महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-147, verse-10

भीष्म उवाच ।
धर्मस्य ह्रियमाणस्य बलवद्भिर्दुरात्मभिः ।
संस्था यत्नैरपि कृता कालेन परिभिद्यते ॥१०॥

10. bhīṣma uvāca ,
dharmasya hriyamāṇasya balavadbhirdurātmabhiḥ ,
saṁsthā yatnairapi kṛtā kālena paribhidyate.

10. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca dharmasya hriyamāṇasya balavadbhiḥ
durātmabhiḥ saṃsthā yatnaiḥ api kṛtā kālena paribhidhyate

10. Bhishma said: When the established natural law (dharma) is being seized by powerful, wicked individuals, even a system (saṃsthā) that has been painstakingly created can be gradually undermined over time.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of the established natural law (dharma) (of natural law, of duty, of righteousness, of the constitution)

• ह्रियमाणस्य (hriyamāṇasya) - of (natural law) being seized or undermined (of being carried away, of being seized, of being abducted)

• बलवद्भिः (balavadbhiḥ) - by powerful ones, by strong ones

• दुरात्मभिः (durātmabhiḥ) - by wicked individuals, by evil-minded ones

• संस्था (saṁsthā) - a system or institution (related to dharma) (establishment, system, institution, settlement)

• यत्नैः (yatnaiḥ) - by efforts, with exertions

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• कृता (kṛtā) - established (referring to saṃsthā) (made, done, created, established)

• कालेन (kālena) - over time, gradually (by time, in course of time)

• परिभिध्यते (paribhidhyate) - is gradually undermined (is broken, is destroyed, is undermined, is violated)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (grandfather and commander of the Kaurava forces in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

Perfect 3rd person singular active of root vac ('to speak').

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of the established natural law (dharma) (of natural law, of duty, of righteousness, of the constitution)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature, virtue

Derived from root dhṛ ('to uphold, support').

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

ह्रियमाणस्य (hriyamāṇasya) - of (natural law) being seized or undermined (of being carried away, of being seized, of being abducted)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being seized, being carried away, being stolen

present passive participle

Derived from root hṛ ('to carry, seize') with passive suffix -yamāna.

Root: hṛ (class 1)

बलवद्भिः (balavadbhiḥ) - by powerful ones, by strong ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of balavat

balavat - powerful, strong, mighty, endowed with strength

Possessive suffix -vat ('having').

Note: Agrees with durātmabhiḥ.

दुरात्मभिः (durātmabhiḥ) - by wicked individuals, by evil-minded ones

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of durātman

durātman - wicked, evil-minded, malicious person, depraved soul

Compound of dur- ('bad, difficult') and ātman ('self, soul').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
  prefix/indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

संस्था (saṁsthā) - a system or institution (related to dharma) (establishment, system, institution, settlement)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of saṃsthā

saṁsthā - establishment, system, institution, standing, position, completion

From sam- + sthā ('to stand').

Prefix: sam

Root: sthā (class 1)

यत्नैः (yatnaiḥ) - by efforts, with exertions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavour, perseverance

From root yat ('to strive, exert').

Root: yat (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

कृता (kṛtā) - established (referring to saṃsthā) (made, done, created, established)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, established, accomplished

past passive participle

From root kṛ ('to do, make').

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with saṃsthā.

कालेन (kālena) - over time, gradually (by time, in course of time)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, destiny

परिभिध्यते (paribhidhyate) - is gradually undermined (is broken, is destroyed, is undermined, is violated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of pari-bhid

present passive

Present passive 3rd person singular of root bhid ('to break') with prefix pari- ('around, completely').

Prefix: pari

Root: bhid (class 7)