महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-45, verse-24

अन्योऽप्यथ न विक्रेयो मनुष्यः किं पुनः प्रजाः ।
अधर्ममूलैर्हि धनैर्न तैरर्थोऽस्ति कश्चन ॥२४॥

24. anyo'pyatha na vikreyo manuṣyaḥ kiṁ punaḥ prajāḥ ,
adharmamūlairhi dhanairna tairartho'sti kaścana.

24. anyaḥ api atha na vikreyaḥ manuṣyaḥ kim punaḥ prajāḥ
adharmamūlaiḥ hi dhanaiḥ na taiḥ arthaḥ asti kaścana

24. anyaḥ manuṣyaḥ api na vikreyaḥ,
atha prajāḥ kim punaḥ? hi adharmamūlaiḥ dhanaiḥ taiḥ kaścana arthaḥ na asti.

24. Indeed, no human being should be sold, much less one's own children or progeny (prajā). For there is no value whatsoever in wealth acquired through unrighteousness (adharma).

Words meanings summery:

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover

• न (na) - not, no

• विक्रेयः (vikreyaḥ) - to be sold, salable

• मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - a human being, man

• किम् (kim) - how much more then? (what? how much?)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - then, moreover (in 'kim punaḥ' context) (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - one's own children or progeny (prajā) (offspring, progeny, subjects, children)

• अधर्ममूलैः (adharmamūlaiḥ) - by wealth rooted in unrighteousness

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - by wealth, by riches

• न (na) - not, no

• तैः (taiḥ) - by such wealth (by them)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, value

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• कश्चन (kaścana) - any, anyone, whatsoever

Words meanings and morphology

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - another, other

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, moreover

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

विक्रेयः (vikreyaḥ) - to be sold, salable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vikreya

vikreya - to be sold, salable, vendible

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root √krī (to buy) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: krī (class 9)

मनुष्यः (manuṣyaḥ) - a human being, man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, mankind

किम् (kim) - how much more then? (what? how much?)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - then, moreover (in 'kim punaḥ' context) (again, but, moreover, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - one's own children or progeny (prajā) (offspring, progeny, subjects, children)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, creature, subject, people

अधर्ममूलैः (adharmamūlaiḥ) - by wealth rooted in unrighteousness

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of adharmamūla

adharmamūla - rooted in unrighteousness, originating from unrighteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adharma+mūla)

• adharma – unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, violation of (natural) law
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• mūla – root, origin, foundation, source
  noun (neuter)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

धनैः (dhanaiḥ) - by wealth, by riches

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तैः (taiḥ) - by such wealth (by them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, value

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, goal, wealth, value

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense, Parasmaipada

From root √as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

कश्चन (kaścana) - any, anyone, whatsoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - anyone, anything, any, whatsoever

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