महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-198, verse-66

नास्तिकान्भिन्नमर्यादान्क्रूरान्पापमतौ स्थितान् ।
त्यज ताञ्ज्ञानमाश्रित्य धार्मिकानुपसेव्य च ॥६६॥

66. nāstikānbhinnamaryādānkrūrānpāpamatau sthitān ,
tyaja tāñjñānamāśritya dhārmikānupasevya ca.

66. nāstikān bhinnamaryādān krūrān pāpāmatau sthitān
tyaja tān jñānam āśritya dhārmikān upasevya ca

66. Abandon those who are atheists, those who violate moral boundaries, the cruel, and those fixed in evil intentions. Do so by resorting to true knowledge and by associating with righteous people.

Words meanings summery:

• नास्तिकान् (nāstikān) - atheists, nihilists, those who deny scripture

• भिन्नमर्यादान् (bhinnamaryādān) - those who have broken boundaries/rules, those who violate moral limits

• क्रूरान् (krūrān) - cruel ones, harsh people

• पापामतौ (pāpāmatau) - in evil thought, in sinful intention

• स्थितान् (sthitān) - those who are situated, abiding, standing

• त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, renounce

• तान् (tān) - them, those

• ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, by relying on, by taking refuge in

• धार्मिकान् (dhārmikān) - righteous ones, virtuous people, followers of dharma

• उपसेव्य (upasevya) - having served, by associating with, by honoring

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

नास्तिकान् (nāstikān) - atheists, nihilists, those who deny scripture

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nāstika

nāstika - atheist, nihilist, one who denies the authority of the Vedas

From nāsti (it is not) + suffix -ka

Note: Object of tyaja.

भिन्नमर्यादान् (bhinnamaryādān) - those who have broken boundaries/rules, those who violate moral limits

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhinnamaryāda

bhinnamaryāda - one who has broken limits, one who violates propriety

Bahuvrihi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhinna+maryādā)

• bhinna – broken, split, divided, different
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhid (to break)
  Root: bhid (class 7)
• maryādā – limit, boundary, moral limit, rule, custom
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of tyaja.

क्रूरान् (krūrān) - cruel ones, harsh people

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of krūra

krūra - cruel, fierce, harsh, dreadful

Note: Object of tyaja.

पापामतौ (pāpāmatau) - in evil thought, in sinful intention

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pāpamati

pāpamati - evil thought, sinful intention, wicked mind

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pāpa+mati)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, sinful, bad
  adjective (neuter)
• mati – mind, thought, intention, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  From root man (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Describes the state of the sthitān (those situated).

स्थितान् (sthitān) - those who are situated, abiding, standing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, abiding, fixed, firm

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand, to remain)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Object of tyaja.

त्यज (tyaja) - abandon, give up, renounce

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of tyaj

Imperative Active

Class 1 verb (bhvādi), 2nd person, singular, imperative mood, active voice

Root: tyaj (class 1)

तान् (tān) - them, those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those (demonstrative pronoun)

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of tyaja.

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom, spiritual knowledge

From root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Object of āśritya.

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, by relying on, by taking refuge in

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root śri (to resort to, to lean on) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating the manner of abandoning.

धार्मिकान् (dhārmikān) - righteous ones, virtuous people, followers of dharma

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dhārmika

dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, pious, relating to (dharma)

From (dharma) with suffix -ika

Note: Object of upasevya.

उपसेव्य (upasevya) - having served, by associating with, by honoring

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root sev (to serve) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially, indicating the manner of abandoning.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

Note: Connects āśritya jñānam and upasevya dhārmikān.