महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-31, verse-9

अकार्यमपि येनेह प्रयुक्तः सेवते नरः ।
तं लोभमसिभिस्तीक्ष्णैर्निकृन्तन्तं निकृन्तत ॥९॥

9. akāryamapi yeneha prayuktaḥ sevate naraḥ ,
taṁ lobhamasibhistīkṣṇairnikṛntantaṁ nikṛntata.

9. akāryam api yena iha prayuktaḥ sevate naraḥ |
tam lobham asibhiḥ tīkṣṇaiḥ nikṛntantam nikṛntata

9. iha yena prayuktaḥ naraḥ akāryam api sevate tam
nikṛntantam lobham tīkṣṇaiḥ asibhiḥ nikṛntata

9. Even an improper act, a person, impelled by which (greed), commits in this world. That greed (lobha), which is cutting (them) down, you all should cut down with sharp swords.

Words meanings summery:

• अकार्यम् (akāryam) - improper act, forbidden act, wrong deed

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• येन (yena) - by which (greed) (by which, by whom)

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• प्रयुक्तः (prayuktaḥ) - instigated (by greed) (impelled, instigated, employed, used)

• सेवते (sevate) - commits (an improper act) (serves, attends, commits, performs)

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person, human being

• तम् (tam) - that (greed) (that, him)

• लोभम् (lobham) - greed, avarice, covetousness

• असिभिः (asibhiḥ) - with swords

• तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, keen

• निकृन्तन्तम् (nikṛntantam) - cutting down, destroying

• निकृन्तत (nikṛntata) - cut down, destroy

Words meanings and morphology

अकार्यम् (akāryam) - improper act, forbidden act, wrong deed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of akārya

akārya - not to be done, improper, forbidden; an improper act

Gerundive (negative)

Negative prefix a + gerundive of kṛ (to do).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kārya – to be done, proper, duty; an action, business
  gerundive
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ (to do) with suffix ṇyat.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of sevate.

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

येन (yena) - by which (greed) (by which, by whom)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who, that

Note: Refers to lobha (greed) implicitly.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

प्रयुक्तः (prayuktaḥ) - instigated (by greed) (impelled, instigated, employed, used)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayukta

prayukta - joined, connected, employed, used, instigated, impelled, applied

Past Passive Participle

From root yuj (to join, apply) with prefix pra and suffix kta.

Prefix: pra

Root: yuj (class 7)

सेवते (sevate) - commits (an improper act) (serves, attends, commits, performs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sev

Present Middle Indicative

From root sev (to serve). 1st class Atmanepada.

Root: sev (class 1)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

Root: nṛ (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that (greed) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Object for nikṛntata.

लोभम् (lobham) - greed, avarice, covetousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, avarice, covetousness, eagerness, desire

From root lubh (to covet).

Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Object for nikṛntata.

असिभिः (asibhiḥ) - with swords

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of asi

asi - sword, scimitar

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Instrument of action.

तीक्ष्णैः (tīkṣṇaiḥ) - with sharp, keen

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tīkṣṇa

tīkṣṇa - sharp, keen, pungent, hot, severe, violent

From root tij (to be sharp).

Root: tij (class 6)

निकृन्तन्तम् (nikṛntantam) - cutting down, destroying

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nikṛntat

nikṛntat - cutting down, tearing down, destroying

Present Active Participle

From root kṛnt (to cut) with prefix ni and śatṛ suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛnt (class 1)

Note: Describes lobham (greed) as actively destroying.

निकृन्तत (nikṛntata) - cut down, destroy

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of nikṛnt

Imperative Active

From root kṛnt (to cut) with prefix ni. 6th class Parasmaipada.

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛnt (class 6)