महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-128, verse-14

धर्मादपेतमर्थाच्च कर्म साधुविगर्हितम् ।
मन्दाः कर्तुमिहेच्छन्ति न चावाप्यं कथंचन ॥१४॥

14. dharmādapetamarthācca karma sādhuvigarhitam ,
mandāḥ kartumihecchanti na cāvāpyaṁ kathaṁcana.

14. dharmāt apetam arthāt ca karma sādhuvigarhitam
mandāḥ kartum iha icchanti na ca avāpyam kathaṃcana

14. iha mandāḥ dharmāt arthāt ca apetam sādhuvigarhitam
karma kartum icchanti ca na kathaṃcana avāpyam

14. Dull-witted individuals here desire to perform an action (karma) that deviates from both natural law (dharma) and practical purpose (artha), and is censured by virtuous people. Moreover, such a thing is not achievable by any means whatsoever.

Words meanings summery:

• धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law (dharma), from righteousness

• अपेतम् (apetam) - deviated, fallen

• अर्थात् (arthāt) - from practical purpose (artha), from material prosperity

• च (ca) - and

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed (karma)

• साधुविगर्हितम् (sādhuvigarhitam) - censured by virtuous people

• मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - dull-witted ones, foolish ones

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to perform

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - and

• अवाप्यम् (avāpyam) - not attainable, to be attained

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means whatsoever

Words meanings and morphology

धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from natural law (dharma), from righteousness

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

अपेतम् (apetam) - deviated, fallen

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apeta

apeta - gone away from, deviated from, removed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'apa'

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

अर्थात् (arthāt) - from practical purpose (artha), from material prosperity

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity, object (artha)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कर्म (karma) - action, deed (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Can also be accusative singular. Here, it is the object of 'kartum' but presented as a nominative in context.

साधुविगर्हितम् (sādhuvigarhitam) - censured by virtuous people

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sādhuvigarhita

sādhuvigarhita - condemned by good people, despised by the righteous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sādhu+vigarhita)

• sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous person
  noun (masculine)
• vigarhita – censured, blamed, reproached
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'garh' (to blame, censure) with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: garh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'karma'.

मन्दाः (mandāḥ) - dull-witted ones, foolish ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manda

manda - slow, dull, foolish, weak

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'foolish people'.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to perform

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root 'kṛ' (to do, make) with suffix 'tumun'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they wish, they desire

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अवाप्यम् (avāpyam) - not attainable, to be attained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāpya

avāpya - to be obtained, attainable, to be reached

Gerundive

From root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefix 'ava' and suffix 'ṇyat'

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - by any means whatsoever

(indeclinable)