महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-148, verse-17

एवमुक्तस्तु दुष्टात्मा नैव भावं व्यमुञ्चत ।
दण्डं चतुर्थं पश्यामि तेषु पापेषु नान्यथा ॥१७॥

17. evamuktastu duṣṭātmā naiva bhāvaṁ vyamuñcata ,
daṇḍaṁ caturthaṁ paśyāmi teṣu pāpeṣu nānyathā.

17. evam uktaḥ tu duṣṭātmā na eva bhāvam vyamuñcata
daṇḍam caturtham paśyāmi teṣu pāpeṣu na anyathā

17. evam uktaḥ tu duṣṭātmā bhāvam na eva vyamuñcata teṣu pāpeṣu caturtham daṇḍam paśyāmi,
na anyathā

17. But the wicked soul (Duṣṭātmā), thus addressed, did not at all relinquish his [evil] intention. I see a fourth [course of action, namely] punishment (daṇḍa) for those sinners; there is no other way.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

• दुष्टात्मा (duṣṭātmā) - Duryodhana, the wicked-minded son (evil-minded one, wicked soul, depraved person)

• न (na) - not, no

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• भावम् (bhāvam) - intention, state of mind, feeling, nature

• व्यमुञ्चत (vyamuñcata) - he released, he let go, he abandoned

• दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, the use of force (as a state policy) (punishment, rod, staff, force, penalty)

• चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - fourth

• पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive, I consider

• तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

• पापेषु (pāpeṣu) - among those who commit wicked deeds (like Duryodhana and his allies) (in the wicked ones, among the sinners)

• न (na) - not, no

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, told

Past Passive Participle

From root `vac` (to speak) + kta.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed

(indeclinable)

दुष्टात्मा (duṣṭātmā) - Duryodhana, the wicked-minded son (evil-minded one, wicked soul, depraved person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duṣṭātman

duṣṭātman - evil-minded, wicked soul, depraved

Compound type : karmadhāraya (duṣṭa+ātman)

• duṣṭa – corrupted, wicked, evil
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: duṣ
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, mind
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

भावम् (bhāvam) - intention, state of mind, feeling, nature

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - being, existence, state, feeling, intention, disposition

व्यमुञ्चत (vyamuñcata) - he released, he let go, he abandoned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of vi-muc

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)

दण्डम् (daṇḍam) - punishment, the use of force (as a state policy) (punishment, rod, staff, force, penalty)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daṇḍa

daṇḍa - stick, rod, staff, punishment, chastisement, force

चतुर्थम् (caturtham) - fourth

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see, I perceive, I consider

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तेषु (teṣu) - in them, among them

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

पापेषु (pāpeṣu) - among those who commit wicked deeds (like Duryodhana and his allies) (in the wicked ones, among the sinners)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāpa

pāpa - wicked, evil, sinful; sin, evil deed

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way, differently

(indeclinable)