महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-45, verse-8

असदाचरिते मार्गे कथं स्यादनुकीर्तनम् ।
अनुप्रश्नः संशयो वा सतामेतदुपालभेत् ॥८॥

8. asadācarite mārge kathaṁ syādanukīrtanam ,
anupraśnaḥ saṁśayo vā satāmetadupālabhet.

8. asadācarite mārge katham syāt anukīrtanam
anuprasnaḥ saṃśayaḥ vā satām etat upālabhet

8. asadācarite mārge anukīrtanam anuprasnaḥ vā
saṃśayaḥ katham syāt etat satām upālabhet

8. On a path where improper conduct is practiced, how could there be praise, an inquiry, or even a doubt? A virtuous person would certainly find this blameworthy.

Words meanings summery:

• असदाचरिते (asadācarite) - in a path practiced by the wicked, improperly conducted

• मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, in the way

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be, let it be

• अनुकीर्तनम् (anukīrtanam) - praise, glorification, repetition

• अनुप्रस्नः (anuprasnaḥ) - inquiry, follow-up question

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• वा (vā) - or

• सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous

• एतत् (etat) - this, this fact

• उपालभेत् (upālabhet) - one should blame, one should reproach

Words meanings and morphology

असदाचरिते (asadācarite) - in a path practiced by the wicked, improperly conducted

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of asadācarita

asadācarita - improperly practiced, ill-behaved, conducted by the wicked

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `ā-car` (to behave, practice) with `a-sat` (bad, wicked) as prefix.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+ācarita)

• asat – non-existent, bad, wicked
  adjective
  Present Active Participle (negative)
  From root `as` (to be) with negative prefix `a-`
  Root: as (class 2)
• ācarita – practiced, observed, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `car` (to move, behave) with prefix `ā`
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

मार्गे (mārge) - on the path, in the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mārga

mārga - path, way, road, course

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

स्यात् (syāt) - may be, could be, let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अनुकीर्तनम् (anukīrtanam) - praise, glorification, repetition

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anukīrtana

anukīrtana - repetition, praise, mention, glorification

अनुप्रस्नः (anuprasnaḥ) - inquiry, follow-up question

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuprasna

anuprasna - inquiry, question, investigation

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

सताम् (satām) - of the good, of the virtuous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existing, good, virtuous, noble, real

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this, this fact

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

उपालभेत् (upālabhet) - one should blame, one should reproach

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of upa-labh

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

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