महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-48, verse-21

अहिंसानिरताश्चान्ये केचिद्धिंसापरायणाः ।
पुण्येन यशसेत्येके नैतदस्तीति चापरे ॥२१॥

21. ahiṁsāniratāścānye keciddhiṁsāparāyaṇāḥ ,
puṇyena yaśasetyeke naitadastīti cāpare.

21. ahiṃsāniratāḥ ca anye kecit hiṃsāparāyaṇāḥ |
puṇyena yaśasā iti eke na etat asti iti ca apare

21. ca anye ahiṃsāniratāḥ kecit hiṃsāparāyaṇāḥ eke
puṇyena yaśasā iti ca apare na etat asti iti

21. And others are devoted to non-violence, while some are intent on violence. Some believe it is for merit (puṇya) or fame, and yet others think, "This (purpose or result) does not exist."

Words meanings summery:

• अहिंसानिरताः (ahiṁsāniratāḥ) - devoted to non-violence (devoted to non-violence, intent on non-harm)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्ये (anye) - others (others, some others)

• केचित् (kecit) - some people (some, certain ones)

• हिंसापरायणाः (hiṁsāparāyaṇāḥ) - intent on violence (intent on violence, devoted to harming)

• पुण्येन (puṇyena) - for merit (puṇya) (by merit, for the sake of virtue)

• यशसा (yaśasā) - for fame (by fame, by glory)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

• एके (eke) - some (people) (some (plural))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एतत् (etat) - this (purpose/result) (this, that)

• अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपरे (apare) - others (others, some others)

Words meanings and morphology

अहिंसानिरताः (ahiṁsāniratāḥ) - devoted to non-violence (devoted to non-violence, intent on non-harm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ahiṃsānirata

ahiṁsānirata - devoted to non-violence, delighting in not harming

Compound of ahiṃsā (non-violence) and nirata (devoted, engaged in).

Compound type : tatpurusha (ahiṃsā+nirata)

• ahiṃsā – non-violence, non-injury
  noun (feminine)
  From a- (negation) + hiṃsā (injury).
  Root: hiṃs (class 7)
• nirata – engaged in, devoted to, intent on, delighted in
  adjective
  past passive participle
  From verb ram (to delight) with prefix nis-.
  Prefix: nis
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Predicative adjective.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Placed after the word it connects.

अन्ये (anye) - others (others, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another; diverse

केचित् (kecit) - some people (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, a certain (thing/person)

Formed from kim + cid.

Note: Used as an indefinite pronoun.

हिंसापरायणाः (hiṁsāparāyaṇāḥ) - intent on violence (intent on violence, devoted to harming)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hiṃsāparāyaṇa

hiṁsāparāyaṇa - devoted to harming, intent on violence

Compound of hiṃsā (violence) and parāyaṇa (devoted, intent on).

Compound type : tatpurusha (hiṃsā+parāyaṇa)

• hiṃsā – injury, harm, violence
  noun (feminine)
  From root hiṃs (to injure).
  Root: hiṃs (class 7)
• parāyaṇa – devoted to, intent on, having as one's main goal
  adjective
  Compound of para (supreme, ultimate) + ayana (going, path).
  Prefix: parā
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective.

पुण्येन (puṇyena) - for merit (puṇya) (by merit, for the sake of virtue)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - merit, virtue, righteous act, auspicious, good

Root: puṇ (class 1)

Note: Instrumental case often implies 'by means of' or 'for the sake of'.

यशसा (yaśasā) - for fame (by fame, by glory)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor

s-stem neuter noun.

इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Quotation particle.

एके (eke) - some (people) (some (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, single, unique; some (in plural)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

particle of negation

एतत् (etat) - this (purpose/result) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (close to the speaker)

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the purpose of actions (merit or fame).

अस्ति (asti) - exists (is, exists)

(verb)

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

present active

2nd class verb.

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus (marking reported speech/thought) (thus, so, indicates direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Quotation particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Placed after the word it connects.

अपरे (apare) - others (others, some others)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, different; subsequent, later; inferior