महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-159, verse-8

साहसे वर्तमानानां निकृतीनां दुरात्मनाम् ।
सर्वसामर्थ्यलिप्सूनां पापो भवति निश्चयः ॥८॥

8. sāhase vartamānānāṁ nikṛtīnāṁ durātmanām ,
sarvasāmarthyalipsūnāṁ pāpo bhavati niścayaḥ.

8. sāhase vartamānānām nikṛtīnām durātmanām
sarvasāmarthyalipsūnām pāpaḥ bhavati niścayaḥ

8. For wicked-minded (durātman) persons engaged in violence (sāhasa) and deceit, who desire all power, their resolve becomes sinful.

8. אצל אלה שפועלים בפזיזות, הרמאים רעי הנפש החושקים בכל סוג של שליטה, ההחלטה מרושעת.

Words meanings summery:

• साहसे (sāhase) - in daring, in violence, in aggression, in an impetuous act

• वर्तमानानाम् (vartamānānām) - of those existing, of those engaged, of those being

• निकृतीनाम् (nikṛtīnām) - of deceitful persons, of those who practice treachery or fraud

• दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of wicked-souled ones, of evil-minded persons

• सर्वसामर्थ्यलिप्सूनाम् (sarvasāmarthyalipsūnām) - of those desiring all power, of those wishing to obtain all capabilities

• पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked, evil

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - determination, resolve, conviction, certainty

Words meanings and morphology

साहसे (sāhase) - in daring, in violence, in aggression, in an impetuous act

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāhasa

sāhasa - daring, violence, crime, rapine, audacity

वर्तमानानाम् (vartamānānām) - of those existing, of those engaged, of those being

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vartamāna

vartamāna - existing, being, present, engaged in

Present Active Participle

derived from root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

निकृतीनाम् (nikṛtīnām) - of deceitful persons, of those who practice treachery or fraud

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nikṛti

nikṛti - deceit, fraud, treachery, meanness

Prefix: ni

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दुरात्मनाम् (durātmanām) - of wicked-souled ones, of evil-minded persons

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of durātman

durātman - wicked-minded, evil-souled, base, malicious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, ill, difficult, hard
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating difficulty or badness
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the individual soul (ātman), the Supreme Soul
  noun (masculine)

सर्वसामर्थ्यलिप्सूनाम् (sarvasāmarthyalipsūnām) - of those desiring all power, of those wishing to obtain all capabilities

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvasāmarthyalipsu

sarvasāmarthyalipsu - one desiring all strength or capability

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvasāmarthya+lipsu)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• sāmarthya – power, ability, capability, strength
  noun (neuter)
  derived from samartha (capable)
• lipsu – desiring to obtain, wishing to seize
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative nominal
  derived from the desiderative stem of root labh
  Root: labh (class 1)

पापः (pāpaḥ) - sinful, wicked, evil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, bad, wicked, sinful; sin, evil deed

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - determination, resolve, conviction, certainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, resolve, determination, conviction, decision

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

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