महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-43

असन्तोऽभ्यर्थिताः सद्भिः किंचित्कार्यं कदाचन ।
मन्यन्ते सन्तमात्मानमसन्तमपि विश्रुतम् ॥४३॥

43. asanto'bhyarthitāḥ sadbhiḥ kiṁcitkāryaṁ kadācana ,
manyante santamātmānamasantamapi viśrutam.

43. asantaḥ abhyarthitāḥ sadbhiḥ kiñcit kāryam kadācana
manyante santam ātmanam asantam api viśrutam

43. Even when wicked people (asantaḥ) are requested by the virtuous (sadbhiḥ) for some task, they consider themselves excellent (santam ātman), even if they are well-known to be wicked.

Words meanings summery:

• असन्तः (asantaḥ) - wicked people (wicked people, ignoble, non-existent ones)

• अभ्यर्थिताः (abhyarthitāḥ) - requested (requested, implored, entreated)

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the virtuous (by good people, by the virtuous)

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some (task) (something, anything, a little)

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (work, task, duty, that which is to be done)

• कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time (ever, at any time, never (with negation))

• मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider (they consider, they think, they believe)

• सन्तम् (santam) - good, excellent (good, virtuous, existent)

• आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - oneself (oneself, the soul, the self, the spirit)

• असन्तम् (asantam) - wicked (wicked, bad, non-existent)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - well-known (to be wicked) (renowned, famous, known)

Words meanings and morphology

असन्तः (asantaḥ) - wicked people (wicked people, ignoble, non-existent ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asant

asant - not good, wicked, bad, non-existent

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from `a-` (negation) + `sat` (present active participle of `as`, to be, good, existent).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (nañ).
• sat – good, virtuous, existent, real
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

अभ्यर्थिताः (abhyarthitāḥ) - requested (requested, implored, entreated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhyarthita

abhyarthita - requested, solicited, prayed for

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `abhi` (towards) + root `arth` (to ask, to seek).

Prefix: abhi

Root: arth (class 10)

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - by the virtuous (by good people, by the virtuous)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existent, real

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Sandhi rule: `t` becomes `d` before voiced consonants like `bh`.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - some (task) (something, anything, a little)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative pronoun `kim` + indefinite particle `cit`.

कार्यम् (kāryam) - task (work, task, duty, that which is to be done)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, work, purpose, effect

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)

Derived from root `kṛ` (to do) with suffix `-ya`.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कदाचन (kadācana) - at any time (ever, at any time, never (with negation))

(indeclinable)

From `kadā` (when) + `cana` (indefinite particle).

मन्यन्ते (manyante) - they consider (they consider, they think, they believe)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Present Tense

From root `man`.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Verb form is Ātmanepada.

सन्तम् (santam) - good, excellent (good, virtuous, existent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existent, real

Present Active Participle

From root `as` (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective.

आत्मनम् (ātmanam) - oneself (oneself, the soul, the self, the spirit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Note: Used reflexively with `manyante`.

असन्तम् (asantam) - wicked (wicked, bad, non-existent)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asant

asant - not good, wicked, bad, non-existent

Present Active Participle (negative)

Derived from `a-` (negation) + `sat` (present active participle of `as`, to be, good, existent).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix (nañ).
• sat – good, virtuous, existent, real
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  From root `as` (to be).
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Participle functioning as an adjective.

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुतम् (viśrutam) - well-known (to be wicked) (renowned, famous, known)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - heard, known, famous, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from `vi` (apart, extensively) + root `śru` (to hear).

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)