महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-92, verse-5

अर्थहेतोर्नरश्रेष्ठ क्रियते कर्म कुत्सितम् ।
धिगर्थान्यत्कृते ह्येवं क्रियते ज्ञातिसंक्षयः ॥५॥

5. arthahetornaraśreṣṭha kriyate karma kutsitam ,
dhigarthānyatkṛte hyevaṁ kriyate jñātisaṁkṣayaḥ.

5. arthahetoḥ narashreṣṭha kriyate karma kutsitam dhik
arthān yat kṛte hi evam kriyate jñātisaṃkṣayaḥ

5. narashreṣṭha arthahetoḥ kutsitam karma kriyate dhik
arthān yat kṛte hi evam jñātisaṃkṣayaḥ kriyate

5. O best of men, a despicable act is committed for the sake of material gain. Fie upon wealth, for the sake of which such a destruction of relatives is brought about.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थहेतोः (arthahetoḥ) - for the sake of material gain, for the sake of wealth

• नरस्ह्रेष्ठ (narashreṣṭha) - O best of men

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

• कर्म (karma) - despicable action (action, deed)

• कुत्सितम् (kutsitam) - despicable, reprehensible, condemned

• धिक् (dhik) - fie, shame, alas, woe

• अर्थान् (arthān) - material possessions, wealth, purposes

• यत् (yat) - which, for which

• कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

• ज्ञातिसंक्षयः (jñātisaṁkṣayaḥ) - destruction of kinsmen/relatives

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थहेतोः (arthahetoḥ) - for the sake of material gain, for the sake of wealth

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of arthahetu

arthahetu - reason for wealth, for the sake of material gain

Compound type : tatpurusha (artha+hetu)

• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, material object
  noun (masculine)
• hetu – cause, reason, motive
  noun (masculine)

नरस्ह्रेष्ठ (narashreṣṭha) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narashreṣṭha

narashreṣṭha - best among men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+śreṣṭha)

• nara – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कर्म (karma) - despicable action (action, deed)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, fate, ritual

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कुत्सितम् (kutsitam) - despicable, reprehensible, condemned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kutsita

kutsita - despised, censured, despicable

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kuts (to despise, to censure)

Root: kuts (class 1)

धिक् (dhik) - fie, shame, alas, woe

(indeclinable)

अर्थान् (arthān) - material possessions, wealth, purposes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, material object, cause

यत् (yat) - which, for which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

कृते (kṛte) - for the sake of, on account of

(indeclinable)

Often used as a postposition with genitive or relative pronoun (e.g. yat kṛte)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

क्रियते (kriyate) - is done, is performed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present indicative (laṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ज्ञातिसंक्षयः (jñātisaṁkṣayaḥ) - destruction of kinsmen/relatives

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñātisaṃkṣaya

jñātisaṁkṣaya - destruction of relatives

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāti+saṃkṣaya)

• jñāti – kinsman, relative
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jñā
• saṃkṣaya – destruction, annihilation, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from sam + kṣi (to destroy)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kṣi