महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-10, verse-5

मरुत्त उवाच ।
त्वं चैवैतद्वेत्थ पुरंदरश्च विश्वेदेवा वसवश्चाश्विनौ च ।
मित्रद्रोहे निष्कृतिर्वै यथैव नास्तीति लोकेषु सदैव वादः ॥५॥

5. marutta uvāca ,
tvaṁ caivaitadvettha puraṁdaraśca; viśvedevā vasavaścāśvinau ca ,
mitradrohe niṣkṛtirvai yathaiva; nāstīti lokeṣu sadaiva vādaḥ.

5. maruttaḥ uvāca tvam ca eva etat vettha
purandaraḥ ca viśvedevāḥ vasavaḥ ca
aśvinau ca mitradrohe niṣkṛtiḥ vai yathā
eva na asti iti lokeṣu sadā eva vādaḥ

5. maruttaḥ uvāca tvam ca eva purandaraḥ ca
viśvedevāḥ ca vasavaḥ ca aśvinau ca
etat vettha mitradrohe niṣkṛtiḥ vai yathā
eva na asti iti lokeṣu sadā eva vādaḥ

5. Marutta said: 'You (the messenger Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and Purandara (Indra), along with the Viśvedevas, Vasus, and the two Aśvins, all know this truth: there is indeed no atonement for treachery against a friend. This is always the established principle among people.'

Words meanings summery:

• मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - King Marutta. (Marutta (name of a king))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Marutta said. (said, spoke)

• त्वम् (tvam) - You (the messenger Dhṛtarāṣṭra). (you)

• च (ca) - And (you). (and)

• एव (eva) - Indeed, precisely. (just, only, indeed)

• एतत् (etat) - This (truth or instruction). (this)

• वेत्थ (vettha) - You (all) know. (you know)

• पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Indra, the destroyer of cities. (Purandara (Indra))

• च (ca) - And (Purandara). (and)

• विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ) - The Viśvedevas. (Viśvedevas (a class of gods))

• वसवः (vasavaḥ) - The Vasus. (Vasus (a class of deities))

• च (ca) - And (Vasus). (and)

• अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - The two Aśvins. (the two Aśvins (divine twin horsemen))

• च (ca) - And (the Aśvins). (and)

• मित्रद्रोहे (mitradrohe) - In the matter of betraying a friend. (in treachery against a friend)

• निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - Atonement (for treachery). (atonement, expiation, remedy)

• वै (vai) - Indeed, truly. (indeed, verily)

• यथा (yathā) - Just as (there is no atonement). (as, just as, how)

• एव (eva) - Indeed. (just, only, indeed)

• न (na) - Is not. (not)

• अस्ति (asti) - Does exist (or rather, 'is not' exist). (is, exists)

• इति (iti) - Thus (it is said). (thus, so)

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - Among people (in society). (among people, in the worlds)

• सदा (sadā) - Always, continuously. (always, ever)

• एव (eva) - Always indeed. (just, only, indeed)

• वादः (vādaḥ) - A common saying or principle. (saying, statement, discussion)

Words meanings and morphology

मरुत्तः (maruttaḥ) - King Marutta. (Marutta (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - name of a celebrated ancient king

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - Marutta said. (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from root √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - You (the messenger Dhṛtarāṣṭra). (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'vettha'.

च (ca) - And (you). (and)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - Indeed, precisely. (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

एतत् (etat) - This (truth or instruction). (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

Note: Object of 'vettha'.

वेत्थ (vettha) - You (all) know. (you know)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from root √vid.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Takes multiple subjects (tvam, purandaraḥ, viśvedevāḥ, vasavaḥ, aśvinau).

पुरन्दरः (purandaraḥ) - Indra, the destroyer of cities. (Purandara (Indra))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purandara

purandara - destroyer of cities; an epithet of Indra

Compound type : tatpurusha (pur+dara)

• pur – city, fortress
  noun (feminine)
• dara – cleaving, breaking, splitting
  adjective
  Agent noun
  From root √dṛ (to tear, burst)
  Root: dṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'vettha'.

च (ca) - And (Purandara). (and)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

विश्वेदेवाः (viśvedevāḥ) - The Viśvedevas. (Viśvedevas (a class of gods))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viśvedeva

viśvedeva - the collective gods, all gods

Compound type : karmadhāraya (viśva+deva)

• viśva – all, whole, every
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'vettha'.

वसवः (vasavaḥ) - The Vasus. (Vasus (a class of deities))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasu

vasu - a class of deities (usually eight); wealth, good

Note: Subject of 'vettha'.

च (ca) - And (Vasus). (and)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - The two Aśvins. (the two Aśvins (divine twin horsemen))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aśvin

aśvin - possessing horses; the two divine horsemen, physicians of the gods

Note: Subject of 'vettha'.

च (ca) - And (the Aśvins). (and)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

मित्रद्रोहे (mitradrohe) - In the matter of betraying a friend. (in treachery against a friend)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mitradroha

mitradroha - treachery against a friend, betrayal of a friend

Compound type : tatpurusha (mitra+droha)

• mitra – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)
• droha – injury, mischief, treachery
  noun (masculine)
  From root √druh (to injure, hate)
  Root: druh (class 4)

Note: Refers to the context of the offense.

निष्कृतिः (niṣkṛtiḥ) - Atonement (for treachery). (atonement, expiation, remedy)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of niṣkṛti

niṣkṛti - atonement, expiation, remedy, requital

From root √kṛ (to do) with upasarga niṣ-.

Prefix: nis

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'asti'.

वै (vai) - Indeed, truly. (indeed, verily)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

यथा (yathā) - Just as (there is no atonement). (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

एव (eva) - Indeed. (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

न (na) - Is not. (not)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

अस्ति (asti) - Does exist (or rather, 'is not' exist). (is, exists)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - Thus (it is said). (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

Quotation marker.

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - Among people (in society). (among people, in the worlds)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, people, society

Root: luk (class 1)

Note: Indicates the sphere where the saying is common.

सदा (sadā) - Always, continuously. (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

एव (eva) - Always indeed. (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

वादः (vādaḥ) - A common saying or principle. (saying, statement, discussion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāda

vāda - speech, discourse, statement, doctrine, controversy, saying

From root √vad.

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied 'asti'.