महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-5, verse-1

कृप उवाच ।
शुश्रूषुरपि दुर्मेधाः पुरुषोऽनियतेन्द्रियः ।
नालं वेदयितुं कृत्स्नौ धर्मार्थाविति मे मतिः ॥१॥

1. kṛpa uvāca ,
śuśrūṣurapi durmedhāḥ puruṣo'niyatendriyaḥ ,
nālaṁ vedayituṁ kṛtsnau dharmārthāviti me matiḥ.

1. kṛpaḥ uvāca śuśrūṣuḥ api durmedhāḥ puruṣaḥ aniyatendriyaḥ
na alam vedayitum kṛtsnau dharmārthau iti me matiḥ

1. kṛpaḥ uvāca: śuśrūṣuḥ api durmedhāḥ aniyatendriyaḥ
puruṣaḥ kṛtsnau dharmārthau vedayitum na alam iti me matiḥ

1. Kṛpa said: It is my opinion that even a person desirous of learning, who is dull-witted and whose senses are uncontrolled, is not capable of understanding the entirety of both natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha).

Words meanings summery:

• कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, told

• शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - desirous of hearing, wishing to learn, obedient

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - dull-witted, unintelligent, of poor intellect

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

• अनियतेन्द्रियः (aniyatendriyaḥ) - whose senses are uncontrolled, unrestrained in senses

• न (na) - not, no

• अलम् (alam) - capable, sufficient, enough

• वेदयितुम् (vedayitum) - to know, to understand, to make known, to teach

• कृत्स्नौ (kṛtsnau) - both entire, both complete, both whole

• धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - both natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• मे (me) - my, to me, of me

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, intelligence, understanding

Words meanings and morphology

कृपः (kṛpaḥ) - Kṛpa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpa

kṛpa - Kṛpa (a renowned warrior and sage in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke, told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense form

Irregular perfect tense form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

शुश्रूषुः (śuśrūṣuḥ) - desirous of hearing, wishing to learn, obedient

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣu

śuśrūṣu - desirous of hearing, wishing to learn, obedient, attentive

Desiderative Participle

Desiderative formation from the root śru (to hear) with the suffix -u.

Root: śru (class 5)

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - dull-witted, unintelligent, of poor intellect

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmedhas

durmedhas - dull-witted, foolish, of bad intellect

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dur+medhas)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negativity or difficulty.
• medhas – intellect, wisdom, intelligence
  noun (feminine)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person, man, male, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, the supreme cosmic person (puruṣa)

अनियतेन्द्रियः (aniyatendriyaḥ) - whose senses are uncontrolled, unrestrained in senses

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aniyatendriya

aniyatendriya - one whose senses are uncontrolled

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (a+niyata+indriya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• niyata – controlled, restrained, fixed (past passive participle)
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from the root yam (to control, restrain) with the prefix ni-.
  Prefix: ni
  Root: yam (class 1)
• indriya – sense organ, faculty, power
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अलम् (alam) - capable, sufficient, enough

(indeclinable)

वेदयितुम् (vedayitum) - to know, to understand, to make known, to teach

(indeclinable)

Infinitive of causative

Infinitive form of the causative of the root vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

कृत्स्नौ (kṛtsnau) - both entire, both complete, both whole

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, dual of kṛtsna

kṛtsna - whole, entire, complete, all

धर्मार्थौ (dharmārthau) - both natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of dharmārtha

dharmārtha - natural law (dharma) and material prosperity (artha), righteousness and wealth

Compound type : Dvandva (dharma+artha)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature (dharma), righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• artha – aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, material prosperity, object, thing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: arth (class 10)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, intelligence, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, belief

Root: man (class 4)