महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-104, verse-34

यथा वप्रे वेगवति सर्वतःसंप्लुतोदके ।
नित्यं विवरणाद्बाधस्तथा राज्यं प्रमाद्यतः ॥३४॥

34. yathā vapre vegavati sarvataḥsaṁplutodake ,
nityaṁ vivaraṇādbādhastathā rājyaṁ pramādyataḥ.

34. yathā vapre vegavati sarvataḥsaṃplutodake |
nityam vivaraṇāt bādhaḥ tathā rājyam pramādyataḥ

34. yathā vegavati sarvataḥsaṃplutodake vapre nityam vivaraṇāt bādhaḥ,
tathā pramādyataḥ rājyam

34. Just as an embankment, swiftly flowing and entirely submerged in water, constantly suffers damage from breaches, so too does a kingdom belonging to a negligent ruler.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in the manner that)

• वप्रे (vapre) - in an embankment (in the river bank, in the embankment)

• वेगवति (vegavati) - having a strong current (describing the water or the flow affecting the bank) (in the swift, in the speedy, having force)

• सर्वतःसंप्लुतोदके (sarvataḥsaṁplutodake) - (in an embankment) entirely submerged in water (in that which is completely inundated with water from all sides)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

• विवरणात् (vivaraṇāt) - from breaches (from a breach, from an opening, from a gap)

• बाधः (bādhaḥ) - damage (obstruction, damage, injury, impediment)

• तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that way)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - a kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, rule)

• प्रमाद्यतः (pramādyataḥ) - of one who is negligent (of a negligent one, of one who errs)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

वप्रे (vapre) - in an embankment (in the river bank, in the embankment)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vapra

vapra - dike, mound, rampart, river bank, wall

वेगवति (vegavati) - having a strong current (describing the water or the flow affecting the bank) (in the swift, in the speedy, having force)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vegavat

vegavat - swift, rapid, having speed, quick, energetic

Possessive suffix -vat.

सर्वतःसंप्लुतोदके (sarvataḥsaṁplutodake) - (in an embankment) entirely submerged in water (in that which is completely inundated with water from all sides)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarvataḥsaṃplutodaka

sarvataḥsaṁplutodaka - completely inundated with water from all sides

Bahuvrīhi compound: sarvataḥ (from all sides) + saṃpluta (inundated) + udaka (water).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (sarvatas+sampluta+udaka)

• sarvatas – from all sides, everywhere
  indeclinable
  Adverbial suffix -tas
• sampluta – inundated, overflowed, flooded
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √plu (to float, to swim) with prefix sam.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √plu (class 1)
• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (constantly, always, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial usage of the neuter accusative singular.

विवरणात् (vivaraṇāt) - from breaches (from a breach, from an opening, from a gap)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vivaraṇa

vivaraṇa - opening, hole, breach, gap, disclosure

From √vṛ (to cover) with vi and aṇa suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: √vṛ (class 10)

बाधः (bādhaḥ) - damage (obstruction, damage, injury, impediment)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bādha

bādha - obstruction, injury, damage, hindrance, distress

From √bādh (to oppress, harass).

Root: √bādh (class 1)

Note: Implied verb 'is' (asti).

तथा (tathā) - so too (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - a kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, rule)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, realm, sovereignty, rule

From rājan (king) + ya suffix.

Note: Implied verb 'is damaged/destroyed'.

प्रमाद्यतः (pramādyataḥ) - of one who is negligent (of a negligent one, of one who errs)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pramādyat

pramādyat - negligent, careless, indolent, erring

Present Active Participle

From √mad (to be drunk/delighted/negligent) with prefix pra. pramādyati - to be negligent.

Prefix: pra

Root: √mad (class 4)