महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-150, verse-6

न ह्यधर्मतया धर्मं दद्यात्कालः कथंचन ।
तस्माद्विशुद्धमात्मानं जानीयाद्धर्मचारिणम् ॥६॥

6. na hyadharmatayā dharmaṁ dadyātkālaḥ kathaṁcana ,
tasmādviśuddhamātmānaṁ jānīyāddharmacāriṇam.

6. na hi adharmatayā dharmam dadyāt kālaḥ kathañcana
tasmāt viśuddham ātmānam jānīyāt dharmacāriṇam

6. hi kālaḥ adharmatayā dharmam kathañcana na dadyāt tasmāt
(manuṣyaḥ) viśuddham ātmānam dharmacāriṇam jānīyāt

6. Indeed, time never bestows the natural law (dharma) through unrighteousness (adharma). Therefore, one should know the pure self (ātman) as following the natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - never (not)

• हि (hi) - indeed

• अधर्मतया (adharmatayā) - through unrighteousness (adharma) (by unrighteousness)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law)

• दद्यात् (dadyāt) - bestows (should give)

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time

• कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - never (in any way)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore

• विशुद्धम् (viśuddham) - the pure (pure)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman) (the self)

• जानीयात् (jānīyāt) - should know

• धर्मचारिणम् (dharmacāriṇam) - as following the natural law (dharma) (practicing dharma)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - never (not)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed

(indeclinable)

अधर्मतया (adharmatayā) - through unrighteousness (adharma) (by unrighteousness)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of adharmatā

adharmatā - unrighteousness

Derived from adharma with suffix -tā (fem. noun ending)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+dharma)

• a – not
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of dadyāt

दद्यात् (dadyāt) - bestows (should give)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of dā

Root: dā (class 3)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time

Note: Subject of dadyāt

कथञ्चन (kathañcana) - never (in any way)

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'therefore'.

विशुद्धम् (viśuddham) - the pure (pure)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśuddha

viśuddha - pure

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śudh (to be pure) with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmānam'.

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self (ātman) (the self)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self

Note: Object of jānīyāt

जानीयात् (jānīyāt) - should know

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Implied subject is a generic 'one'.

धर्मचारिणम् (dharmacāriṇam) - as following the natural law (dharma) (practicing dharma)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmacārin

dharmacārin - one who practices dharma

Compound of dharma (natural law) and cārin (practicing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+cārin)

• dharma – natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• cārin – moving
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root car (to move, to practice)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'ātmānam'.