महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-20, verse-4

अतोऽन्यथाचरँल्लोके धर्मज्ञः सन्महाव्रतः ।
वृजिनां गतिमाप्नोति श्रेयसोऽप्युपहन्ति च ॥४॥

4. ato'nyathācaraँlloke dharmajñaḥ sanmahāvrataḥ ,
vṛjināṁ gatimāpnoti śreyaso'pyupahanti ca.

4. ataḥ anyathā ācaran loke dharmajñaḥ san mahāvrataḥ
vṛjinām gatim āpnoti śreyasaḥ api upahanti ca

4. Therefore, anyone in this world who acts contrary to natural law (dharma), even while being knowledgeable of duty (dharma-jña) and having great vows (mahāvrata), attains the destiny of the wicked and also undermines their own well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, from this, hence)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - contrary (to dharma), otherwise (otherwise, in a different way, wrongly)

• आचरन् (ācaran) - acting (contrary) (acting, behaving, performing)

• लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the people)

• धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knowledgeable of natural law (dharma) (one who knows dharma, knowledgeable of duty)

• सन् (san) - even while being (being, existing)

• महाव्रतः (mahāvrataḥ) - having great vows (mahāvrata) (having great vows, greatly virtuous)

• वृजिनाम् (vṛjinām) - of the wicked (of the wicked, of sins, of evils)

• गतिम् (gatim) - destiny, path (path, state, destiny, movement)

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)

• श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - from their own well-being (from good, from welfare, from excellence)

• अपि (api) - also (even, also, too)

• उपहन्ति (upahanti) - undermines, obstructs (destroys, injures, obstructs, kills)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

अतः (ataḥ) - therefore (therefore, from this, hence)

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - contrary (to dharma), otherwise (otherwise, in a different way, wrongly)

(indeclinable)

आचरन् (ācaran) - acting (contrary) (acting, behaving, performing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ācar

ācar - to act, to behave, to practice, to perform

present active participle

root car (class 1) with prefix ā, parasmaipada, present active participle

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: present active participle

लोके (loke) - in this world (in the world, in the people)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, people, universe, region

धर्मज्ञः (dharmajñaḥ) - knowledgeable of natural law (dharma) (one who knows dharma, knowledgeable of duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knowing duty, knowing righteousness, skilled in law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knowing, understanding, knowledgeable
  adjective
  noun derivative
  derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सन् (san) - even while being (being, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of as

as - to be, to exist

present active participle

root as (class 2), parasmaipada, present active participle

Root: as (class 2)

Note: present active participle

महाव्रतः (mahāvrataḥ) - having great vows (mahāvrata) (having great vows, greatly virtuous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - of great vows, having great vows, greatly virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty, discipline
  noun (neuter)

वृजिनाम् (vṛjinām) - of the wicked (of the wicked, of sins, of evils)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of vṛjina

vṛjina - wicked, sinful, evil, wrong, sin, crime

गतिम् (gatim) - destiny, path (path, state, destiny, movement)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - motion, going, path, course, condition, state, destiny

feminine noun derived from root gam

feminine noun from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - attains (attains, reaches, obtains)

(verb)

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

present active

root āp (class 5), parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, present tense

Prefix: ā

Root: āp (class 5)

श्रेयसः (śreyasaḥ) - from their own well-being (from good, from welfare, from excellence)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, good, welfare, prosperity, excellence

comparative of śrī (good fortune) or praśasya (excellent)

अपि (api) - also (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

उपहन्ति (upahanti) - undermines, obstructs (destroys, injures, obstructs, kills)

(verb)

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

present active

root han (class 2) with prefix upa, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, present tense

Prefix: upa

Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)