महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-146, verse-76

मनुष्या बुद्धिसंपन्ना दयां कुर्वन्ति जन्तुषु ।
क्रूरेषु कर्मसु कथं देहवाक्चित्तदूषिषु ।
धर्मघातिषु सज्जन्ते बुद्धिमन्तो भवद्विधाः ॥७६॥

76. manuṣyā buddhisaṁpannā dayāṁ kurvanti jantuṣu ,
krūreṣu karmasu kathaṁ dehavākcittadūṣiṣu ,
dharmaghātiṣu sajjante buddhimanto bhavadvidhāḥ.

76. manuṣyāḥ buddhisaṃpannāḥ dayām
kurvanti jantuṣu krūreṣu karmasu katham
dehavākcittadūṣiṣu dharmaghātiṣu
sajjante buddhimantaḥ bhavadvidhāḥ

76. Humans, endowed with intelligence, show compassion towards creatures. How can intelligent individuals like you engage in cruel actions (karma) that corrupt body, speech, and mind, and destroy natural law (dharma)?

Words meanings summery:

• मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, men

• बुद्धिसंपन्नाः (buddhisaṁpannāḥ) - endowed with intelligence, possessed of understanding

• दयाम् (dayām) - compassion, pity, mercy

• कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they show (compassion) (they do, they make, they perform)

• जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - towards creatures, among creatures

• क्रूरेषु (krūreṣu) - in cruel, in fierce

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in deeds, in works (karma)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

• देहवाक्चित्तदूषिषु (dehavākcittadūṣiṣu) - polluting body, speech, and mind

• धर्मघातिषु (dharmaghātiṣu) - destroying righteousness, violating natural law

• सज्जन्ते (sajjante) - they cling to, they engage in, they become attached

• बुद्धिमन्तः (buddhimantaḥ) - intelligent ones, wise ones

• भवद्विधाः (bhavadvidhāḥ) - like you, such as you

Words meanings and morphology

मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manuṣya

manuṣya - human being, man

बुद्धिसंपन्नाः (buddhisaṁpannāḥ) - endowed with intelligence, possessed of understanding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhisaṃpanna

buddhisaṁpanna - endowed with intelligence

Compound type : bahuvrihi (buddhi+sampanna)

• buddhi – intelligence, understanding, intellect
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• sampanna – endowed with, accomplished, complete
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root pad (to go) with upasargas sam- and pra-
  Prefixes: sam+pra
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'manuṣyāḥ'.

दयाम् (dayām) - compassion, pity, mercy

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dayā

dayā - compassion, pity, mercy

Note: Object of 'kurvanti'.

कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they show (compassion) (they do, they make, they perform)

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जन्तुषु (jantuṣu) - towards creatures, among creatures

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of jantu

jantu - creature, being, animal

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Denotes object of compassion.

क्रूरेषु (krūreṣu) - in cruel, in fierce

(adjective)

Locative, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh

Note: Agrees with 'karmasu'.

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in deeds, in works (karma)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Location of engagement.

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner, why

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative.

देहवाक्चित्तदूषिषु (dehavākcittadūṣiṣu) - polluting body, speech, and mind

(adjective)

Locative, plural of dehavākcittadūṣin

dehavākcittadūṣin - polluting body, speech, and mind

Compound type : tatpurusha (deha+vāc+citta+dūṣin)

• deha – body
  noun (masculine)
• vāc – speech, word
  noun (feminine)
• citta – mind, consciousness, thought
  noun (neuter)
• dūṣin – polluting, corrupting, injuring
  adjective
  Agent noun/Adjective from root dūṣ
  Derived from root dūṣ (to spoil, pollute)
  Root: dūṣ (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'karmasu'.

धर्मघातिषु (dharmaghātiṣu) - destroying righteousness, violating natural law

(adjective)

Locative, plural of dharmaghātin

dharmaghātin - destroying righteousness/dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+ghātin)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ghātin – destroying, killing, harming
  adjective
  Agent noun/Adjective from root han
  Derived from root han (to strike, kill) with suffix -in
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'karmasu'.

सज्जन्ते (sajjante) - they cling to, they engage in, they become attached

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of sañj

Root: sañj (class 1)

बुद्धिमन्तः (buddhimantaḥ) - intelligent ones, wise ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhimant

buddhimant - intelligent, wise, endowed with intelligence

Derived from buddhi with possessive suffix -mat

Note: Agrees with 'bhavadvidhāḥ'.

भवद्विधाः (bhavadvidhāḥ) - like you, such as you

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavadvidha

bhavadvidha - like you, such as you

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhavat+vidha)

• bhavat – your honor, you (honorific)
  pronoun
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'buddhimantaḥ'.