महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-74

दुरात्मा मद्रको नित्यं नित्यं चानृतिकोऽनृजुः ।
यावदन्तं हि दौरात्म्यं मद्रकेष्विति नः श्रुतम् ॥७४॥

74. durātmā madrako nityaṁ nityaṁ cānṛtiko'nṛjuḥ ,
yāvadantaṁ hi daurātmyaṁ madrakeṣviti naḥ śrutam.

74. durātmā madrakaḥ nityaṃ nityaṃ ca anṛtikaḥ anṛjuḥ
| yāvadantam hi daurātmyaṃ madrakeṣu iti naḥ śrutam

74. madrakaḥ nityaṃ durātmā,
ca nityaṃ anṛtikaḥ anṛjuḥ.
hi,
madrakeṣu daurātmyaṃ yāvadantam (bhavati) iti naḥ śrutam.

74. A Madra is always evil-minded (durātman), and always a liar, dishonest. Indeed, it is heard by us that this wickedness (daurātmya) among the Madras persists indefinitely, to the very end.

Words meanings summery:

• दुरात्मा (durātmā) - evil-minded, wicked

• मद्रकः (madrakaḥ) - a Madra

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• च (ca) - and

• अनृतिकः (anṛtikaḥ) - a liar, untruthful

• अनृजुः (anṛjuḥ) - dishonest, crooked, not straight

• यावदन्तम् (yāvadantam) - to the very end, as long as existence

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• दौरात्म्यं (daurātmyaṁ) - wickedness, evil nature

• मद्रकेषु (madrakeṣu) - among the Madras

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• नः (naḥ) - by us

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

Words meanings and morphology

दुरात्मा (durātmā) - evil-minded, wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durātman

durātman - evil-minded, wicked, malicious

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ātman)

• dur – bad, evil, difficult
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

मद्रकः (madrakaḥ) - a Madra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madraka

madraka - a Madra (inhabitant of the Madra country)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अनृतिकः (anṛtikaḥ) - a liar, untruthful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anṛtika

anṛtika - untruthful, false, a liar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ṛtika)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
• ṛtika – truthful, honest
  adjective

अनृजुः (anṛjuḥ) - dishonest, crooked, not straight

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anṛju

anṛju - not straight, crooked, dishonest, unfair

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (an+ṛju)

• an – not, un-
  prefix
• ṛju – straight, honest, upright
  adjective

यावदन्तम् (yāvadantam) - to the very end, as long as existence

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yāvat+anta)

• yāvat – as much as, as long as, until
  indeclinable
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as an adverb here, 'to the end'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

दौरात्म्यं (daurātmyaṁ) - wickedness, evil nature

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daurātmya

daurātmya - wickedness, evil nature, perversity

Derived from durātman (wicked-minded)

मद्रकेषु (madrakeṣu) - among the Madras

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of madraka

madraka - a Madra (inhabitant of the Madra country)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Used as an agent in a passive construction: 'by us it is heard'.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, learned; that which has been heard (as noun)

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'daurātmyaṃ'.