महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-113, verse-3

न तानि सेवेत मुनिर्यतात्मा सतां लोकान्प्रार्थयानः कथंचित् ।
कृत्वा विघ्नं तापसानां रमन्ते पापाचारास्तपसस्तान्यपाप ॥३॥

3. na tāni seveta muniryatātmā; satāṁ lokānprārthayānaḥ kathaṁcit ,
kṛtvā vighnaṁ tāpasānāṁ ramante; pāpācārāstapasastānyapāpa.

3. na tāni sevet muniḥ yatātmā
satām lokān prārthayānaḥ kathancit
kṛtvā vighnaṃ tāpasānām
ramante pāpācārāḥ tapasaḥ tāni apāpa

3. A sage (muni) who has controlled himself and seeks the worlds of the virtuous should not associate with them in any way. Those whose conduct is sinful delight in creating obstacles for ascetics (tapasvins); such (obstacles) are sinful regarding their (the ascetics') penance (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• तानि (tāni) - those (demons/obstacles) (those)

• सेवेत् (sevet) - he should associate with (he should serve, he should associate, he should follow)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• यतात्मा (yatātmā) - self-controlled, whose self is restrained

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous (people) (of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous)

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

• प्रार्थयानः (prārthayānaḥ) - (who is) seeking (requesting, seeking, desiring)

• कथन्चित् (kathancit) - in any way, by any means, somehow

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• विघ्नं (vighnaṁ) - obstacle, impediment

• तापसानाम् (tāpasānām) - of ascetics (tapasvins) (of ascetics, of hermits)

• रमन्ते (ramante) - they rejoice, they delight, they sport

• पापाचाराः (pāpācārāḥ) - those whose conduct is sinful (of sinful conduct, acting wickedly, wicked ones)

• तपसः (tapasaḥ) - regarding (true) ascetic practice (tapas) (of asceticism, from asceticism, of penance)

• तानि (tāni) - those (obstacles, or actions) (those)

• अपाप (apāpa) - (are) sinful, not conducive to virtue (regarding penance) (sinless, innocent; (in context, implying 'sinful' or 'not good'))

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तानि (tāni) - those (demons/obstacles) (those)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'sevet'.

सेवेत् (sevet) - he should associate with (he should serve, he should associate, he should follow)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of √sev

Root: √sev (class 1)

Note: Potential/Imperative sense.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, renunciant, seer

Note: Subject of 'sevet'.

यतात्मा (yatātmā) - self-controlled, whose self is restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatātman

yatātman - self-controlled, one whose self (ātman) is subdued

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yata+ātman)

• yata – restrained, controlled, disciplined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of √yam (to restrain)
  Root: √yam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'muniḥ'.

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous (people) (of the good, of the virtuous, of the righteous)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, righteous; existing, real

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √as (to be)

Root: √as (class 2)

Note: 'Worlds of the virtuous'.

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, sphere; people

Note: Object of 'prārthayānaḥ'.

प्रार्थयानः (prārthayānaḥ) - (who is) seeking (requesting, seeking, desiring)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prārthayamāna

prārthayamāna - seeking, requesting, desiring

Present Middle Participle

Present middle participle of √prārth (pra-√arth)

Prefix: pra

Root: √arth (class 10)

Note: Qualifies 'muniḥ'.

कथन्चित् (kathancit) - in any way, by any means, somehow

(indeclinable)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle (absolutive)

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

विघ्नं (vighnaṁ) - obstacle, impediment

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vighna

vighna - obstacle, impediment, hindrance

from vi-√han

Prefix: vi

Root: √han (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kṛtvā'.

तापसानाम् (tāpasānām) - of ascetics (tapasvins) (of ascetics, of hermits)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit, one who practices tapas

From tapas

Note: 'Obstacles of ascetics.'

रमन्ते (ramante) - they rejoice, they delight, they sport

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of √ram

Root: √ram (class 1)

Note: Subject is 'pāpācārāḥ'.

पापाचाराः (pāpācārāḥ) - those whose conduct is sinful (of sinful conduct, acting wickedly, wicked ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāpācāra

pāpācāra - of sinful conduct, wicked

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pāpa+ācāra)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'ramante'. Refers to the demons.

तपसः (tapasaḥ) - regarding (true) ascetic practice (tapas) (of asceticism, from asceticism, of penance)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, severe austerity, heat

Note: Qualifies 'tāni apāpa' in relation to penance.

तानि (tāni) - those (obstacles, or actions) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the obstacles created.

अपाप (apāpa) - (are) sinful, not conducive to virtue (regarding penance) (sinless, innocent; (in context, implying 'sinful' or 'not good'))

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apāpa

apāpa - sinless, innocent, pure; sometimes by irony or context implies 'not good' or 'sinful'

From a (negation) + pāpa (sin)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+pāpa)

• a – not, un-, in-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)

Note: Predicate for the 'tāni' (obstacles).