महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-70, verse-24

ये धनादपकर्षन्ति नरं स्वबलमाश्रिताः ।
ते धर्ममर्थं कामं च प्रमथ्नन्ति नरं च तम् ॥२४॥

24. ye dhanādapakarṣanti naraṁ svabalamāśritāḥ ,
te dharmamarthaṁ kāmaṁ ca pramathnanti naraṁ ca tam.

24. ye dhanāt apakarṣanti naram svabalam āśritāḥ te
dharmam artham kāmam ca pramathnanti naram ca tam

24. Those who, relying on their own strength, deprive a person of wealth—they indeed crush that person, along with their natural law (dharma), prosperity (artha), and legitimate desires (kāma).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - those who (who, which, those who)

• धनात् (dhanāt) - from wealth (from wealth, by means of wealth)

• अपकर्षन्ति (apakarṣanti) - they deprive (they draw away, they deprive, they diminish)

• नरम् (naram) - a person (a person, a man)

• स्वबलम् (svabalam) - their own strength (one's own strength, own power)

• आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - relying on (relying on, resorted to, dependent on, having taken refuge)

• ते (te) - they (they, those)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, characteristic quality)

• अर्थम् (artham) - prosperity (artha) (purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, advantage)

• कामम् (kāmam) - legitimate desires (kāma) (desire, wish, pleasure, love)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रमथ्नन्ति (pramathnanti) - they crush (they crush, they destroy, they torment, they agitate)

• नरम् (naram) - that person (a person, a man)

• च (ca) - along with (and, also)

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

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (who, which, those who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Relative pronoun

धनात् (dhanāt) - from wealth (from wealth, by means of wealth)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

Root: dhā (class 3)

अपकर्षन्ति (apakarṣanti) - they deprive (they draw away, they deprive, they diminish)

(verb)

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

From root 'kṛṣ' with prefix 'apa'

Prefix: apa

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

नरम् (naram) - a person (a person, a man)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

स्वबलम् (svabalam) - their own strength (one's own strength, own power)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svabala

svabala - one's own strength, self-power

Compound 'sva' + 'bala'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bala)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bal (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āśritāḥ' (implicitly), or locative of means.

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - relying on (relying on, resorted to, dependent on, having taken refuge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - relying on, resorted to, dependent on, sheltered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śri' (to resort to, serve) with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ye'.

ते (te) - they (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative/anaphoric pronoun

Note: Correlative pronoun for 'ye'.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution, characteristic quality)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pramathnanti'.

अर्थम् (artham) - prosperity (artha) (purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, advantage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, prosperity, material well-being

Note: Object of 'pramathnanti'.

कामम् (kāmam) - legitimate desires (kāma) (desire, wish, pleasure, love)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, pleasure, sensual enjoyment, love

From root 'kam' (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pramathnanti'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

प्रमथ्नन्ति (pramathnanti) - they crush (they crush, they destroy, they torment, they agitate)

(verb)

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

From root 'math' (to churn, to agitate) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: math (class 1)

नरम् (naram) - that person (a person, a man)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, human being

च (ca) - along with (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - that (person) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'naram'.