महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-201, verse-6

व्याजेन चरते धर्ममर्थं व्याजेन रोचते ।
व्याजेन सिध्यमानेषु धनेषु द्विजसत्तम ।
तत्रैव रमते बुद्धिस्ततः पापं चिकीर्षति ॥६॥

6. vyājena carate dharmamarthaṁ vyājena rocate ,
vyājena sidhyamāneṣu dhaneṣu dvijasattama ,
tatraiva ramate buddhistataḥ pāpaṁ cikīrṣati.

6. vyājena carate dharmam artham
vyājena rocate vyājena sidhyamāneṣu
dhaneṣu dvijasattama tatra eva
ramate buddhiḥ tataḥ pāpam cikīrṣati

6. He practices natural law (dharma) deceptively, and he desires wealth through deceit. O best among the twice-born, when riches are acquired through deception, his mind delights only in that, and from that, he desires to commit sin.

Words meanings summery:

• व्याजेन (vyājena) - deceptively, by means of deceit (by deceit, by trickery, falsely)

• चरते (carate) - practices, performs (moves, acts, performs, practices, behaves)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law (dharma), duty, righteousness)

• अर्थम् (artham) - wealth, material gain (wealth, purpose, object)

• व्याजेन (vyājena) - by means of deceit (by deceit, by trickery, falsely)

• रोचते (rocate) - desires, finds pleasing (shines, is pleasing, likes, desires)

• व्याजेन (vyājena) - by means of deceit (by deceit, by trickery, falsely)

• सिध्यमानेषु (sidhyamāneṣu) - in those (riches) acquired or prospering (in those being accomplished, in those being perfected, in those prospering)

• धनेषु (dhaneṣu) - in riches, concerning wealth (in wealth, in riches, among possessions)

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (referring to the interlocutor) (O best of the twice-born, O best Brahmin)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (in that wealth) (there, then)

• एव (eva) - precisely, only (only, indeed, just)

• रमते (ramate) - delights, finds pleasure (delights, rejoices, plays)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - mind, intellect (intellect, understanding, discernment, perception)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from that (delight in deceitful wealth) (then, thence, from that)

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, wicked deeds (sin, evil, vice)

• चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - intends to commit, desires to do (desires to do, wishes to make, intends to perform)

Words meanings and morphology

व्याजेन (vyājena) - deceptively, by means of deceit (by deceit, by trickery, falsely)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāja

vyāja - pretext, deceit, trick, fraud, disguise

Note: Adverbial use indicating manner.

चरते (carate) - practices, performs (moves, acts, performs, practices, behaves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of car

present tense

From root √car (class 1, ātmanepada).

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is saḥ (he).

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law (dharma), duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion, intrinsic nature

From root √dhṛ (to hold, to support).

Root: dhṛ

Note: Object of carate.

अर्थम् (artham) - wealth, material gain (wealth, purpose, object)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, thing

Note: Object of rocate.

व्याजेन (vyājena) - by means of deceit (by deceit, by trickery, falsely)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāja

vyāja - pretext, deceit, trick, fraud, disguise

Note: Adverbial use indicating manner.

रोचते (rocate) - desires, finds pleasing (shines, is pleasing, likes, desires)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ruc

present tense

From root √ruc (class 1, ātmanepada).

Root: ruc (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is saḥ (he).

व्याजेन (vyājena) - by means of deceit (by deceit, by trickery, falsely)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāja

vyāja - pretext, deceit, trick, fraud, disguise

Note: Adverbial use indicating manner, modifying sidhyamāneṣu.

सिध्यमानेषु (sidhyamāneṣu) - in those (riches) acquired or prospering (in those being accomplished, in those being perfected, in those prospering)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of sidhyamāna

sidhyamāna - being accomplished, being perfected, succeeding, prospering

present passive participle

From root √sidh (to succeed, to accomplish) in passive voice.

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies dhaneṣu.

धनेषु (dhaneṣu) - in riches, concerning wealth (in wealth, in riches, among possessions)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, money, property

From root √dhā (to place, to hold).

Root: dhā

Note: The context in which the buddhi delights.

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among the twice-born (referring to the interlocutor) (O best of the twice-born, O best Brahmin)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born, excellent Brahmin

Tatpurusha compound, superlative.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix tama added to sat (good, existing).

Note: Address to a distinguished person, likely a sage.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in that wealth) (there, then)

(indeclinable)

From tad + tra suffix.

एव (eva) - precisely, only (only, indeed, just)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

रमते (ramate) - delights, finds pleasure (delights, rejoices, plays)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ram

present tense

From root √ram (class 1, ātmanepada).

Root: ram (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - mind, intellect (intellect, understanding, discernment, perception)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, reason, perception, judgment, mind

From root √budh (to know, to understand).

Root: budh

ततः (tataḥ) - from that (delight in deceitful wealth) (then, thence, from that)

(indeclinable)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, wicked deeds (sin, evil, vice)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, vice, crime

From root √pā (to protect) + suffix, or perhaps from an onomatopoeic root √pa (to fall).

Note: Object of cikīrṣati.

चिकीर्षति (cikīrṣati) - intends to commit, desires to do (desires to do, wishes to make, intends to perform)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of cikīrṣa

present tense (desiderative)

Desiderative form of root √kṛ (to do, class 8, parasmaipada). Reduplication ci + kīrṣa.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Implied subject is saḥ (he).