महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-36, verse-21

एवंविधास्तु ये केचिल्लोकेऽस्मिन्पापकर्मिणः ।
मनुष्या भिन्नमर्यादाः सर्वे ते तामसा जनाः ॥२१॥

21. evaṁvidhāstu ye kecilloke'sminpāpakarmiṇaḥ ,
manuṣyā bhinnamaryādāḥ sarve te tāmasā janāḥ.

21. evamvidhāḥ tu ye kecit loke asmin pāpakarmaṇaḥ
manuṣyāḥ bhinnamaryādāḥ sarve te tāmasāḥ janāḥ

21. tu asmin loke ye manuṣyāḥ pāpakarmaṇaḥ
bhinnamaryādāḥ evamvidhāḥ te sarve tāmasāḥ janāḥ

21. Indeed, whoever in this world are human beings performing sinful deeds and transgressing moral boundaries – all those individuals are of a dull, ignorant nature (tāmasāḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• एवम्विधाः (evamvidhāḥ) - of such a kind, of such a nature

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• केचित् (kecit) - some, any, whoever

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• पापकर्मणः (pāpakarmaṇaḥ) - performers of sinful deeds, sinners

• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - human beings, people

• भिन्नमर्यादाः (bhinnamaryādāḥ) - those who have broken rules/boundaries, transgressors of moral limits

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• ते (te) - those, they

• तामसाः (tāmasāḥ) - dull, ignorant, of the nature of tamas

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, individuals

Words meanings and morphology

एवम्विधाः (evamvidhāḥ) - of such a kind, of such a nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of evamvidha

evamvidha - of such a kind, of this sort, having such qualities

compound of 'evam' (thus) and 'vidha' (kind)

Compound type : tatpurusha (evam+vidha)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, type, manner
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

केचित् (kecit) - some, any, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cid

ka-cid - some, any, certain (indefinite pronoun/adjective)

compound of 'ka' (who/what) and 'cid' (particle)

लोके (loke) - in the world, in the universe

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to 'loka' (world)

पापकर्मणः (pāpakarmaṇaḥ) - performers of sinful deeds, sinners

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāpakarman

pāpakarman - one who performs sinful deeds, sinner, evil-doer

compound of 'pāpa' (sin) and 'karman' (action, deed)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+karman)

• pāpa – evil, bad, sinful; sin, vice
  noun (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: functions as a substantive here

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - human beings, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man, person

derived from 'manu' (man, first man)

भिन्नमर्यादाः (bhinnamaryādāḥ) - those who have broken rules/boundaries, transgressors of moral limits

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhinnamaryāda

bhinnamaryāda - one who has transgressed boundaries, violated rules or limits

Bahuvrihi compound: 'bhinna' (broken, violated) + 'maryādā' (limit, boundary). "One whose maryādā is bhinna."

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhinna+maryādā)

• bhinna – broken, divided, split, violated
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √bhid (to break, split)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• maryādā – limit, boundary, moral code, rule, proper conduct
  noun (feminine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

ते (te) - those, they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, he, she, it, they (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers back to 'manuṣyāḥ' and 'pāpakarmaṇaḥ'.

तामसाः (tāmasāḥ) - dull, ignorant, of the nature of tamas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāmasa

tāmasa - relating to tamas, dark, ignorant, dull, inactive

Derived from 'tamas' (darkness, ignorance)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, individuals

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, creature, individual

from root √jan (to be born)

Root: jan (class 4)