महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-20, verse-26

तद्धर्मे यतमानानां महान्धर्मो नशिष्यति ।
समयं रक्षमाणानां भार्या वो न भविष्यति ॥२६॥

26. taddharme yatamānānāṁ mahāndharmo naśiṣyati ,
samayaṁ rakṣamāṇānāṁ bhāryā vo na bhaviṣyati.

26. tat dharme yatamānānām mahān dharmaḥ naśiṣyati
| samayam rakṣamāṇānām bhāryā vaḥ na bhaviṣyati

26. A great natural law (dharma) will be destroyed for those who strive for a specific natural law (dharma). And for those protecting their covenant (samaya), wives will not be available to them.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that, for that)

• धर्मे (dharme) - in that specific natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in constitution, in duty)

• यतमानानाम् (yatamānānām) - of those striving, of those endeavoring

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, important

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (a fundamental) natural law (natural law, constitution, duty)

• नशिष्यति (naśiṣyati) - will be destroyed, will perish, will be lost

• समयम् (samayam) - covenant, agreement, convention, vow

• रक्षमाणानाम् (rakṣamāṇānām) - of those protecting, of those guarding

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural), (you will not have) (for you, to you, your (plural))

• न (na) - not, no

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will exist (for them) (will be, will exist)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (specific) (that, for that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: The 't' in 'tat' becomes 'd' before a voiced consonant ('d' of 'dharme') due to sandhi.

धर्मे (dharme) - in that specific natural law (dharma) (in natural law, in constitution, in duty)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: The specified term (dharma) is in brackets in the English translation.

यतमानानाम् (yatamānānām) - of those striving, of those endeavoring

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of yatamāna

yatamāna - striving, endeavoring, exerting oneself

Present Participle, middle voice (śānac affix).

From root 'yat' (to strive) + middle voice participle suffix.

Root: yat (class 1)

महान् (mahān) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important, noble

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - (a fundamental) natural law (natural law, constitution, duty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: The specified term (dharma) is in brackets in the English translation.

नशिष्यति (naśiṣyati) - will be destroyed, will perish, will be lost

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of naś

Future tense, active voice, 3rd person singular.

From root 'naś' (to perish), 3rd person singular, future.

Root: naś (class 4)

समयम् (samayam) - covenant, agreement, convention, vow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - agreement, covenant, convention, appointment, vow, opportune time

From 'sam' (with) + root 'i' (to go) + suffix '-a'.

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

रक्षमाणानाम् (rakṣamāṇānām) - of those protecting, of those guarding

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rakṣamāṇa

rakṣamāṇa - protecting, guarding, observing, keeping

Present Participle, middle voice (śānac affix).

From root 'rakṣ' (to protect) + middle voice participle suffix.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, a woman to be supported/maintained

Gerundive

From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support) + suffix '-yā'.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वः (vaḥ) - for you (plural), (you will not have) (for you, to you, your (plural))

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Enclitic form of the 2nd person plural pronoun.

Note: 'vo' in the original is a sandhi form of 'vaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will exist (for them) (will be, will exist)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense, active voice, 3rd person singular.

From root 'bhū' (to be), 3rd person singular, future.

Root: bhū (class 1)