महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-61, verse-72

वितथं तु वदेयुर्ये धर्मं प्रह्लाद पृच्छते ।
इष्टापूर्तं च ते घ्नन्ति सप्त चैव परावरान् ॥७२॥

72. vitathaṁ tu vadeyurye dharmaṁ prahlāda pṛcchate ,
iṣṭāpūrtaṁ ca te ghnanti sapta caiva parāvarān.

72. vitatham tu vadeyuḥ ye dharmam prahlāda pṛcchate
iṣṭāpūrtam ca te ghnanti sapta ca eva parāvarān

72. O Prahlāda, those who speak falsely to one who asks about `dharma` (natural law), they indeed destroy their `iṣṭāpūrta` (sacrifices and charitable works) and also (the merit of) their seven generations, both ancestors and descendants.

Words meanings summery:

• वितथम् (vitatham) - falsely (as an adverbial accusative) (false, untrue, vain)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• वदेयुः (vadeyuḥ) - those who would speak (they might speak, they should speak)

• ये (ye) - (those) who (who, which (plural))

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - `dharma` (natural law/righteousness) (`dharma` (constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness))

• प्रह्लाद (prahlāda) - O Prahlāda (proper noun)

• पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - to one who asks (about `dharma`) (to one who asks, to the questioner)

• इष्टापूर्तम् (iṣṭāpūrtam) - their cumulative merit from sacrifices and charitable works (sacrifices and charitable works, Vedic and Smarta rites)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ते (te) - they, those

• घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they destroy (the merit of) (they kill, they destroy, they strike)

• सप्त (sapta) - seven (generations) (seven)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

• परावरान् (parāvarān) - their ancestors and descendants (seven generations) (ancestors and descendants, those above and below)

Words meanings and morphology

वितथम् (vitatham) - falsely (as an adverbial accusative) (false, untrue, vain)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vitatha

vitatha - false, untrue, vain, useless

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

वदेयुः (vadeyuḥ) - those who would speak (they might speak, they should speak)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

ये (ye) - (those) who (who, which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

धर्मम् (dharmam) - `dharma` (natural law/righteousness) (`dharma` (constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रह्लाद (prahlāda) - O Prahlāda (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prahlāda

prahlāda - Prahlāda (a celebrated demon king, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu, known for his devotion to Vishnu)

पृच्छते (pṛcchate) - to one who asks (about `dharma`) (to one who asks, to the questioner)

(participle)

Dative, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, questioning (present participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root pṛcch

Root: pṛcch (class 6)

इष्टापूर्तम् (iṣṭāpūrtam) - their cumulative merit from sacrifices and charitable works (sacrifices and charitable works, Vedic and Smarta rites)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of iṣṭāpūrta

iṣṭāpūrta - sacrifices and charitable works, performance of Vedic sacrifices and Smarta works of public utility (like digging wells, building temples)

Compound type : dvandva (iṣṭa+pūrta)

• iṣṭa – sacrificed, worshipped; desired, wished for
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yaj (to sacrifice)
  Root: yaj (class 1)
• pūrta – fulfilled, completed; works of public utility (e.g., wells, temples)
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root pṛ (to fill)
  Root: pṛ (class 9)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

घ्नन्ति (ghnanti) - they destroy (the merit of) (they kill, they destroy, they strike)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of han

Root: han (class 2)

सप्त (sapta) - seven (generations) (seven)

(numeral)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, even, only

(indeclinable)

परावरान् (parāvarān) - their ancestors and descendants (seven generations) (ancestors and descendants, those above and below)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of parāvara

parāvara - high and low, greater and smaller, remote and near, ancestors and descendants

Compound type : dvandva (para+avara)

• para – other, distant, highest, supreme, former, earlier
  adjective (masculine)
• avara – lower, later, inferior, nearer, younger
  adjective (masculine)