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5,39

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-39, verse-52

अधर्मोपार्जितैरर्थैर्यः करोत्यौर्ध्वदेहिकम् ।
न स तस्य फलं प्रेत्य भुङ्क्तेऽर्थस्य दुरागमात् ॥५२॥
52. adharmopārjitairarthairyaḥ karotyaurdhvadehikam ,
na sa tasya phalaṁ pretya bhuṅkte'rthasya durāgamāt.
52. adharmopārjitaiḥ arthaiḥ yaḥ karoti aurdhvadehikam
na sa tasya phalam pretya bhuṅkte arthasya durāgamāt
52. He who performs post-mortem rites with wealth (artha) acquired through unrighteousness (adharma) does not enjoy the fruit of those rites after death (pretya), due to the ill-gotten nature of the wealth.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अधर्मोपार्जितैः (adharmopārjitaiḥ) - by what is acquired through unrighteousness, by ill-gotten gains
  • अर्थैः (arthaiḥ) - by wealth (artha) (by wealth, by means, by resources)
  • यः (yaḥ) - who, which
  • करोति (karoti) - performs, does, makes
  • और्ध्वदेहिकम् (aurdhvadehikam) - post-mortem rites, rites for the deceased
  • (na) - not, no
  • (sa) - he (referring to 'yaḥ') (he, that)
  • तस्य (tasya) - of that (fruit) (of that, his)
  • फलम् (phalam) - fruit (of the rites) (fruit, result, consequence)
  • प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (pretya) (after death, having died, having departed)
  • भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys, experiences, consumes
  • अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of the wealth (artha) (of wealth, of the purpose)
  • दुरागमात् (durāgamāt) - due to its ill-gotten nature (from evil acquisition, because of ill-gotten origin)

Words meanings and morphology

अधर्मोपार्जितैः (adharmopārjitaiḥ) - by what is acquired through unrighteousness, by ill-gotten gains
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of adharmopārjita
adharmopārjita - acquired through unrighteousness
Compound type : tatpurusha (adharma+upārjita)
  • adharma – unrighteousness, unconstitutionality, injustice, vice, what is contrary to natural law (dharma)
    noun (masculine)
    Negative prefix 'a-' + dharma
  • upārjita – acquired, gained, earned
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From upa-√ṛj (to acquire)
    Prefix: upa
    Root: ṛj (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'arthaiḥ'
अर्थैः (arthaiḥ) - by wealth (artha) (by wealth, by means, by resources)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of artha
artha - wealth, purpose, meaning, object, cause, business
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ya
ya - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun
करोति (karoti) - performs, does, makes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
और्ध्वदेहिकम् (aurdhvadehikam) - post-mortem rites, rites for the deceased
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aurdhvadehika
aurdhvadehika - relating to the other world or to the body after death; post-mortem rites
Derived from ūrdhvadeha (the body after death or the next world) + ṭhak (suffix for 'relating to')
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(sa) - he (referring to 'yaḥ') (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Demonstrative pronoun
तस्य (tasya) - of that (fruit) (of that, his)
(pronoun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers to 'phalam'
फलम् (phalam) - fruit (of the rites) (fruit, result, consequence)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of phala
phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward
प्रेत्य (pretya) - after death (pretya) (after death, having died, having departed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From pra-√i (to go forth, die)
Prefix: pra
Root: i (class 2)
भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - enjoys, experiences, consumes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of bhuj
Root: bhuj (class 7)
अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of the wealth (artha) (of wealth, of the purpose)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of artha
artha - wealth, purpose, meaning, object, cause, business
दुरागमात् (durāgamāt) - due to its ill-gotten nature (from evil acquisition, because of ill-gotten origin)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of durāgama
durāgama - evil acquisition, difficult approach, bad origin
Compound type : pradi-samāsa (dur+āgama)
  • dur – bad, difficult, evil, ill-
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating 'bad', 'difficult', 'evil'
  • āgama – arrival, coming, origin, acquisition, tradition
    noun (masculine)
    From ā-√gam (to come, arrive)
    Prefix: ā
    Root: gam (class 1)