महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-2, verse-44

य इमे पापगन्धेऽस्मिन्देशे सन्ति सुदारुणे ।
न हि जानामि सर्वेषां दुष्कृतं पुण्यकर्मणाम् ॥४४॥

44. ya ime pāpagandhe'smindeśe santi sudāruṇe ,
na hi jānāmi sarveṣāṁ duṣkṛtaṁ puṇyakarmaṇām.

44. ye ime pāpagandhe asmin deśe santi sudāruṇe
na hi jānāmi sarveṣām duṣkṛtam puṇyakarmaṇām

44. ye ime asmin pāpagandhe sudāruṇe deśe santi
na hi jānāmi sarveṣām puṇyakarmaṇām duṣkṛtam

44. What is this extremely cruel land, permeated by sin, where these people are present? Indeed, I do not know the evil deed (karma) of all those whose actions are meritorious.

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who (plural)

• इमे (ime) - these

• पापगन्धे (pāpagandhe) - in this land permeated by sin (in a place/state permeated by sin, sin-scented)

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• देशे (deśe) - in the land, in the country, in the place

• सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

• सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - in this extremely cruel land (in the very cruel, in the extremely harsh)

• न (na) - not

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin

• पुण्यकर्मणाम् (puṇyakarmaṇām) - of those whose deeds are meritorious, of the virtuous

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

पापगन्धे (pāpagandhe) - in this land permeated by sin (in a place/state permeated by sin, sin-scented)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāpagandha

pāpagandha - smelling of sin, tainted by sin, a sinful place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+gandha)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• gandha – smell, scent, trace, slight connection
  noun (masculine)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

देशे (deśe) - in the land, in the country, in the place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, country, region

सन्ति (santi) - they are, they exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सुदारुणे (sudāruṇe) - in this extremely cruel land (in the very cruel, in the extremely harsh)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very cruel, extremely harsh, terrible

Compound type : pra-ādi samāsa (su+dāruṇa)

• su – very, exceedingly
  indeclinable
• dāruṇa – harsh, cruel, terrible
  adjective

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

दुष्कृतम् (duṣkṛtam) - evil deed, sin

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duṣkṛta

duṣkṛta - evil deed, sin, misdeed

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

Compound of 'dus' (bad) and 'kṛta' (done)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dus+kṛta)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुण्यकर्मणाम् (puṇyakarmaṇām) - of those whose deeds are meritorious, of the virtuous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṇyakarman

puṇyakarman - one whose actions are meritorious, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+karman)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred
  adjective
• karman – action, deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)