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

क्रोधमूलो विनाशो हि प्रजानामिह दृश्यते ।
तत्कथं मादृशः क्रोधमुत्सृजेल्लोकनाशनम् ॥३॥

3. krodhamūlo vināśo hi prajānāmiha dṛśyate ,
tatkathaṁ mādṛśaḥ krodhamutsṛjellokanāśanam.

3. krodhamūlaḥ vināśaḥ hi prajānām iha dṛśyate
tat katham mādṛśaḥ krodham utsṛjet lokanāśanam

3. Certainly, destruction among people is observed in this world to be rooted in anger. Therefore, how can someone like me abandon anger, which is so devastating to the world?

Words meanings summery:

• क्रोधमूलः (krodhamūlaḥ) - rooted in anger, having anger as its origin

• विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction, ruin, annihilation

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings, of people, of creatures

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed

• तत् (tat) - therefore, then, that

• कथम् (katham) - how? why?

• मादृशः (mādṛśaḥ) - one like me, similar to me

• क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger, wrath

• उत्सृजेत् (utsṛjet) - should abandon, should give up

• लोकनाशनम् (lokanāśanam) - world-destroying, destructive to people

Words meanings and morphology

क्रोधमूलः (krodhamūlaḥ) - rooted in anger, having anger as its origin

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhamūla

krodhamūla - rooted in anger, having anger as its basis

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krodha+mūla)

• krodha – anger, wrath, rage
  noun (masculine)
  from √krudh
  Root: krudh (class 4)
• mūla – root, origin, basis, foundation
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vināśaḥ'.

विनाशः (vināśaḥ) - destruction, ruin, annihilation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, annihilation

from vi + √naś

Prefix: vi

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because, for

(indeclinable)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings, of people, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - offspring, progeny, people, creatures, subjects

from pra + √jan

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'vināśaḥ'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

passive present

present passive third person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - therefore, then, that

(indeclinable)

neuter nominative/accusative singular form of 'tad', often used as an indeclinable 'therefore'

कथम् (katham) - how? why?

(indeclinable)

मादृशः (mādṛśaḥ) - one like me, similar to me

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādṛśa

mādṛśa - like me, similar to me

from 'mad' (me) + 'dṛś' (like)

Note: Used substantively, referring to 'a person like me'.

क्रोधम् (krodham) - anger, wrath

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

from √krudh

Root: krudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'utsṛjet'.

उत्सृजेत् (utsṛjet) - should abandon, should give up

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of utsṛj

optative

optative third person singular active

Prefix: ut

Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Expresses desiderative or prescriptive action.

लोकनाशनम् (lokanāśanam) - world-destroying, destructive to people

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of lokanāśana

lokanāśana - destroying the world, causing ruin to people

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+nāśana)

• loka – world, people, universe
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 1)
• nāśana – destroying, causing destruction, ruinous
  adjective (neuter)
  agent noun/adjective from √naś (to destroy)
  Root: naś (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'krodham'.