महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-5

न धर्मफलमाप्नोति यो धर्मं दोग्धुमिच्छति ।
यश्चैनं शङ्कते कृत्वा नास्तिक्यात्पापचेतनः ॥५॥

5. na dharmaphalamāpnoti yo dharmaṁ dogdhumicchati ,
yaścainaṁ śaṅkate kṛtvā nāstikyātpāpacetanaḥ.

5. na dharmaphalam āpnoti yaḥ dharmam dogdhum icchati
yaḥ ca enam śaṅkate kṛtvā nāstikyāt pāpa-cetanaḥ

5. He who desires to extract benefits from natural law (dharma) does not attain its true fruit. The sinful-minded person who, after performing his duty (dharma), doubts it due to a lack of faith (śraddhā), also does not attain it.

5. מי שרוצה לחלוב את חוק היושר אינו משיג את פירותיו, וכך גם מי שמפקפק בו אחרי שקיים אותו מתוך חוסר אמונה, ובעל רוח חוטאת.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• धर्मफलम् (dharmaphalam) - the fruit of dharma, result of duty

• आप्नोति (āpnoti) - does not attain (attains, obtains, reaches)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

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

• दोग्धुम् (dogdhum) - to extract benefits from (to milk, to extract)

• इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• च (ca) - and, also

• एनम् (enam) - it (referring to dharmam) (him, this (masculine accusative singular))

• शङ्कते (śaṅkate) - doubts (its efficacy or purpose) (doubts, suspects, fears)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

• नास्तिक्यात् (nāstikyāt) - due to a lack of faith (śraddhā) (from atheism, from lack of faith (śraddhā))

• पाप-चेतनः (pāpa-cetanaḥ) - one whose mind is sinful, sinful-minded

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

धर्मफलम् (dharmaphalam) - the fruit of dharma, result of duty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmaphala

dharmaphala - fruit/result of natural law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+phala)

• dharma – natural law, duty (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of āpnoti.

आप्नोति (āpnoti) - does not attain (attains, obtains, reaches)

(verb)

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

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Verb for yaḥ.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness (dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of dogdhum.

दोग्धुम् (dogdhum) - to extract benefits from (to milk, to extract)

(verb)

active

Infinitive

From root duh (to milk) + tumun.

Root: duh (class 2)

इच्छति (icchati) - desires, wishes

(verb)

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

From root iṣ (root class 6th).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that, who

Note: Corresponds to the unstated saḥ (he) in the main clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - it (referring to dharmam) (him, this (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - this, that

शङ्कते (śaṅkate) - doubts (its efficacy or purpose) (doubts, suspects, fears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śaṅk

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having performed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root kṛ (to do) + ktvā.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Denotes prior action.

नास्तिक्यात् (nāstikyāt) - due to a lack of faith (śraddhā) (from atheism, from lack of faith (śraddhā))

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of nāstikya

nāstikya - atheism, unbelief, skepticism, lack of faith (śraddhā)

From nāstika + ya (abstract suffix). nāstika = na + asti + ka (one who says 'there is not').

पाप-चेतनः (pāpa-cetanaḥ) - one whose mind is sinful, sinful-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpa-cetana

pāpa-cetana - sinful-minded, having a wicked mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+cetana)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• cetana – mind, consciousness, intelligent
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Agrees with yaḥ.

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