महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-23, verse-41

अधर्माभिभवात्कृष्ण प्रदुष्यन्ति कुलस्त्रियः ।
स्त्रीषु दुष्टासु वार्ष्णेय जायते वर्णसंकरः ॥४१॥

41. adharmābhibhavātkṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kulastriyaḥ ,
strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇasaṁkaraḥ.

41. adharmābhibhavāt kṛṣṇa praduṣyanti kulastriyaḥ
strīṣu duṣṭāsu vārṣṇeya jāyate varṇasaṅkaraḥ

41. kṛṣṇa adharmābhibhavāt kulastriyaḥ praduṣyanti
vārṣṇeya strīṣu duṣṭāsu varṇasaṅkaraḥ jāyate

41. O Krishna, when unrighteousness (adharma) prevails, the women of the family become corrupted. O descendent of Vṛṣṇi, when women are corrupted, then intermingling of social classes (varṇasaṅkara) arises.

Words meanings summery:

• अधर्माभिभवात् (adharmābhibhavāt) - from the prevalence/dominance of unrighteousness (adharma)

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna

• प्रदुष्यन्ति (praduṣyanti) - become corrupted/polluted

• कुलस्त्रियः (kulastriyaḥ) - family women, women of the family

• स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, when women

• दुष्टासु (duṣṭāsu) - corrupted, depraved

• वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, takes place

• वर्णसङ्करः (varṇasaṅkaraḥ) - intermingling of social classes (varṇasaṅkara)

Words meanings and morphology

अधर्माभिभवात् (adharmābhibhavāt) - from the prevalence/dominance of unrighteousness (adharma)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of adharmābhibhava

adharmābhibhava - prevalence of unrighteousness, dominance of adharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adharma+abhibhava)

• adharma – unrighteousness, irreligion (adharma)
  noun (masculine)
  a (negation) + dharma
• abhibhava – overpowering, conquest, prevalence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix abhi + root bhū + -a
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause for the women becoming corrupted.

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - O Krishna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna (a name of Vishnu/God)

प्रदुष्यन्ति (praduṣyanti) - become corrupted/polluted

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Prefix pra + root duṣ (4P)

Prefix: pra

Root: duṣ (class 4)

कुलस्त्रियः (kulastriyaḥ) - family women, women of the family

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kulastrī

kulastrī - family woman, woman of the family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+strī)

• kula – family, lineage
  noun (neuter)
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Subject of 'praduṣyanti'.

स्त्रीषु (strīṣu) - among women, when women

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, wife, female

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

दुष्टासु (duṣṭāsu) - corrupted, depraved

(adjective)

Locative, feminine, plural of duṣṭa

duṣṭa - corrupted, wicked, depraved, bad

Past Passive Participle

Root duṣ + -ta

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, agrees with 'strīṣu'.

वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya

vārṣṇeya - descendant of Vṛṣṇi (an epithet of Krishna)

vṛṣṇi + -ḍhak (patronymic suffix)

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, takes place

(verb)

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

Present Indicative

Root jan (4A)

Root: jan (class 4)

वर्णसङ्करः (varṇasaṅkaraḥ) - intermingling of social classes (varṇasaṅkara)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇasaṅkara

varṇasaṅkara - intermingling of social classes, confusion of castes (varṇasaṅkara)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇa+saṅkara)

• varṇa – social class, color, letter
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)
• saṅkara – mixing, confusion, intermixture
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix sam + root kṛ + -a
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'jāyate'.