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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-40

एकाहार्यं जगत्सर्वं लोभमोहव्यवस्थितम् ।
अधर्मो वर्धति महान्न च धर्मः प्रवर्तते ॥४०॥
40. ekāhāryaṁ jagatsarvaṁ lobhamohavyavasthitam ,
adharmo vardhati mahānna ca dharmaḥ pravartate.
40. ekāhāryam jagat sarvam lobhamohavyavasthitam
adharmaḥ vardhati mahān na ca dharmaḥ pravartate
40. The entire world will be consumed by a single pursuit, entangled in greed and delusion. Great unrighteousness (adharma) flourishes, and natural law (dharma) does not prevail.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एकाहार्यम् (ekāhāryam) - engrossed in one thing, sustained by one thing, focused on one pursuit
  • जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire
  • लोभमोहव्यवस्थितम् (lobhamohavyavasthitam) - established in greed and delusion
  • अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, non-natural law (dharma)
  • वर्धति (vardhati) - increases, grows, flourishes
  • महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty
  • प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, is active, prevails, takes place

Words meanings and morphology

एकाहार्यम् (ekāhāryam) - engrossed in one thing, sustained by one thing, focused on one pursuit
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ekāhārya
ekāhārya - to be taken for one's self, to be appropriated, to be sustained by one thing, consumed by one thing
Gerundive
Derived from eka and āhārya (from ā + √hṛ + ṇyat suffix)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+āhārya)
  • eka – one, single, sole
    pronoun (neuter)
  • āhārya – to be taken, to be eaten, to be drawn, to be carried away
    adjective (neuter)
    Gerundive
    Derived from ā + √hṛ + ṇyat suffix
    Prefix: ā
    Root: hṛ (class 1)
जगत् (jagat) - world, universe
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jagat
jagat - world, universe, moving
Present Active Participle (derived from √gam)
Root: gam (class 1)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, whole, entire, every
लोभमोहव्यवस्थितम् (lobhamohavyavasthitam) - established in greed and delusion
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of lobhamohavyavasthita
lobhamohavyavasthita - established in greed and delusion
Past Passive Participle
Compound of lobha, moha, and vyavasthita
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (lobha+moha+vyavasthita)
  • lobha – greed, covetousness, avarice
    noun (masculine)
  • moha – delusion, infatuation, confusion
    noun (masculine)
  • vyavasthita – established, fixed, settled, arranged
    adjective (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from vi + ava + √sthā + kta suffix
    Prefixes: vi+ava
    Root: sthā (class 1)
अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, non-natural law (dharma)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma
adharma - unrighteousness, injustice, impiety, wrong conduct, not (dharma)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    prefix
  • dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
    noun (masculine)
वर्धति (vardhati) - increases, grows, flourishes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vṛdh
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present tense, active voice
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat
mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, religion
प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, is active, prevails, takes place
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart
Present Tense
3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)