महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-45, verse-22

यद्यप्याचरितः कैश्चिन्नैष धर्मः कथंचन ।
अन्येषामपि दृश्यन्ते लोभतः संप्रवृत्तयः ॥२२॥

22. yadyapyācaritaḥ kaiścinnaiṣa dharmaḥ kathaṁcana ,
anyeṣāmapi dṛśyante lobhataḥ saṁpravṛttayaḥ.

22. yadyapi ācaritaḥ kaiścit na eṣaḥ dharmaḥ kathaṃcana
anyeṣām api dṛśyante lobhataḥ sampravṛttayaḥ

22. yadyapi kaiścit ācaritaḥ eṣaḥ na kathaṃcana dharmaḥ
anyeṣām api lobhataḥ sampravṛttayaḥ dṛśyante

22. Although this practice is adopted by some, this is by no means righteous conduct (dharma). The actions (sampravṛttayaḥ) of others, motivated by greed, are also observed.

Words meanings summery:

• यद्यपि (yadyapi) - although, even if

• आचरितः (ācaritaḥ) - this practice (mentioned in the preceding verses) (practiced, performed, observed)

• कैश्चित् (kaiścit) - by some, by some people

• न (na) - not, no

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (practice) (this, this one)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteous conduct (dharma) (righteous conduct, duty, natural law)

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (in a negative sense, 'by no means') (by any means, in any way, at all)

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others, among others

• अपि (api) - also, even

• दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

• लोभतः (lobhataḥ) - from greed, due to greed

• सम्प्रवृत्तयः (sampravṛttayaḥ) - actions, engagements, tendencies

Words meanings and morphology

यद्यपि (yadyapi) - although, even if

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yad+api)

• yad – which, what
  pronoun
• api – also, even
  indeclinable

आचरितः (ācaritaḥ) - this practice (mentioned in the preceding verses) (practiced, performed, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācarita

ācarita - practiced, observed, performed

Past Passive Participle

from ā-car (to practice, perform)

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

कैश्चित् (kaiścit) - by some, by some people

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, some, a certain

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (practice) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to the practice mentioned.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteous conduct (dharma) (righteous conduct, duty, natural law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - righteous conduct, moral law, duty, cosmic order, intrinsic nature

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means (in a negative sense, 'by no means') (by any means, in any way, at all)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (katham+cana)

• katham – how, why
  indeclinable
• cana – even, also (indefinite particle)
  indeclinable

Note: Used with negative 'na' to mean 'by no means'.

अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others, among others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

दृश्यन्ते (dṛśyante) - are seen, appear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of dṛś

present passive indicative

3rd person plural present passive indicative

Root: dṛś (class 1)

लोभतः (lobhataḥ) - from greed, due to greed

(indeclinable)

derived from 'lobha' (greed) with suffix -tas (indicating source or cause)

सम्प्रवृत्तयः (sampravṛttayaḥ) - actions, engagements, tendencies

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sampravṛtti

sampravṛtti - action, course of action, engagement, activity

from sam-pra-vṛt (to turn, proceed)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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