महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-31, verse-15

अस्मिन्नपि महारण्ये विजने दस्युसेविते ।
राष्ट्रादपेत्य वसतो धार्मस्ते नावसीदति ॥१५॥

15. asminnapi mahāraṇye vijane dasyusevite ,
rāṣṭrādapetya vasato dhārmaste nāvasīdati.

15. asmin api mahāraṇye vijane dasyusevite
rāṣṭrāt apetya vasataḥ dharmaḥ te na avasīdati

15. Even in this vast, desolate forest, frequented by robbers, your natural law (dharma) does not fail, even though you dwell here after having departed from your kingdom.

Words meanings summery:

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• अपि (api) - even, also

• महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in the great forest

• विजने (vijane) - in the desolate forest (in the desolate place, solitary)

• दस्युसेविते (dasyusevite) - forest frequented by robbers (frequented by robbers)

• राष्ट्रात् (rāṣṭrāt) - from the kingdom

• अपेत्य (apetya) - having departed, having gone away

• वसतः (vasataḥ) - of one who is dwelling (in the forest) (of one dwelling)

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - your natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty)

• ते (te) - your, to you

• न (na) - not

• अवसीदति (avasīdati) - does not fail, does not perish

Words meanings and morphology

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'mahāraṇye'.

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

महारण्ये (mahāraṇye) - in the great forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāraṇya

mahāraṇya - great forest

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+araṇya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• araṇya – forest, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

विजने (vijane) - in the desolate forest (in the desolate place, solitary)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijana

vijana - solitary, desolate, deserted

Note: Agrees with 'mahāraṇye'.

दस्युसेविते (dasyusevite) - forest frequented by robbers (frequented by robbers)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dasyusevita

dasyusevita - frequented/resorted to by robbers

Past Passive Participle

formed from root sev 'to frequent, to serve' with dasyu as the agent in a compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dasyu+sevita)

• dasyu – robber, brigand
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – frequented, served, inhabited
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  formed from root sev
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'mahāraṇye'.

राष्ट्रात् (rāṣṭrāt) - from the kingdom

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, state, country

अपेत्य (apetya) - having departed, having gone away

(indeclinable)

absolutive (lyap)

formed from root i with upasarga apa and suffix -ya

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Indicates prior action to 'vasataḥ'.

वसतः (vasataḥ) - of one who is dwelling (in the forest) (of one dwelling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vas

vas - to dwell, to reside

Present Active Participle

formed from root vas with suffix -at

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person whose dharma is being discussed.

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - your natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अवसीदति (avasīdati) - does not fail, does not perish

(verb)

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

Prefix: ava

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Formed with upasarga 'ava'.