महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-27, verse-22

नाधर्मे ते धीयते पार्थ बुद्धिर्न संरम्भात्कर्म चकर्थ पापम् ।
अद्धा किं तत्कारणं यस्य हेतोः प्रज्ञाविरुद्धं कर्म चिकीर्षसीदम् ॥२२॥

22. nādharme te dhīyate pārtha buddhi;rna saṁrambhātkarma cakartha pāpam ,
addhā kiṁ tatkāraṇaṁ yasya hetoḥ; prajñāviruddhaṁ karma cikīrṣasīdam.

22. na adharme te dhīyate pārtha buddhiḥ
na saṃrambhāt karma cakartha pāpam
addhā kim tat kāraṇam yasya hetoḥ
prajñāviruddham karma cikīrṣasi idam

22. O Pārtha, your intellect is not inclined towards unrighteousness (adharma), nor have you performed any sinful action (karma) out of fury. What then, truly, is the reason for which you now desire to undertake this action (karma) that goes against wisdom?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, nor

• अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteousness, in (action against) natural law (dharma)

• ते (te) - your, to you

• धीयते (dhīyate) - is placed, is directed, is fixed

• पार्थ (pārtha) - referring to Yudhishthira (O Pārtha (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī))

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding

• न (na) - not, nor

• संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - from anger, from fury, from haste

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed, work

• चकर्थ (cakartha) - you did, you made, you performed

• पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, sinful, bad

• अद्धा (addhā) - indeed, truly, certainly

• किम् (kim) - what?, why?

• तत् (tat) - that, this

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause, motive

• यस्य (yasya) - of which, for which

• हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

• प्रज्ञाविरुद्धम् (prajñāviruddham) - contrary to wisdom, against reason

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed, work

• चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you desire to do/perform

• इदम् (idam) - this

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

अधर्मे (adharme) - in unrighteousness, in (action against) natural law (dharma)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, unrighteous deed, that which is not natural law (dharma)

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'dharma'

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)

ते (te) - your, to you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

धीयते (dhīyate) - is placed, is directed, is fixed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

पार्थ (pārtha) - referring to Yudhishthira (O Pārtha (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī); a name for Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, mind, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, mind

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

संरम्भात् (saṁrambhāt) - from anger, from fury, from haste

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of saṃrambha

saṁrambha - anger, fury, vehemence, hastiness

कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

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

चकर्थ (cakartha) - you did, you made, you performed

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पापम् (pāpam) - sin, evil, sinful, bad

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - sin, evil, wicked, bad

अद्धा (addhā) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

किम् (kim) - what?, why?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which; why

तत् (tat) - that, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause, motive

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

यस्य (yasya) - of which, for which

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

हेतोः (hetoḥ) - for the sake of, on account of

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive

Note: Often used with genitive to mean 'for the sake of' or 'on account of'.

प्रज्ञाविरुद्धम् (prajñāviruddham) - contrary to wisdom, against reason

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prajñāviruddha

prajñāviruddha - contrary to wisdom, against reason

Compound type : tatpurusha (prajñā+viruddha)

• prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, discernment
  noun (feminine)
• viruddha – opposed, contrary, conflicting
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'rudh' with prefix 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rudh (class 7)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma), deed, work

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

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

चिकीर्षसि (cikīrṣasi) - you desire to do/perform

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

Desiderative

Desiderative stem from root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one