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.

15. וכך, כשהם תמיד עליזים, גם אם קיבלו מהאדון רק מעט, הם ראויים לעונש. הם מתקלקלים, והמושחתים אף גורמים לו נזק.

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)

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