महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-27

अथ संत्यजतो धर्ममधर्मं चानुतिष्ठतः ।
प्रतिसंवेष्टते भूमिरग्नौ चर्माहितं यथा ॥२७॥

27. atha saṁtyajato dharmamadharmaṁ cānutiṣṭhataḥ ,
pratisaṁveṣṭate bhūmiragnau carmāhitaṁ yathā.

27. atha saṃtyajataḥ dharmam adharmam ca anutiṣṭhataḥ
pratisaṃveṣṭate bhūmiḥ agnau carma āhitam yathā

27. Then, for one who abandons the natural law (dharma) and instead engages in unrighteous conduct, his domain shrinks, just as a hide placed in fire shrivels up.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

• संत्यजतः (saṁtyajataḥ) - of one who abandons (of one abandoning, of one who renounces)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty)

• अधर्मम् (adharmam) - unrighteousness (unrighteousness, unrighteous conduct, sin, injustice)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अनुतिष्ठतः (anutiṣṭhataḥ) - of one who practices (of one practicing, of one adhering to)

• प्रतिसंवेष्टते (pratisaṁveṣṭate) - shrinks (curls up, wraps around, shrivels, shrinks)

• भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - his domain (earth, ground, land, realm, domain)

• अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire

• चर्म (carma) - a hide (skin, hide, leather)

• आहितम् (āhitam) - placed (placed, put, offered, deposited)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

संत्यजतः (saṁtyajataḥ) - of one who abandons (of one abandoning, of one who renounces)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃtyajat

saṁtyajat - abandoning, renouncing

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root tyaj (to abandon) with prefix sam (completely)

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, religious merit

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अधर्मम् (adharmam) - unrighteousness (unrighteousness, unrighteous conduct, sin, injustice)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adharma

adharma - unrighteousness, unrighteous conduct, sin, injustice

Negation of dharma with prefix 'a-'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dharma)

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

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अनुतिष्ठतः (anutiṣṭhataḥ) - of one who practices (of one practicing, of one adhering to)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anutiṣṭhat

anutiṣṭhat - practicing, adhering

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root sthā (to stand) with prefix anu (after, along)

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

प्रतिसंवेष्टते (pratisaṁveṣṭate) - shrinks (curls up, wraps around, shrivels, shrinks)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratisaṃveṣṭate

Present Tense

Root veṣṭ (to wrap) with prefixes prati (against, back) and sam (completely), middle voice (ātmanepada) ending

Prefixes: prati+sam

Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

Note: This verb is often used in the middle voice (ātmanepada) for actions that affect the subject itself.

भूमिः (bhūmiḥ) - his domain (earth, ground, land, realm, domain)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, realm, domain

Root: bhū (class 1)

अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire

चर्म (carma) - a hide (skin, hide, leather)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of carman

carman - skin, hide, leather

Note: Also functions as the subject of the clause 'carmāhitam yathā'.

आहितम् (āhitam) - placed (placed, put, offered, deposited)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āhita

āhita - placed, put, offered, deposited

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dhā (to place, put) with prefix ā (towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'carma'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)