महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-133, verse-58

व्रतवन्तो नराः केचिच्छ्रद्धादमपरायणाः ।
अव्रता भ्रष्टनियमास्तथान्ये राक्षसोपमाः ॥५८॥

58. vratavanto narāḥ kecicchraddhādamaparāyaṇāḥ ,
avratā bhraṣṭaniyamāstathānye rākṣasopamāḥ.

58. vratavantaḥ narāḥ kecit śraddhādamaparāyaṇāḥ |
avratāḥ bhraṣṭaniyamāḥ tathā anye rākṣasopamāḥ

58. Some people observe vows and are devoted to faith (śraddhā) and self-control (dama). But others, devoid of vows and fallen from their principles, are like demons.

Words meanings summery:

• व्रतवन्तः (vratavantaḥ) - those observing vows, possessors of vows

• नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• श्रद्धादमपरायणाः (śraddhādamaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to faith and self-control, intent on belief and restraint

• अव्रताः (avratāḥ) - without vows, not observing vows

• भ्रष्टनियमाः (bhraṣṭaniyamāḥ) - whose rules/principles are fallen, fallen from their observances

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also

• अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

• राक्षसोपमाः (rākṣasopamāḥ) - like demons, resembling rākṣasas

Words meanings and morphology

व्रतवन्तः (vratavantaḥ) - those observing vows, possessors of vows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vratavat

vratavat - observing vows, possessing vows

Possessive suffix -vat added to vrata

नराः (narāḥ) - men, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - some, a certain (person)

श्रद्धादमपरायणाः (śraddhādamaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to faith and self-control, intent on belief and restraint

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śraddhādamaparāyaṇa

śraddhādamaparāyaṇa - devoted to faith (śraddhā) and self-control (dama), intent on belief and restraint

Compound word

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (śraddhā+dama+parāyaṇa)

• śraddhā – faith, trust, belief
  noun (feminine)
• dama – self-control, restraint
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam (to tame, control)
  Root: dam (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – chief aim, devoted to, intent on
  adjective (masculine)
  Compound: para (supreme) + ayana (going, course)

Note: `śraddhā` and `dama` form a dvandva compound, which then combines with `parāyaṇa` in a tatpuruṣa.

अव्रताः (avratāḥ) - without vows, not observing vows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avrata

avrata - without vows, not observing vows

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vrata)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

भ्रष्टनियमाः (bhraṣṭaniyamāḥ) - whose rules/principles are fallen, fallen from their observances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhraṣṭaniyama

bhraṣṭaniyama - whose rules/principles are fallen, fallen from their observances

Compound word

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhraṣṭa+niyama)

• bhraṣṭa – fallen, lost, deviated
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhraṃś (to fall)
  Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
• niyama – rule, regulation, principle, self-restraint
  noun (masculine)
  From root yam (to restrain) with prefix ni
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also

(indeclinable)

अन्ये (anye) - others, other ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different

Note: Also functions as an adjective.

राक्षसोपमाः (rākṣasopamāḥ) - like demons, resembling rākṣasas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rākṣasopama

rākṣasopama - like demons, resembling rākṣasas

Compound word

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rākṣasa+upama)

• rākṣasa – demon, malevolent being
  noun (masculine)
• upama – like, similar, resembling
  adjective (masculine)