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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-123, verse-9

अपध्यानमलो धर्मो मलोऽर्थस्य निगूहनम् ।
संप्रमोदमलः कामो भूयः स्वगुणवर्तितः ॥९॥
9. apadhyānamalo dharmo malo'rthasya nigūhanam ,
saṁpramodamalaḥ kāmo bhūyaḥ svaguṇavartitaḥ.
9. apadhyāna-malaḥ dharmaḥ malaḥ arthasya nigūhanam
sampramoda-malaḥ kāmaḥ bhūyaḥ sva-guṇa-vartitaḥ
9. dharmaḥ apadhyāna-malaḥ malaḥ arthasya nigūhanam
kāmaḥ sampramoda-malaḥ bhūyaḥ sva-guṇa-vartitaḥ
9. Covetous thought is the blemish of righteous conduct (dharma). The blemish of wealth (artha) is its concealment. Excessive delight is the blemish of desire (kāma); moreover, it (kāma) operates according to its intrinsic nature.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अपध्यान-मलः (apadhyāna-malaḥ) - covetous thought (as a blemish) (impurity of evil thought, blemish of covetousness)
  • धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteous conduct (dharma) (righteous conduct, moral law, intrinsic nature, duty)
  • मलः (malaḥ) - the blemish (impurity, dirt, blemish)
  • अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth (artha) (of wealth, of purpose)
  • निगूहनम् (nigūhanam) - concealment, hiding
  • सम्प्रमोद-मलः (sampramoda-malaḥ) - excessive delight (as a blemish) (impurity of excessive delight)
  • कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire (kāma) (desire, love, pleasure, wish)
  • भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - moreover (further, again, moreover, more)
  • स्व-गुण-वर्तितः (sva-guṇa-vartitaḥ) - operates according to its intrinsic nature (acting according to one's own quality/nature, engaged in one's own attribute)

Words meanings and morphology

अपध्यान-मलः (apadhyāna-malaḥ) - covetous thought (as a blemish) (impurity of evil thought, blemish of covetousness)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of apadhyāna-mala
apadhyāna-mala - impurity or blemish of evil thought/malice/covetousness
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apadhyāna+mala)
  • apadhyāna – evil thought, malice, coveting, ill-will
    noun (neuter)
    From prefix apa and root dhyā (to meditate, think)
    Prefix: apa
    Root: dhyā (class 2)
  • mala – impurity, dirt, blemish, stain
    noun (masculine)
धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - righteous conduct (dharma) (righteous conduct, moral law, intrinsic nature, duty)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, custom, religion, natural quality, intrinsic nature
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
मलः (malaḥ) - the blemish (impurity, dirt, blemish)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mala
mala - impurity, dirt, blemish, stain
अर्थस्य (arthasya) - of wealth (artha) (of wealth, of purpose)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, thing
निगूहनम् (nigūhanam) - concealment, hiding
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of nigūhana
nigūhana - act of hiding, concealment
Verbal noun from root guh with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: guh (class 1)
सम्प्रमोद-मलः (sampramoda-malaḥ) - excessive delight (as a blemish) (impurity of excessive delight)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sampramoda-mala
sampramoda-mala - impurity or blemish of excessive delight/joy
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sampramoda+mala)
  • sampramoda – excessive joy, delight, merriment
    noun (masculine)
    From root mud with prefixes sam and pra
    Prefixes: sam+pra
    Root: mud (class 1)
  • mala – impurity, dirt, blemish, stain
    noun (masculine)
कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire (kāma) (desire, love, pleasure, wish)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, sensual gratification
भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - moreover (further, again, moreover, more)
(indeclinable)
स्व-गुण-वर्तितः (sva-guṇa-vartitaḥ) - operates according to its intrinsic nature (acting according to one's own quality/nature, engaged in one's own attribute)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sva-guṇa-vartita
sva-guṇa-vartita - acting according to one's own quality or nature
Past Passive Participle
Compound adjective ending in vartita (from root vṛt 'to be, to exist, to act')
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+guṇa+vartita)
  • sva – own, one's own
    pronoun (masculine)
  • guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue, strand (of a rope)
    noun (masculine)
  • vartita – caused to turn, made to exist, acted, operated
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From causative of root vṛt (to be, exist, act)
    Root: vṛt (class 1)