - delusion of intellect, mental confusion

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+moha)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, confusion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: muh (class 4)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

बलवीर्यार्थम् (balavīryārtham) - for the sake of strength and valor, for power and energy

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bala+vīrya+artha)

• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
• vīrya – valor, prowess, energy, seed
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, aim, sake, meaning
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverbial phrase meaning 'for the sake of'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संसर्गात् (saṁsargāt) - from association, from contact, from company

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃsarga

saṁsarga - association, contact, intercourse, mixing

Derived from root sṛj (to emit, create) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: sṛj (class 6)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now, therefore

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here primarily for conjunction, 'or furthermore'.

पापानाम् (pāpānām) - of wicked people, of sinners, of evils

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - evil, wicked, sinful, bad, sin, vice

Note: Used substantively to refer to sinful or wicked persons.

अधर्मरुचिता (adharmarucitā) - inclination to unrighteousness, love of injustice

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of adharmarucitā

adharmarucitā - inclination to unrighteousness, love of injustice

Abstract noun formed with suffix -tā from adharma-ruci.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adharma+ruci)

• adharma – unrighteousness, injustice, impiety
  noun (masculine)
  Negative compound of dharma
• ruci – liking, taste, pleasure, inclination
  noun (feminine)
  Root: ruc (class 1)

नृणाम् (nṛṇām) - of men, of humans

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being, person