महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-27, verse-91

मद्रकाः सिन्धुसौवीरा धर्मं विद्युः कथं त्विह ।
पापदेशोद्भवा म्लेच्छा धर्माणामविचक्षणाः ॥९१॥

91. madrakāḥ sindhusauvīrā dharmaṁ vidyuḥ kathaṁ tviha ,
pāpadeśodbhavā mlecchā dharmāṇāmavicakṣaṇāḥ.

91. madrakāḥ sindhusauvīrāḥ dharmam vidyuḥ katham tu
iha pāpadeśodbhavāḥ mlecchāḥ dharmāṇām avicakṣaṇāḥ

91. iha madrakāḥ sindhusauvīrāḥ tu katham dharmam vidyuḥ
pāpadeśodbhavāḥ mlecchāḥ dharmāṇām avicakṣaṇāḥ

91. How can the Madras and Sindhu-Sauviras possibly understand natural law (dharma) in this situation? They are barbarians (mlecchāḥ), originating from a sinful land, and utterly lacking discernment regarding the intrinsic nature (dharma) of things.

Words meanings summery:

• मद्रकाः (madrakāḥ) - the Madras, people of the Madra country

• सिन्धुसौवीराः (sindhusauvīrāḥ) - the people of Sindhu and Sauvira regions

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

• विद्युः (vidyuḥ) - may they know, they should know, how can they know

• कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

• पापदेशोद्भवाः (pāpadeśodbhavāḥ) - born from a sinful country, originating from a land of vice

• म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - barbarians, foreigners, non-Aryans

• धर्माणाम् (dharmāṇām) - of the natural laws, of duties, of righteousness

• अविचक्षणाः (avicakṣaṇāḥ) - ignorant, undiscriminating, lacking discernment

Words meanings and morphology

मद्रकाः (madrakāḥ) - the Madras, people of the Madra country

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madraka

madraka - a native of Madra country

सिन्धुसौवीराः (sindhusauvīrāḥ) - the people of Sindhu and Sauvira regions

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sindhusauvīra

sindhusauvīra - inhabitants of the Sindhu and Sauvira regions

Compound type : dvandva (sindhu+sauvīra)

• sindhu – the Sindhu river, the region around it
  noun (masculine)
• sauvīra – Sauvira country, its inhabitants
  noun (masculine)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

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

from root dhṛ 'to uphold', 'to support'

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

विद्युः (vidyuḥ) - may they know, they should know, how can they know

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vid

root verb 'vid' in optative mood

Root: vid (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how, why, in what manner

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this matter

(indeclinable)

पापदेशोद्भवाः (pāpadeśodbhavāḥ) - born from a sinful country, originating from a land of vice

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāpadeśodbhava

pāpadeśodbhava - originating from a sinful country

compound of pāpa, deśa, and udbhava

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+deśa+udbhava)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, sinful, sin
  noun (neuter)
• deśa – country, region, place
  noun (masculine)
  Root: diś (class 6)
• udbhava – origin, production, birth, arising from
  noun (masculine)
  from ud-bhū 'to arise'
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to Madrakas and Sindhusauviras

म्लेच्छाः (mlecchāḥ) - barbarians, foreigners, non-Aryans

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mleccha

mleccha - barbarian, foreigner, non-Aryan

Root: mlecch (class 1)

धर्माणाम् (dharmāṇām) - of the natural laws, of duties, of righteousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharma

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

from root dhṛ 'to uphold', 'to support'

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अविचक्षणाः (avicakṣaṇāḥ) - ignorant, undiscriminating, lacking discernment

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avicakṣaṇa

avicakṣaṇa - ignorant, undiscriminating, unwise

negation of vicakṣaṇa

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vicakṣaṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vicakṣaṇa – discerning, wise, clever
  adjective (masculine)
  from vi-cakṣ 'to discern'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Refers to Madrakas and Sindhusauviras