महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-25, verse-12

अथाब्रवीच्च तं भ्राता सुप्रतीकं विभावसुः ।
विभागं बहवो मोहात्कर्तुमिच्छन्ति नित्यदा ।
ततो विभक्ता अन्योन्यं नाद्रियन्तेऽर्थमोहिताः ॥१२॥

12. athābravīcca taṁ bhrātā supratīkaṁ vibhāvasuḥ ,
vibhāgaṁ bahavo mohātkartumicchanti nityadā ,
tato vibhaktā anyonyaṁ nādriyante'rthamohitāḥ.

12. atha abravīt ca tam bhrātā supratīkam
vibhāvasuḥ vibhāgam bahavaḥ mohāt
kartum icchanti nityadā tataḥ vibhaktāḥ
anyonyam na ādriyante arthamohitāḥ

12. Then Vibhāvasu, the elder brother, said to Supratīka: 'Many people, out of delusion, always desire to make a division (of property). Thereafter, having divided, those deluded by wealth no longer respect each other.'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, and)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, spoke)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तम् (tam) - to him (Supratīka) (him, that)

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - the (elder) brother (brother)

• सुप्रतीकम् (supratīkam) - to Supratīka

• विभावसुः (vibhāvasuḥ) - Vibhāvasu (Vibhāvasu (proper name))

• विभागम् (vibhāgam) - division (of property) (division, share)

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many people (many)

• मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion (from delusion, out of ignorance)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make (a division) (to do, to make)

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - desire (they wish, desire)

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always (always, constantly)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (thence, from that, then, thereafter)

• विभक्ताः (vibhaktāḥ) - (having) divided (divided, separated)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• आद्रियन्ते (ādriyante) - do not respect (they respect, care for, honor)

• अर्थमोहिताः (arthamohitāḥ) - deluded by wealth (deluded by wealth, infatuated with gain)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the start of a new action or discourse.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - to him (Supratīka) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `abravīt`, referring to Supratīka.

भ्राता (bhrātā) - the (elder) brother (brother)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Subject of `abravīt`.

सुप्रतीकम् (supratīkam) - to Supratīka

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of supratīka

supratīka - having a beautiful face or aspect; name of a sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+pratīka)

• su – good, well, beautiful
  indeclinable
• pratīka – face, front, symbol
  noun (neuter)

Note: Direct object of `abravīt` (or dative function of recipient).

विभावसुः (vibhāvasuḥ) - Vibhāvasu (Vibhāvasu (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vibhāvasu

vibhāvasu - rich in light or rays; fire, sun; name of a sage

Note: Appositive to `bhrātā`.

विभागम् (vibhāgam) - division (of property) (division, share)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhāga

vibhāga - division, separation, share, portion

action noun

from root bhaj with vi

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of `kartum`.

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many people (many)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Subject of `icchanti`.

मोहात् (mohāt) - out of delusion (from delusion, out of ignorance)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, ignorance, error

action noun

from root muh

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Indicates cause.

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to make (a division) (to do, to make)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Purposive infinitive.

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - desire (they wish, desire)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always (always, constantly)

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -dā

Note: Adverb modifying `icchanti`.

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (thence, from that, then, thereafter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the consequences of division.

विभक्ताः (vibhaktāḥ) - (having) divided (divided, separated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vibhakt

vibhakt - divided, separated, distributed

past passive participle

from root bhaj with vi

Prefix: vi

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the "many people" implied earlier.

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual, reciprocal

compound of anya + anya

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anya+anya)

• anya – other, another
  pronoun

Note: Acts adverbially or as object.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

आद्रियन्ते (ādriyante) - do not respect (they respect, care for, honor)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of dṛ

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 1)

अर्थमोहिताः (arthamohitāḥ) - deluded by wealth (deluded by wealth, infatuated with gain)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arthamohita

arthamohita - deluded by wealth, infatuated by gain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+mohita)

• artha – wealth, meaning, purpose
  noun (masculine)
• mohita – deluded, infatuated, bewildered
  adjective
  past passive participle (from caus. of muh)
  from causative of root muh
  Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Describes the subjects of `ādriyante`.