महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-99, verse-47

एतस्मात्कारणाद्घोरो वर्तते स्म जनक्षयः ।
दैवाद्वा पुरुषव्याघ्र तव चापनयान्नृप ॥४७॥

47. etasmātkāraṇādghoro vartate sma janakṣayaḥ ,
daivādvā puruṣavyāghra tava cāpanayānnṛpa.

47. etasmāt kāraṇāt ghoraḥ vartate sma janakṣayaḥ
daivāt vā puruṣavyāghra tava ca apanayāt nṛpa

47. puruṣavyāghra nṛpa etasmāt kāraṇāt ghoraḥ
janakṣayaḥ daivāt vā tava ca apanayāt sma vartate

47. For this reason, O tiger among men, O king, a terrible destruction of people has occurred, either due to fate or due to your erroneous policy.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from cause, due to reason

• घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• वर्तते (vartate) - he/it exists, happens, turns

• स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

• जनक्षयः (janakṣayaḥ) - destruction of people, genocide

• दैवात् (daivāt) - from fate, by destiny

• वा (vā) - or, either

• पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - Addressed to Dhritarashtra. (O tiger among men, O best of men)

• तव (tava) - your

• च (ca) - used with 'vā' to mean 'or' (and, also)

• अपनयात् (apanayāt) - from misconduct, from bad policy, from transgression

• नृप (nṛpa) - Addressed to Dhritarashtra. (O king)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from cause, due to reason

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

घोरः (ghoraḥ) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce

Note: modifies janakṣayaḥ

वर्तते (vartate) - he/it exists, happens, turns

(verb)

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

Root: vṛt (class 1)

स्म (sma) - particle indicating past tense

(indeclinable)

जनक्षयः (janakṣayaḥ) - destruction of people, genocide

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janakṣaya

janakṣaya - destruction of people, loss of life

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+kṣaya)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, decay, loss
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 5)

दैवात् (daivāt) - from fate, by destiny

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, fate, destiny

from deva (god)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

पुरुषव्याघ्र (puruṣavyāghra) - Addressed to Dhritarashtra. (O tiger among men, O best of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣavyāghra

puruṣavyāghra - tiger among men, best of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+vyāghra)

• puruṣa – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

च (ca) - used with 'vā' to mean 'or' (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपनयात् (apanayāt) - from misconduct, from bad policy, from transgression

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of apanaya

apanaya - misconduct, bad policy, transgression

Prefix: apa

Root: nī (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - Addressed to Dhritarashtra. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

compound of nṛ (man) + pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)