महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-26

नाचरिष्यन्परे धर्मं परे परतरे च ये ।
विप्रलम्भोऽयमत्यन्तं यदि स्युरफलाः क्रियाः ॥२६॥

26. nācariṣyanpare dharmaṁ pare paratare ca ye ,
vipralambho'yamatyantaṁ yadi syuraphalāḥ kriyāḥ.

26. na ācariṣyan pare dharmam pare paratarāḥ ca ye
vipralambhaḥ ayam atyantam yadi syuḥ aphalāḥ kriyāḥ

26. Neither would later generations practice natural law (dharma), nor would even the most eminent (sages or ancestors). This would be an utter deception if these actions (kriyā) were to be fruitless.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - neither (not, no)

• आचरिष्यन् (ācariṣyan) - they would practice (they would practice, would observe)

• परे (pare) - later generations (others, subsequent ones, distant ones)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

• परे (pare) - other (people or generations) (others, subsequent ones, distant ones)

• परतराः (paratarāḥ) - most eminent (sages or ancestors) (more superior, most distant, older)

• च (ca) - nor (and, also)

• ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

• विप्रलम्भः (vipralambhaḥ) - utter deception (deception, disappointment, failure, loss)

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - utterly (exceedingly, completely, very much)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• स्युः (syuḥ) - were to be (they would be, might be)

• अफलाः (aphalāḥ) - fruitless (fruitless, without reward, ineffective)

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions (actions, rites, practices, deeds)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - neither (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आचरिष्यन् (ācariṣyan) - they would practice (they would practice, would observe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, conditional (lṛṅ) of ā-car

Conditional mood, 3rd person plural

From root `car` (class 1), with prefix `ā-`. Conditional `ācariṣyan`.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Subject is `pare` and `ye`

परे (pare) - later generations (others, subsequent ones, distant ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, subsequent, supreme, distant, hostile

Demonstrative pronoun/adjective

Note: Subject of `ācariṣyan`

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom, religion, constitution, essential quality

From root `dhṛ` (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `ācariṣyan`

परे (pare) - other (people or generations) (others, subsequent ones, distant ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of para

para - other, subsequent, supreme, distant, hostile

Demonstrative pronoun/adjective

Note: Another subject of `ācariṣyan`, distinguished from the `ye paratarāḥ`.

परतराः (paratarāḥ) - most eminent (sages or ancestors) (more superior, most distant, older)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paratara

paratara - more excellent, superior, further, more remote, greater

Comparative degree of `para` (other, supreme) + suffix `-tara`

Note: Adjective modifying `ye`.

च (ca) - nor (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Relative pronoun

Note: Subject of `ācariṣyan` along with `pare`.

विप्रलम्भः (vipralambhaḥ) - utter deception (deception, disappointment, failure, loss)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipralambha

vipralambha - deception, disappointment, failure, illusion, loss

From `vi-pra-labh` (to deceive, fail) + suffix `-a`

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Subject of an implied 'would be'.

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

Demonstrative pronoun

अत्यन्तम् (atyantam) - utterly (exceedingly, completely, very much)

(indeclinable)

From `ati-anta` (beyond end)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (ati+anta)

• ati – beyond, over, excessively
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially here, modifying `vipralambhaḥ` as 'utter deception'.

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional conjunction.

स्युः (syuḥ) - were to be (they would be, might be)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of as

Optative mood, 3rd person plural

From root `as` (class 2), optative `syuḥ`

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicate for `kriyāḥ`.

अफलाः (aphalāḥ) - fruitless (fruitless, without reward, ineffective)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of aphala

aphala - fruitless, barren, unprofitable, without reward

nañ-tatpuruṣa compound of `a` (not) + `phala` (fruit)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+phala)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
• phala – fruit, result, reward, outcome
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `kriyāḥ`.

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions (actions, rites, practices, deeds)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, rite, ritual, practice, activity

From root `kṛ` (to do, make) + suffix `-yā`

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `syuḥ`.