महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-132, verse-50

एवंभूतो नरो देवि निरयं प्रतिपद्यते ।
विपरीतस्तु धर्मात्मा रूपवानभिजायते ॥५०॥

50. evaṁbhūto naro devi nirayaṁ pratipadyate ,
viparītastu dharmātmā rūpavānabhijāyate.

50. evam-bhūtaḥ naraḥ devi nirayam pratipadyate
viparītaḥ tu dharmātman rūpa-vān abhi-jāyate

50. devi,
evam-bhūtaḥ naraḥ nirayam pratipadyate.
tu viparītaḥ dharmātman rūpa-vān abhi-jāyate.

50. O Goddess, such a man attains hell (niraya). But, one who is the opposite—a virtuous (dharmātman) person—is born handsome.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम्-भूतः (evam-bhūtaḥ) - such, of this kind

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• देवि (devi) - O goddess

• निरयम् (nirayam) - hell (niraya), underworld

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains, reaches, obtains

• विपरीतः (viparītaḥ) - on the contrary, opposite

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• धर्मात्मन् (dharmātman) - one whose nature is (natural law) (dharma), virtuous soul

• रूप-वान् (rūpa-vān) - handsome, beautiful

• अभि-जायते (abhi-jāyate) - is born, appears

Words meanings and morphology

एवम्-भूतः (evam-bhūtaḥ) - such, of this kind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evam-bhūta

evam-bhūta - being of this kind, such, thus

Compound of 'evam' (thus, so) and 'bhūta' (become, being).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (evam+bhūta)

• evam – thus, so, in this manner
  indeclinable
• bhūta – become, happened, existing, being
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'naraḥ'.

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ

Note: The subject of the first clause.

देवि (devi) - O goddess

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, queen, lady

Feminine form of 'deva' (god).

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Addressing the goddess.

निरयम् (nirayam) - hell (niraya), underworld

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, infernal region, underworld

From 'nir' (down, out) + 'i' (to go) + 'aya' suffix.

Prefix: nir

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'pratipadyate'.

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - attains, reaches, obtains

(verb)

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

Present Active

Derived from root 'pad' (to go, to move) with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: The verb for the first clause.

विपरीतः (viparītaḥ) - on the contrary, opposite

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viparīta

viparīta - contrary, opposite, reversed, inverted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'vi' (apart) + 'pari' (around) + 'ita' (gone, past participle of 'i').

Prefixes: vi+pari

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of the second clause.

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Marks a contrast.

धर्मात्मन् (dharmātman) - one whose nature is (natural law) (dharma), virtuous soul

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - righteous, virtuous, one whose nature (dharma) is goodness, one whose self (ātman) is virtue.

Bahuvrīhi compound 'dharma' (natural law/virtue) + 'ātman' (self/soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

रूप-वान् (rūpa-vān) - handsome, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rūpa-vat

rūpa-vat - having form, beautiful, handsome, embodied

Derived from 'rūpa' (form, beauty) + possessive suffix '-vat'.

Note: Qualifies the implied subject.

अभि-जायते (abhi-jāyate) - is born, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhi-jan

Present Active

Derived from root 'jan' (to be born) with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The verb for the second clause.