महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-28, verse-2

यत्राधर्मो धर्मरूपाणि बिभ्रद्धर्मः कृत्स्नो दृश्यतेऽधर्मरूपः ।
तथा धर्मो धारयन्धर्मरूपं विद्वांसस्तं संप्रपश्यन्ति बुद्ध्या ॥२॥

2. yatrādharmo dharmarūpāṇi bibhra;ddharmaḥ kṛtsno dṛśyate'dharmarūpaḥ ,
tathā dharmo dhārayandharmarūpaṁ; vidvāṁsastaṁ saṁprapaśyanti buddhyā.

2. yatra adharmaḥ dharmarūpāṇi bibhrat
dharmaḥ kṛtsnaḥ dṛśyate adharmarūpaḥ
| tathā dharmaḥ dhārayan dharmarūpam
vidvāṃsaḥ tam samprapaśyanti buddhyā

2. Where unrighteousness (adharma) assumes the forms of natural law (dharma), and true natural law (dharma) is entirely perceived as unrighteousness (adharma); there, the wise, with their intellect, thoroughly perceive that natural law (dharma) which upholds its genuine form.

Words meanings summery:

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case, when

• अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, unholy conduct, injustice

• धर्मरूपाणि (dharmarūpāṇi) - forms of natural law, righteous forms

• बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing, carrying, supporting, assuming

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - true natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution)

• कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - entire, complete, whole, all

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

• अधर्मरूपः (adharmarūpaḥ) - having the form of unrighteousness, appearing as unrighteousness

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, so also

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - that specific natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution)

• धारयन् (dhārayan) - bearing, holding, maintaining, upholding

• धर्मरूपम् (dharmarūpam) - its genuine form of natural law (the form of natural law, righteous form)

• विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - the wise ones, the learned

• तम् (tam) - that (dharma) (that, him)

• सम्प्रपश्यन्ति (samprapaśyanti) - they perceive thoroughly, they understand well

• बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect, by intelligence, by understanding

Words meanings and morphology

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which case, when

(indeclinable)

अधर्मः (adharmaḥ) - unrighteousness, unholy conduct, injustice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, unholy conduct, injustice, violation of natural law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature, religion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धर्मरूपाणि (dharmarūpāṇi) - forms of natural law, righteous forms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of dharmarūpa

dharmarūpa - form of dharma, having the form of dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rūpa)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature, religion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

बिभ्रत् (bibhrat) - bearing, carrying, supporting, assuming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bibhrat

bhṛ - to bear, to carry, to support, to assume

Present Active Participle

From root bhṛ (to bear), reduplicated

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'adharmaḥ'

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - true natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

कृत्स्नः (kṛtsnaḥ) - entire, complete, whole, all

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - entire, whole, complete, all

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अधर्मरूपः (adharmarūpaḥ) - having the form of unrighteousness, appearing as unrighteousness

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adharmarūpa

adharmarūpa - having the form of adharma, appearing as adharma

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (adharma+rūpa)

• adharma – unrighteousness, unholy conduct, injustice, violation of natural law
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: a
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, likewise, so also

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - that specific natural law (dharma) (natural law, righteousness, duty, constitution)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

धारयन् (dhārayan) - bearing, holding, maintaining, upholding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārayat

dhārayat - bearing, holding, maintaining, upholding

Present Active Participle (causative stem)

From causative stem dhāray of root dhṛ (to hold, bear)

Root: dhṛ (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'dharmaḥ'

धर्मरूपम् (dharmarūpam) - its genuine form of natural law (the form of natural law, righteous form)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dharmarūpa

dharmarūpa - form of dharma, having the form of dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rūpa)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature, religion
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, nature
  noun (neuter)

विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - the wise ones, the learned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidvas

vidvas - wise, learned, knowing

Perfect Active Participle

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Often used as a noun meaning 'wise person'.

तम् (tam) - that (dharma) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सम्प्रपश्यन्ति (samprapaśyanti) - they perceive thoroughly, they understand well

(verb)

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

From prefixes sam-pra and root dṛś (to see)

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: dṛś (class 1)

बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - with intellect, by intelligence, by understanding

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, discernment, perception

Root: budh (class 1)