महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-46, verse-4

स्वार्थे सर्वे विमुह्यन्ति येऽपि धर्मविदो जनाः ।
तस्माद्राजन्ब्रवीम्येष वाक्यं ते यदि रोचते ॥४॥

4. svārthe sarve vimuhyanti ye'pi dharmavido janāḥ ,
tasmādrājanbravīmyeṣa vākyaṁ te yadi rocate.

4. svārthe sarve vimuhyanti ye api dharmavidaḥ janāḥ
tasmāt rājan bravīmi eṣa vākyam te yadi rocate

4. Everyone becomes deluded regarding their own self-interest, even those people who understand natural law (dharma). Therefore, O King, I speak this statement to you, if it pleases you.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वार्थे (svārthe) - in self-interest, for one's own purpose

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• विमुह्यन्ति (vimuhyanti) - become deluded, are bewildered

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - knowers of natural law (dharma), righteous

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

• एष (eṣa) - referring to the speaker (this (one))

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• यदि (yadi) - if

• रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, shines

Words meanings and morphology

स्वार्थे (svārthe) - in self-interest, for one's own purpose

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svārtha

svārtha - self-interest, one's own purpose/gain

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+artha)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, interest
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

विमुह्यन्ति (vimuhyanti) - become deluded, are bewildered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vimuh

Prefix: vi

Root: muh (class 4)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

धर्मविदः (dharmavidaḥ) - knowers of natural law (dharma), righteous

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of natural law (dharma), one who understands righteousness

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knowing, understanding
  noun
  Root: vid (class 2)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

एष (eṣa) - referring to the speaker (this (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this

Note: The final ḥ of eṣaḥ is elided due to sandhi before vākyam.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - statement, word

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, sentence, word

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

रोचते (rocate) - is pleasing, shines

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of ruc

Root: ruc (class 1)