महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-22

क्रोधस्त्वपण्डितैः शश्वत्तेज इत्यभिधीयते ।
रजस्तल्लोकनाशाय विहितं मानुषान्प्रति ॥२२॥

22. krodhastvapaṇḍitaiḥ śaśvatteja ityabhidhīyate ,
rajastallokanāśāya vihitaṁ mānuṣānprati.

22. krodhaḥ tu apaṇḍitaiḥ śaśvat tejaḥ iti abhidhīyate
rajaḥ tat lokanāśāya vihitam mānuṣān prati

22. Anger, however, is always called 'power (tejas)' by the ignorant. That [anger] is [actually] the quality of passion (rajas), which is ordained for the destruction of humankind.

22. אנשים חסרי חוכמה מכנים את הכעס תמיד תקיפות. אך הוא רַג׳ַס (תכונת הסערה והלהט), שנקבע לכליון העולם מול בני אדם.

Words meanings summery:

• क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger (anger, wrath)

• तु (tu) - however (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• अपण्डितैः (apaṇḍitaiḥ) - by the ignorant (by the ignorant, by the foolish)

• शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - power (tejas) (splendor, brilliance, energy, power)

• इति (iti) - thus (marking the quotation 'tejas') (thus, so, in this way (introduces or closes a quotation/list))

• अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called (is called, is named, is declared)

• रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of passion (rajas) (dust, impurity, passion, the quality of activity (rajas))

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to krodhaḥ/rajas) (that, it)

• लोकनाशाय (lokanāśāya) - for the destruction of people (for the destruction of people/the world)

• विहितम् (vihitam) - ordained, created (ordained, arranged, performed, created)

• मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humankind, people (human beings, men)

• प्रति (prati) - for, towards (towards, concerning, for)

Words meanings and morphology

क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger (anger, wrath)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

From root krudh (to be angry).

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Subject of abhidhīyate.

तु (tu) - however (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

अपण्डितैः (apaṇḍitaiḥ) - by the ignorant (by the ignorant, by the foolish)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of apaṇḍita

apaṇḍita - unlearned, ignorant, foolish, unskillful

Compound of a- (not) and paṇḍita (learned, wise).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+paṇḍita)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• paṇḍita – learned, wise, scholar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agent of the passive verb abhidhīyate.

शश्वत् (śaśvat) - always (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - power (tejas) (splendor, brilliance, energy, power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - sharpness, splendor, brilliance, energy, power, valor, spirit

From root tij (to be sharp).

Root: tij

Note: Predicate nominative after iti.

इति (iti) - thus (marking the quotation 'tejas') (thus, so, in this way (introduces or closes a quotation/list))

(indeclinable)

अभिधीयते (abhidhīyate) - is called (is called, is named, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of abhidhā

From root dhā (to place) with prefix abhi-. dhīyate is passive form.

Prefix: abhi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject is krodhaḥ.

रजः (rajaḥ) - the quality of passion (rajas) (dust, impurity, passion, the quality of activity (rajas))

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rajas

rajas - dust, mist, twilight, menstrual discharge, passion, activity (one of the three guṇas of Sāṃkhya philosophy)

From root raj (to be colored, excited).

Root: raj

Note: Bracketed as per instructions.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to krodhaḥ/rajas) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers back to krodhaḥ or rajaḥ.

लोकनाशाय (lokanāśāya) - for the destruction of people (for the destruction of people/the world)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of lokanāśa

lokanāśa - destruction of the world, destruction of people

Compound of loka (world/people) and nāśa (destruction).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+nāśa)

• loka – world, people, community
  noun (masculine)
• nāśa – destruction, ruin, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From root naś (to perish).
  Root: naś (class 4)

विहितम् (vihitam) - ordained, created (ordained, arranged, performed, created)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - arranged, performed, ordained, prescribed, created

Past Passive Participle

From root dhā (to place, make) with prefix vi-.

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

मानुषान् (mānuṣān) - humankind, people (human beings, men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man; a human being, man

From manuṣa (man).

Note: Object of prati.

प्रति (prati) - for, towards (towards, concerning, for)

(indeclinable)

Preposition governing accusative.

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