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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-196, verse-21

तदादाय च लुब्धस्य लाभाल्लोभो व्यवर्धत ।
तथा हि सर्वमादाय राज्यमस्य जिहीर्षति ॥२१॥
21. tadādāya ca lubdhasya lābhāllobho vyavardhata ,
tathā hi sarvamādāya rājyamasya jihīrṣati.
21. tat ādāya ca lubdhasya lābhāt lobhaḥ vyavardhata
tathā hi sarvam ādāya rājyam asya jihīrṣati
21. And having seized those things, the greedy man's greed increased further from that gain. Thus, indeed, he desired to seize his (the king's) entire kingdom after taking everything.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत् (tat) - the objects of enjoyment, women, jewels, wealth, and sovereignty (that, those (implied from previous verse))
  • आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized
  • (ca) - and, also
  • लुब्धस्य (lubdhasya) - of the greedy minister Mahākarṇi (of the greedy one, of the covetous)
  • लाभात् (lābhāt) - from gain, by profit, due to acquisition
  • लोभः (lobhaḥ) - greed, avarice, covetousness
  • व्यवर्धत (vyavardhata) - it increased, it grew, it prospered
  • तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
  • हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
  • आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized
  • राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty
  • अस्य (asya) - of the king Ambuvīca (his, of this)
  • जिहीर्षति (jihīrṣati) - he desires to seize, he wishes to take away

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - the objects of enjoyment, women, jewels, wealth, and sovereignty (that, those (implied from previous verse))
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Implied word, combined in sandhi with ādāya.
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
लुब्धस्य (lubdhasya) - of the greedy minister Mahākarṇi (of the greedy one, of the covetous)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of lubdha
lubdha - greedy, avaricious, covetous; a greedy person
Past Passive Participle
Root: lubh (class 4)
लाभात् (lābhāt) - from gain, by profit, due to acquisition
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of lābha
lābha - gain, acquisition, profit, advantage
Root: labh (class 1)
लोभः (lobhaḥ) - greed, avarice, covetousness
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lobha
lobha - greed, avarice, covetousness, desire
Root: lubh (class 4)
व्यवर्धत (vyavardhata) - it increased, it grew, it prospered
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of vi-vṛdh
Prefix: vi
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner
(indeclinable)
हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for
(indeclinable)
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
Prefix: ā
Root: dā (class 3)
राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya
rājya - kingdom, reign, sovereignty, dominion
अस्य (asya) - of the king Ambuvīca (his, of this)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of idam
idam - this, he, she, it
जिहीर्षति (jihīrṣati) - he desires to seize, he wishes to take away
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of jihīrṣa
Desiderative stem
Desiderative of root hṛ
Root: hṛ (class 1)