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15,10

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-10, verse-4

आक्रोष्टारश्च लुब्धाश्च हन्तारः साहसप्रियाः ।
सभाविहारभेत्तारो वर्णानां च प्रदूषकाः ।
हिरण्यदण्ड्या वध्याश्च कर्तव्या देशकालतः ॥४॥
4. ākroṣṭāraśca lubdhāśca hantāraḥ sāhasapriyāḥ ,
sabhāvihārabhettāro varṇānāṁ ca pradūṣakāḥ ,
hiraṇyadaṇḍyā vadhyāśca kartavyā deśakālataḥ.
4. ākroṣṭāraḥ ca lubdhāḥ ca hantāraḥ
sāhasapriyāḥ sabhāvihārabhettāraḥ
varṇānām ca pradūṣakāḥ hiraṇyadaṇḍyāḥ
vadhyāḥ ca kartavyāḥ deśakālataḥ
4. ākroṣṭāraḥ ca lubdhāḥ ca hantāraḥ
sāhasapriyāḥ sabhāvihārabhettāraḥ
varṇānām ca pradūṣakāḥ deśakālataḥ
hiraṇyadaṇḍyāḥ ca vadhyāḥ kartavyāḥ
4. And those who revile, those who are greedy, killers, those fond of violent acts, those who disrupt public gatherings and recreational places, and those who corrupt the social orders (varṇa)—all these should be subjected to monetary fines or even capital punishment, as deemed appropriate by the specific circumstances of the time and place.

Words meanings summery:

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  • आक्रोष्टारः (ākroṣṭāraḥ) - those who revile (others) (revilers, abusers, those who insult)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy (for possessions) (greedy, covetous, eager, rapacious)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • हन्तारः (hantāraḥ) - killers (of living beings) (killers, slayers, destroyers)
  • साहसप्रियाः (sāhasapriyāḥ) - those fond of violent acts (those fond of rash acts, those delighting in violence)
  • सभाविहारभेत्तारः (sabhāvihārabhettāraḥ) - those who disrupt public gatherings and recreational places (those who break up assemblies and pleasure-grounds)
  • वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social orders (varṇa) (of the colors, of the social classes, of the letters)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • प्रदूषकाः (pradūṣakāḥ) - corruptors (of social orders) (corruptors, defilers, polluters)
  • हिरण्यदण्ड्याः (hiraṇyadaṇḍyāḥ) - those who should be subjected to monetary fines (of gold) (those who are to be fined with gold, deserving a fine of gold)
  • वध्याः (vadhyāḥ) - (those deserving) capital punishment, executable (to be killed, executable, worthy of death)
  • (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
  • कर्तव्याः (kartavyāḥ) - they should be treated/made (subject to) (to be done, to be made, to be performed)
  • देशकालतः (deśakālataḥ) - according to the circumstances of time and place (according to place and time, due to place and time)

Words meanings and morphology

आक्रोष्टारः (ākroṣṭāraḥ) - those who revile (others) (revilers, abusers, those who insult)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of ākroṣṭṛ
ākroṣṭṛ - reviler, abuser, insulter, one who shouts at
Agent noun (tṛc)
From ā-kruś (to cry out against, to insult) + suffix tṛ.
Prefix: ā
Root: kruś (class 6)
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy (for possessions) (greedy, covetous, eager, rapacious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of lubdha
lubdha - greedy, covetous, bewildered, confused; a hunter
Past Passive Participle
From root lubh (to covet, to be confused) + suffix kta.
Root: lubh (class 4)
Note: Used substantively here.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
हन्तारः (hantāraḥ) - killers (of living beings) (killers, slayers, destroyers)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hantṛ
hantṛ - killer, slayer, destroyer, smiter
Agent noun (tṛc)
From root han (to strike, to kill) + suffix tṛ.
Root: han (class 2)
साहसप्रियाः (sāhasapriyāḥ) - those fond of violent acts (those fond of rash acts, those delighting in violence)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sāhasapriya
sāhasapriya - fond of violence, delighting in rashness or violence
Bahuvrīhi compound.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāhasa+priya)
  • sāhasa – violence, rashness, daring act, audacity
    noun (neuter)
    Root: sah (class 1)
  • priya – dear, beloved, fond of, pleasing
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Used substantively.
सभाविहारभेत्तारः (sabhāvihārabhettāraḥ) - those who disrupt public gatherings and recreational places (those who break up assemblies and pleasure-grounds)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sabhāvihārabhettṛ
sabhāvihārabhettṛ - one who breaks up assemblies or pleasure-grounds
Agent noun (tṛc)
Tatpuruṣa compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sabhā+vihāra+bhettṛ)
  • sabhā – assembly, council, court, public gathering
    noun (feminine)
  • vihāra – walking for pleasure, recreation, pleasure-ground, monastery
    noun (masculine)
    From vi-hṛ (to wander, to amuse oneself) + suffix ghañ.
    Prefix: vi
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
  • bhettṛ – breaker, destroyer, one who divides
    noun (masculine)
    Agent noun (tṛc)
    From root bhid (to break, to split) + suffix tṛ.
    Root: bhid (class 7)
वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social orders (varṇa) (of the colors, of the social classes, of the letters)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - color, form, appearance, social class (varṇa), letter, sound
From root vṛ (to cover, to choose).
Root: vṛ (class 5)
Note: Dependent on pradūṣakāḥ.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
प्रदूषकाः (pradūṣakāḥ) - corruptors (of social orders) (corruptors, defilers, polluters)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pradūṣaka
pradūṣaka - corrupting, defiling, vitiating; a corruptor, polluter
Agent noun (ṇvul)
From pra-dūṣ (to corrupt, to spoil) + suffix ṇaka.
Prefix: pra
Root: dūṣ (class 4)
हिरण्यदण्ड्याः (hiraṇyadaṇḍyāḥ) - those who should be subjected to monetary fines (of gold) (those who are to be fined with gold, deserving a fine of gold)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of hiraṇyadaṇḍya
hiraṇyadaṇḍya - deserving a fine of gold, to be fined with gold
Gerundive
Tatpuruṣa compound, hiraṇyena daṇḍyaḥ.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hiraṇya+daṇḍya)
  • hiraṇya – gold, wealth, money
    noun (neuter)
  • daṇḍya – deserving punishment, punishable
    adjective (masculine)
    Gerundive
    From root daṇḍ + ṇya suffix.
    Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
Note: Predicative adjective.
वध्याः (vadhyāḥ) - (those deserving) capital punishment, executable (to be killed, executable, worthy of death)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vadhya
vadhya - to be killed, executable, deserving death, a victim
Gerundive
From root vadh (to kill, variant of han) + suffix ya.
Root: han / vadh (class 2)
Note: Predicative adjective.
(ca) - and (and, also, moreover)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
कर्तव्याः (kartavyāḥ) - they should be treated/made (subject to) (to be done, to be made, to be performed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kartavya
kartavya - to be done, to be made, to be performed, duty
Gerundive
From root kṛ (to do, to make) + suffix tavya.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Predicative adjective, functions as the main verb in the clause.
देशकालतः (deśakālataḥ) - according to the circumstances of time and place (according to place and time, due to place and time)
(indeclinable)
Compound (deśa + kāla) with suffix tas (indicating 'from', 'according to').
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deśa+kāla)
  • deśa – place, region, country
    noun (masculine)
  • kāla – time, season, period
    noun (masculine)