महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-42, verse-15

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
येऽस्मिन्धर्मान्नाचरन्तीह केचित्तथा धर्मान्केचिदिहाचरन्ति ।
धर्मः पापेन प्रतिहन्यते स्म उताहो धर्मः प्रतिहन्ति पापम् ॥१५॥

15. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
ye'smindharmānnācarantīha keci;ttathā dharmānkecidihācaranti ,
dharmaḥ pāpena pratihanyate sma; utāho dharmaḥ pratihanti pāpam.

15. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | ye asmin dharmān na
ācaranti iha kecit tathā dharmān kecit
iha ācaranti | dharmaḥ pāpena pratihanyate
sma uta āho dharmaḥ pratihanti pāpam

15. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: Some people here do not practice their natural law (dharma), while others do practice it. Is natural law (dharma) suppressed by evil (pāpa), or does natural law (dharma) suppress evil (pāpa)?

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - their natural law (dharma) (natural laws, duties)

• न (na) - not, no

• आचरन्ति (ācaranti) - perform, practice, observe

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - their natural law (dharma) (natural laws, duties)

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• आचरन्ति (ācaranti) - perform, practice, observe

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature

• पापेन (pāpena) - by evil, by sin

• प्रतिहन्यते (pratihanyate) - is hindered, is suppressed, is obstructed

• स्म (sma) - indeed, in the past

• उत (uta) - or, and also

• आहो (āho) - or else, indeed

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature

• प्रतिहन्ति (pratihanti) - hinders, suppresses, obstructs

• पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (a proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

धर्मान् (dharmān) - their natural law (dharma) (natural laws, duties)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आचरन्ति (ācaranti) - perform, practice, observe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ācar

Present Active

Root with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, certain, any

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly, and

(indeclinable)

धर्मान् (dharmān) - their natural law (dharma) (natural laws, duties)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, certain, any

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

आचरन्ति (ācaranti) - perform, practice, observe

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ācar

Present Active

Root with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पापेन (pāpena) - by evil, by sin

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, bad deed, wicked

प्रतिहन्यते (pratihanyate) - is hindered, is suppressed, is obstructed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of pratihan

Present Passive

Root with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: han (class 2)

स्म (sma) - indeed, in the past

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - or, and also

(indeclinable)

आहो (āho) - or else, indeed

(indeclinable)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

प्रतिहन्ति (pratihanti) - hinders, suppresses, obstructs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pratihan

Present Active

Root with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: han (class 2)

पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, bad deed, wicked