महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-45, verse-17

असूयवस्त्वधर्मिष्ठाः परस्वादायिनः शठाः ।
आसुरादधिसंभूता धर्माद्विषमवृत्तयः ॥१७॥

17. asūyavastvadharmiṣṭhāḥ parasvādāyinaḥ śaṭhāḥ ,
āsurādadhisaṁbhūtā dharmādviṣamavṛttayaḥ.

17. asūyavaḥ tu adharmīṣṭhāḥ parasva-ādāyinaḥ śaṭhāḥ
| āsurāt adhisambhūtāḥ dharmāt viṣamavṛttayaḥ

17. tu asūyavaḥ adharmīṣṭhāḥ parasva-ādāyinaḥ śaṭhāḥ
viṣamavṛttayaḥ āsurāt dharmāt adhisambhūtāḥ

17. But the envious, the most unrighteous, those who seize others' property, the deceitful, are born from a demonic intrinsic nature (dharma), exhibiting perverse conduct.

Words meanings summery:

• असूयवः (asūyavaḥ) - envious, malevolent

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

• अधर्मीष्ठाः (adharmīṣṭhāḥ) - most unrighteous, extremely unrighteous

• परस्व-आदायिनः (parasva-ādāyinaḥ) - those who seize others' property, robbers of others' wealth

• शठाः (śaṭhāḥ) - rogues, villains, deceitful ones

• आसुरात् (āsurāt) - from a demonic (intrinsic nature) (from the demonic, from a demon)

• अधिसम्भूताः (adhisambhūtāḥ) - born from, arisen from, originated from

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from (an intrinsic nature) or (constitution) (from (natural law) (dharma), from righteousness, from intrinsic nature)

• विषमवृत्तयः (viṣamavṛttayaḥ) - those with crooked conduct, perverse behavior, uneven actions

Words meanings and morphology

असूयवः (asūyavaḥ) - envious, malevolent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asūyu

asūyu - envious, malevolent, malignant

From asūyā (envy) + u-suffix

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

(indeclinable)

अधर्मीष्ठाः (adharmīṣṭhāḥ) - most unrighteous, extremely unrighteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adharmīṣṭha

adharmīṣṭha - most unrighteous, extremely impious

Superlative degree of adharmin (unrighteous, impious)

परस्व-आदायिनः (parasva-ādāyinaḥ) - those who seize others' property, robbers of others' wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parasva-ādāyin

parasva-ādāyin - one who takes another's property, usurper, robber

Compound type : Tatpurusha (parasva+ādāyin)

• parasva – property of another, other's wealth
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of para (other) and sva (own property)
• ādāyin – one who takes, seizes, appropriates
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root dā (to give) with prefix ā- (towards), meaning 'to take', with suffix -in
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dā (class 3)

शठाः (śaṭhāḥ) - rogues, villains, deceitful ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṭha

śaṭha - rogue, knave, cunning, deceitful, wicked person

आसुरात् (āsurāt) - from a demonic (intrinsic nature) (from the demonic, from a demon)

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āsura

āsura - demonic, belonging to demons, relating to Asuras

From asura (demon, Asura) + aṇ-suffix

अधिसम्भूताः (adhisambhūtāḥ) - born from, arisen from, originated from

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adhisambhūta

adhisambhūta - born, produced, arisen, originated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhū (to be) with prefixes adhi- and sam-

Prefixes: adhi+sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from (an intrinsic nature) or (constitution) (from (natural law) (dharma), from righteousness, from intrinsic nature)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root dhṛ (to uphold, to support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विषमवृत्तयः (viṣamavṛttayaḥ) - those with crooked conduct, perverse behavior, uneven actions

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viṣamavṛtti

viṣamavṛtti - crooked conduct, uneven behavior, perverse actions

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (viṣama+vṛtti)

• viṣama – uneven, difficult, arduous, crooked, perverse
  adjective (neuter)
  From vi-sama (unequal)
  Prefix: vi
• vṛtti – conduct, behavior, course, livelihood, mode of life
  noun (feminine)
  From root vṛt (to turn, to exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

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