महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-122, verse-7

न दरिद्रो वसुमतो नाविद्वान्विदुषः सखा ।
शूरस्य न सखा क्लीबः सखिपूर्वं किमिष्यते ॥७॥

7. na daridro vasumato nāvidvānviduṣaḥ sakhā ,
śūrasya na sakhā klībaḥ sakhipūrvaṁ kimiṣyate.

7. na daridraḥ vasumataḥ na avidvān viduṣaḥ sakhā
| śūrasya na sakhā klībaḥ sakhipūrvam kim iṣyate

7. A poor person is not a friend to a wealthy one, nor is an ignorant person a friend to a wise one. A coward is not a friend to a brave person. What is the use of a past friendship?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• दरिद्रः (daridraḥ) - a poor person, indigent

• वसुमतः (vasumataḥ) - of a wealthy person, of one possessing riches

• न (na) - not, no

• अविद्वान् (avidvān) - an ignorant person, unwise

• विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - of a wise person, of one who knows

• सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

• शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of a brave person, of a hero

• न (na) - not, no

• सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

• क्लीबः (klībaḥ) - an impotent person, a eunuch, a coward

• सखिपूर्वम् (sakhipūrvam) - a past friendship, that which was previously a friendship

• किम् (kim) - what? why?

• इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is sought, is gained

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

दरिद्रः (daridraḥ) - a poor person, indigent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daridra

daridra - poor, needy, indigent, miserable

वसुमतः (vasumataḥ) - of a wealthy person, of one possessing riches

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasumat

vasumat - wealthy, rich, possessing treasure/riches

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अविद्वान् (avidvān) - an ignorant person, unwise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avidvat

avidvat - ignorant, unwise, unlearned

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vid (to know) with prefix a- (negation).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidvat)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vidvat – knowing, wise, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun meaning 'an ignorant person'.

विदुषः (viduṣaḥ) - of a wise person, of one who knows

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidus

vidus - knowing, wise, learned, intelligent

सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion, ally

शूरस्य (śūrasya) - of a brave person, of a hero

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śūra

śūra - brave, valorous, heroic; a hero, warrior

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सखा (sakhā) - friend, companion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sakhi

sakhi - friend, companion, ally

क्लीबः (klībaḥ) - an impotent person, a eunuch, a coward

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of klība

klība - impotent, eunuch, timid, cowardly; a coward

सखिपूर्वम् (sakhipūrvam) - a past friendship, that which was previously a friendship

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakhipūrva

sakhipūrva - preceded by friendship, former friend, prior connection

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sakhi+pūrva)

• sakhi – friend, companion
  noun (masculine)
• pūrva – former, prior, past, preceding
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Used as a noun, referring to 'a past friendship'.

किम् (kim) - what? why?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative particle.

इष्यते (iṣyate) - is desired, is sought, is gained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 4)