महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-96, verse-10

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शृणोमि कालो हिंसते धर्मवीर्यं सेयं प्राप्ता वर्धते धर्मपीडा ।
पुराधर्मो वर्धते नेह यावत्तावद्गच्छामि परलोकं चिराय ॥१०॥

10. śṛṇomi kālo hiṁsate dharmavīryaṁ; seyaṁ prāptā vardhate dharmapīḍā ,
purādharmo vardhate neha yāva;ttāvadgacchāmi paralokaṁ cirāya.

10. śṛṇomi kālaḥ hiṃsate dharmavīryam
sā iyam prāptā vardhate dharmapīḍā
purā adharmaḥ vardhate na iha yāvat
tāvat gacchāmi paralokam cirāya

10. aham śṛṇomi yataḥ kālaḥ dharmavīryam hiṃsate.
sā iyam dharmapīḍā prāptā vardhate.
purā adharmaḥ vardhate na iha yāvat tāvat aham cirāya paralokam gacchāmi.

10. I hear that time is harming the strength of natural law (dharma). This oppression of natural law (dharma) has arrived and is increasing. While unrighteousness (adharma) increases, and it has not yet fully taken over here, I will go to the other world permanently.

Words meanings summery:

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शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear (of these events) (I hear, I listen)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time (as an agent of change/decay) (time, fate, death)

हिंसते (hiṁsate) - harms (the strength of dharma) (harms, injures, destroys)

धर्मवीर्यम् (dharmavīryam) - the strength of natural law (dharma) (strength of dharma, power of righteousness)

सा (sā) - this (referring to `dharmapīḍā`) (she, that (feminine))

इयम् (iyam) - this (affliction) (this (feminine))

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - (this affliction) has arrived (arrived, obtained, attained)

वर्धते (vardhate) - is increasing (increases, grows, thrives)

धर्मपीडा (dharmapīḍā) - oppression of natural law (dharma) (oppression of dharma, affliction of righteousness)

पुरा (purā) - while (this condition prevails), when (formerly, before, in front, as long as, until, when)

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, evil)

वर्धते (vardhate) - increases (increases, grows, thrives)

न (na) - (implies 'not yet fully' or 'not completely prevalent') (not, no)

इह (iha) - here (in this world) (here, in this world, now)

यावत् (yāvat) - as long as (as long as, as far as, until, as much as)

तावत् (tāvat) - so long, then (so long, so far, so much, then)

गच्छामि (gacchāmi) - I will go (to the other world) (I go, I proceed)

परलोकम् (paralokam) - to the other world (the other world, the next world)

चिराय (cirāya) - permanently (for a long time, permanently, forever)

Words meanings and morphology

शृणोमि (śṛṇomi) - I hear (of these events) (I hear, I listen)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of śru

Present Active Indicative

Root śru, 5th conjugation (svādi), Parasmaipada, Present Tense, 1st Person, Singular

Root: śru (class 5)

कालः (kālaḥ) - time (as an agent of change/decay) (time, fate, death)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, black, fate, death

हिंसते (hiṁsate) - harms (the strength of dharma) (harms, injures, destroys)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of hiṃs

Present Middle Indicative

Root hiṃs, 7th conjugation (rudhādi), Atmanepada, Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Root: hiṃs (class 7)

धर्मवीर्यम् (dharmavīryam) - the strength of natural law (dharma) (strength of dharma, power of righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmavīrya

dharmavīrya - strength of dharma, power of righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vīrya)

dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
vīrya – strength, power, energy, virility, heroism
noun (neuter)

सा (sā) - this (referring to `dharmapīḍā`) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

इयम् (iyam) - this (affliction) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - (this affliction) has arrived (arrived, obtained, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, arrived, attained, met with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions here predicatively with "dharmapīḍā".

वर्धते (vardhate) - is increasing (increases, grows, thrives)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛdh

Present Middle Indicative

Root vṛdh, 1st conjugation (bhvādi), Atmanepada, Present Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

धर्मपीडा (dharmapīḍā) - oppression of natural law (dharma) (oppression of dharma, affliction of righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dharmapīḍā

dharmapīḍā - oppression of dharma, affliction of righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+pīḍā)

dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
pīḍā – pain, affliction, distress, oppression, torment
noun (feminine)
Root: pīḍ (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - while (this condition prevails), when (formerly, before, in front, as long as, until, when)

(indeclinable)

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness (adharma) (unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, evil)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, evil

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa) of dharma.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)