महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-1, verse-27

असतां दर्शनात्स्पर्शात्संजल्पनसहासनात् ।
धर्माचाराः प्रहीयन्ते न च सिध्यन्ति मानवाः ॥२७॥

27. asatāṁ darśanātsparśātsaṁjalpanasahāsanāt ,
dharmācārāḥ prahīyante na ca sidhyanti mānavāḥ.

27. asatām darśanāt sparśāt sañjalpana sahāsanāt
dharmācārāḥ prahīyante na ca sidhyanti mānavāḥ

27. Due to seeing, touching, conversing with, and sitting together with the wicked, virtuous practices (dharmācārāḥ) are undermined, and people do not achieve success.

Words meanings summery:

• असताम् (asatām) - of the wicked, of the bad, of the non-existent

• दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from seeing, from the sight, from observation

• स्पर्शात् (sparśāt) - from touching, from contact

• सञ्जल्पन (sañjalpana) - conversing, chattering

• सहासनात् (sahāsanāt) - from sitting together, from co-residing

• धर्माचाराः (dharmācārāḥ) - righteous conduct (dharma), virtuous practices, customs

• प्रहीयन्ते (prahīyante) - they are lost, they are diminished, they disappear

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and

• सिध्यन्ति (sidhyanti) - they succeed, they are accomplished, they are perfected

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, people

Words meanings and morphology

असताम् (asatām) - of the wicked, of the bad, of the non-existent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine/feminine, plural of asat

asat - non-existent, bad, wicked

Present Active Participle

Negative of sat (being, good)

Prefix: a

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Modifies an implied noun like 'persons'.

दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from seeing, from the sight, from observation

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, philosophy

Derived from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Denotes cause.

स्पर्शात् (sparśāt) - from touching, from contact

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact

Derived from root spṛś (to touch)

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Denotes cause.

सञ्जल्पन (sañjalpana) - conversing, chattering

(noun)

neuter, singular of sañjalpana

sañjalpana - conversing, chattering

Derived from root jalp (to speak) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: jalp (class 10)

Note: Used in a compound-like sense, implying an ablative similar to the preceding words.

सहासनात् (sahāsanāt) - from sitting together, from co-residing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sahāsana

sahāsana - sitting together, co-residing

saha (with) + āsana (sitting)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (saha+āsana)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• āsana – sitting, seat, posture
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root ās (to sit)
  Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Denotes cause.

धर्माचाराः (dharmācārāḥ) - righteous conduct (dharma), virtuous practices, customs

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmācāra

dharmācāra - righteous conduct (dharma), virtuous practice

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+ācāra)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject of prahīyante.

प्रहीयन्ते (prahīyante) - they are lost, they are diminished, they disappear

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of prahā

Present Passive

3rd person plural. Derived from root hā (to abandon, lose) with prefix pra. Passive voice form hīyate.

Prefix: pra

Root: hā (class 3)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सिध्यन्ति (sidhyanti) - they succeed, they are accomplished, they are perfected

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sidh

Present

3rd person plural

Root: sidh (class 4)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - human beings, people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human being, descendant of Manu, man

Note: Subject of sidhyanti.