महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-49

अधर्मिष्ठैरुपायैश्च प्रजा व्यवहरन्त्युत ।
संचयेनापि चाल्पेन भवन्त्याढ्या मदान्विताः ॥४९॥

49. adharmiṣṭhairupāyaiśca prajā vyavaharantyuta ,
saṁcayenāpi cālpena bhavantyāḍhyā madānvitāḥ.

49. adharmiṣṭhaiḥ upāyaiḥ ca prajā vyavaharanti uta
saṃcayena api ca alpena bhavanti āḍhyāḥ madānvitāḥ

49. Indeed, people conduct their affairs through highly unrighteous (adharmiṣṭha) means. Even with a small accumulation of wealth, they become rich and arrogant.

Words meanings summery:

• अधर्मिष्ठैः (adharmiṣṭhaiḥ) - by the most unrighteous, by the most unjust

• उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods, by expedients

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रजा (prajā) - people, subjects, progeny

• व्यवहरन्ति (vyavaharanti) - they conduct, they deal, they act

• उत (uta) - Used here as an emphatic particle. (indeed, moreover, or)

• संचयेन (saṁcayena) - by accumulation, by collection

• अपि (api) - even, also

• च (ca) - and, also

• अल्पेन (alpena) - by little, by small

• भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

• आढ्याः (āḍhyāḥ) - rich, wealthy

• मदान्विताः (madānvitāḥ) - endowed with pride, arrogant

Words meanings and morphology

अधर्मिष्ठैः (adharmiṣṭhaiḥ) - by the most unrighteous, by the most unjust

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of adharmiṣṭha

adharmiṣṭha - most unrighteous, most unjust, most wicked

Superlative of adharmin (unrighteous)

उपायैः (upāyaiḥ) - by means, by methods, by expedients

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of upāya

upāya - means, method, expedient, device

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

प्रजा (prajā) - people, subjects, progeny

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - people, subjects, progeny, offspring

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

व्यवहरन्ति (vyavaharanti) - they conduct, they deal, they act

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Formed from vi + ava + hṛ

Prefixes: vi+ava

Root: hṛ (class 1)

उत (uta) - Used here as an emphatic particle. (indeed, moreover, or)

(indeclinable)

संचयेन (saṁcayena) - by accumulation, by collection

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saṃcaya

saṁcaya - accumulation, collection, heap, store

Prefix: sam

Root: ci (class 5)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अल्पेन (alpena) - by little, by small

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of alpa

alpa - small, little, few, insignificant

भवन्ति (bhavanti) - they become, they are

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

Root: bhū (class 1)

आढ्याः (āḍhyāḥ) - rich, wealthy

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āḍhya

āḍhya - rich, wealthy, prosperous

मदान्विताः (madānvitāḥ) - endowed with pride, arrogant

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of madānvita

madānvita - filled with intoxication/pride, arrogant

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+anvita)

• mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance, passion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mad (class 4)
• anvita – endowed with, accompanied by, possessed of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From anu + i (to go)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i (class 2)