महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-147, verse-12

अवृत्त्या ये च भिन्दन्ति श्रुतत्यागपरायणाः ।
धर्मविद्वेषिणो मन्दा इत्युक्तस्तेषु संशयः ॥१२॥

12. avṛttyā ye ca bhindanti śrutatyāgaparāyaṇāḥ ,
dharmavidveṣiṇo mandā ityuktasteṣu saṁśayaḥ.

12. avṛttyā ye ca bhindanti śrutatyāgaparāyaṇāḥ
dharmavidveṣiṇaḥ mandāḥ iti uktaḥ teṣu saṃśayaḥ

12. And regarding those who undermine (dharma) through improper conduct – those who are devoted to abandoning sacred traditions (śruti), haters of natural law (dharma), and are foolish – concerning such individuals, it is said, there is doubt (about their future).

Words meanings summery:

• अवृत्त्या (avṛttyā) - through improper conduct (by improper conduct, by lack of proper conduct)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भिन्दन्ति (bhindanti) - they undermine (dharma or good conduct) (they break, they divide, they undermine)

• श्रुतत्यागपरायणाः (śrutatyāgaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to abandoning sacred traditions (śruti) (devoted to abandoning sacred texts, inclined to renounce the Vedas)

• धर्मविद्वेषिणः (dharmavidveṣiṇaḥ) - haters of natural law (dharma) (haters of natural law, hostile to natural law (dharma))

• मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - foolish (people) (foolish, dull-witted, slow, weak)

• इति (iti) - thus, it is said (thus, so, in this way)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - it is said (said, spoken, declared)

• तेषु (teṣu) - concerning such individuals (in them, among them, regarding them)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (about their future or path) (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

Words meanings and morphology

अवृत्त्या (avṛttyā) - through improper conduct (by improper conduct, by lack of proper conduct)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of avṛtti

avṛtti - improper conduct, lack of livelihood, non-existence, absence of activity

Negative 'a' + vṛtti ('conduct, livelihood').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vṛtti)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vṛtti – conduct, course of action, livelihood, existence
  noun (feminine)
  from root vṛt 'to be, exist'
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Relative pronominal base.

Note: Refers to individuals.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction particle.

भिन्दन्ति (bhindanti) - they undermine (dharma or good conduct) (they break, they divide, they undermine)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhid

present active

Present active 3rd person plural of root bhid ('to break').

Root: bhid (class 7)

श्रुतत्यागपरायणाः (śrutatyāgaparāyaṇāḥ) - devoted to abandoning sacred traditions (śruti) (devoted to abandoning sacred texts, inclined to renounce the Vedas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrutatyāgaparāyaṇa

śrutatyāgaparāyaṇa - inclined to abandon sacred tradition, devoted to renouncing Vedic knowledge

Compound: śruti ('sacred tradition') + tyāga ('abandonment') + parāyaṇa ('devoted to, intent on').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śruti+tyāga+parāyaṇa)

• śruti – sacred tradition, revealed text, Veda (that which is heard)
  noun (feminine)
  From root śru ('to hear').
  Root: śru (class 5)
• tyāga – abandonment, relinquishment, renunciation
  noun (masculine)
  From root tyaj ('to abandon').
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, having as a chief object, dependent on
  adjective (neuter)
  Compound: para ('supreme, highest') + ayana ('going, course').
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with ye.

धर्मविद्वेषिणः (dharmavidveṣiṇaḥ) - haters of natural law (dharma) (haters of natural law, hostile to natural law (dharma))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmavidveṣin

dharmavidveṣin - hater of dharma, hostile to righteousness, impious

Compound: dharma ('natural law') + vidveṣin ('hater').

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vidveṣin)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, intrinsic nature, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vidveṣin – hater, hostile, malicious, opponent
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from vi-dviṣ ('to hate').
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dviṣ (class 2)

Note: Agrees with ye.

मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - foolish (people) (foolish, dull-witted, slow, weak)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manda

manda - slow, dull, foolish, weak, feeble

Note: Agrees with ye.

इति (iti) - thus, it is said (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the preceding as a statement or thought.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - it is said (said, spoken, declared)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared, mentioned

past passive participle

From root vac ('to speak').

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with saṃśayaḥ.

तेषु (teṣu) - concerning such individuals (in them, among them, regarding them)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Pronominal base.

Note: Refers to the individuals described by 'ye'.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt (about their future or path) (doubt, uncertainty, suspicion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion, question

From sam- + root śī ('to lie') or sam- + śi ('to sharpen, divide').

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Subject of the clause, often implying 'there is doubt'.