महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-17, verse-34

इहैवाशुभकर्मा तु कर्मभिर्निरयं गतः ।
अवाक्स निरये पापो मानवः पच्यते भृशम् ।
तस्मात्सुदुर्लभो मोक्ष आत्मा रक्ष्यो भृशं ततः ॥३४॥

34. ihaivāśubhakarmā tu karmabhirnirayaṁ gataḥ ,
avāksa niraye pāpo mānavaḥ pacyate bhṛśam ,
tasmātsudurlabho mokṣa ātmā rakṣyo bhṛśaṁ tataḥ.

34. iha eva aśubhakarmā tu karmabhiḥ
nirayam gataḥ avāk sa niraye pāpaḥ
mānavaḥ pacyate bhṛśam tasmāt sudurlabhaḥ
mokṣaḥ ātmā rakṣyaḥ bhṛśam tataḥ

34. iha eva aśubhakarmā tu karmabhiḥ
nirayam gataḥ sa pāpaḥ mānavaḥ niraye
avāk bhṛśam pacyate tasmāt mokṣaḥ
sudurlabhaḥ tataḥ ātmā bhṛśam rakṣyaḥ

34. Indeed, a person whose deeds are unrighteous (aśubhakarma) goes to hell through their actions right here. That sinful human is intensely tormented, head downward, in hell. Therefore, liberation (mokṣa) is extremely difficult to achieve, and thus one's self (ātman) must be intensely protected.

Words meanings summery:

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

• अशुभकर्मा (aśubhakarmā) - one with evil deeds, unrighteous doer

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds

• निरयम् (nirayam) - to hell, to a place of torment

• गतः (gataḥ) - gone, arrived at, reached

• अवाक् (avāk) - downward, facing down

• स (sa) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

• निरये (niraye) - in hell

• पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked, evil

• मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human, man, descendant of Manu

• पच्यते (pacyate) - is tormented (in hell) (is cooked, is tormented, is digested)

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely, greatly, severely

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• सुदुर्लभः (sudurlabhaḥ) - very difficult to obtain/attain

• मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - spiritual liberation from saṃsāra (liberation, release)

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual self or essence (self, soul, spirit)

• रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - to be protected, should be protected

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely, greatly, severely

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, therefore, then

Words meanings and morphology

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, truly

(indeclinable)

Note: emphatic particle

अशुभकर्मा (aśubhakarmā) - one with evil deeds, unrighteous doer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśubhakarmā

aśubhakarmā - one whose actions are inauspicious, evil-doer

Compound type : bahuvrihi (aśubha+karman)

• aśubha – inauspicious, evil, bad
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual action, fate
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: nominative singular of a stem ending in -an, hence -ā

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions, by deeds

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual action, fate

Root: kṛ (class 8)

निरयम् (nirayam) - to hell, to a place of torment

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, underworld, place of torment

Prefix: niḥ

Root: i (class 2)

गतः (gataḥ) - gone, arrived at, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, gone to, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: functions as a finite verb in some contexts

अवाक् (avāk) - downward, facing down

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avāc

avāc - downward, reversed, facing downwards

Prefix: ava

Root: añc (class 1)

Note: Final k sound

स (sa) - he, that (masculine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: tad pronoun, nominative singular masculine form is sa before consonants (otherwise saḥ)

निरये (niraye) - in hell

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niraya

niraya - hell, underworld, place of torment

Prefix: niḥ

Root: i (class 2)

पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked, evil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sinful, evil, wicked; sin, evil (as noun)

मानवः (mānavaḥ) - human, man, descendant of Manu

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānava

mānava - human, man, offspring of Manu

patronymic from Manu

पच्यते (pacyate) - is tormented (in hell) (is cooked, is tormented, is digested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of pac

Present Passive

pac (class 1) + ya + te

Root: pac (class 1)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely, greatly, severely

(indeclinable)

accusative singular neuter of bhṛśa used adverbially

Note: Adverbial usage

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage meaning 'therefore'

सुदुर्लभः (sudurlabhaḥ) - very difficult to obtain/attain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudurlabha

sudurlabha - very difficult to obtain, very rare

su (very) + dur (difficult) + labha (obtainable)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+durlabha)

• su – good, well, very, easily
  indeclinable
• durlabha – difficult to obtain, rare
  adjective (masculine)
  from dur (bad, difficult) + root labh (to obtain) + suffix a
  Prefix: dur
  Root: labh (class 1)

मोक्षः (mokṣaḥ) - spiritual liberation from saṃsāra (liberation, release)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mokṣa

mokṣa - liberation, release, emancipation, final beatitude

from root muc (to release) + suffix sa

Root: muc (class 6)

आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual self or essence (self, soul, spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, breath

Root: an (class 2)

रक्ष्यः (rakṣyaḥ) - to be protected, should be protected

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rakṣya

rakṣya - to be protected, to be guarded, protected

Gerundive (Kartavya Pratyaya)

from root rakṣ (to protect) + suffix ya

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - intensely, greatly, severely

(indeclinable)

accusative singular neuter of bhṛśa used adverbially

Note: Adverbial usage

ततः (tataḥ) - from that, thence, therefore, then

(indeclinable)

ablative suffix tas from tad