महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-15

तथा च नित्यमुदिता यदि स्वल्पमपीश्वरात् ।
दण्डमर्हन्ति दुष्यन्ति दुष्टाश्चाप्यपकुर्वते ॥१५॥

15. tathā ca nityamuditā yadi svalpamapīśvarāt ,
daṇḍamarhanti duṣyanti duṣṭāścāpyapakurvate.

15. tathā ca nityamuditāḥ yadi svalpam api īśvarāt |
daṇḍam arhanti duṣyanti duṣṭāḥ ca api apakurvate

15. And similarly, those who are always arrogant, even if they receive a little leniency from their superior, deserve punishment. They become corrupt, and being corrupt, they also inflict harm.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

• च (ca) - and

• नित्यमुदिताः (nityamuditāḥ) - those who are always arrogant (always elated, perpetually arrogant/proud)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• स्वल्पम् (svalpam) - a little, small amount, trifling

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

• ईश्वरात् (īśvarāt) - from the lord, from the ruler, from the superior

• दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, a stick, rod

• अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - they deserve, they are worthy of

• दुष्यन्ति (duṣyanti) - they become corrupt, they are spoiled, they err, they sin

• दुष्टाः (duṣṭāḥ) - the corrupt people (wicked, corrupt, evil (ones))

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

• अपकुर्वते (apakurvate) - they do harm, they misbehave, they offend

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner, similarly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नित्यमुदिताः (nityamuditāḥ) - those who are always arrogant (always elated, perpetually arrogant/proud)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nityamudita

nityamudita - always elated, perpetually arrogant

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'nitya' (always) and 'udita' (risen, elated, proud)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nitya+udita)

• nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual
  adjective (neuter)
• udita – risen, appeared, spoken, elated, proud
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud' (up), or 'īr' (to move), suffix 'kta'.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies implicit 'people'

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

स्वल्पम् (svalpam) - a little, small amount, trifling

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svalpa

svalpa - small, little, insignificant

Tatpuruṣa compound of 'su' (good/well) and 'alpa' (little)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+alpa)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/indeclinable indicating goodness or intensity
• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (neuter)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

ईश्वरात् (īśvarāt) - from the lord, from the ruler, from the superior

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, ruler, controller, God

दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, a stick, rod

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, rod, staff, punishment, chastisement

अर्हन्ति (arhanti) - they deserve, they are worthy of

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

1st class root, parasmaipada

Root: arh (class 1)

दुष्यन्ति (duṣyanti) - they become corrupt, they are spoiled, they err, they sin

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of duṣ

4th class root, parasmaipada

Root: duṣ (class 4)

दुष्टाः (duṣṭāḥ) - the corrupt people (wicked, corrupt, evil (ones))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of duṣṭa

duṣṭa - wicked, corrupt, evil, bad

Past Passive Participle

From root 'duṣ' (to be corrupt) + 'kta' suffix. Used as a substantive.

Root: duṣ (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपकुर्वते (apakurvate) - they do harm, they misbehave, they offend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of apakṛ

8th class root, ātmanepada

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛ (class 8)