महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-124, verse-67

यद्यप्यशीला नृपते प्राप्नुवन्ति क्वचिच्छ्रियम् ।
न भुञ्जते चिरं तात समूलाश्च पतन्ति ते ॥६७॥

67. yadyapyaśīlā nṛpate prāpnuvanti kvacicchriyam ,
na bhuñjate ciraṁ tāta samūlāśca patanti te.

67. yadi api aśīlāḥ nṛpate prāpnuvanti kvacit śriyam
na bhuñjate ciram tāta samūlāḥ ca patanti te

67. nṛpate tāta yadi api aśīlāḥ kvacit śriyam
prāpnuvanti te ciram na bhuñjate ca samūlāḥ patanti

67. Even if, O king, those of ill character sometimes attain prosperity (śrī), they do not enjoy it for long, O dear one, and they fall completely, even with their roots.

Words meanings summery:

• यदि (yadi) - Even if (if)

• अपि (api) - Even (if) (also, even, indeed)

• अशीलाः (aśīlāḥ) - those of ill character (ill-behaved, of bad character, immoral)

• नृपते (nṛpate) - O king (O king, O ruler)

• प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they attain (they obtain, they attain, they reach)

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes (sometimes, somewhere, perchance)

• श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, fortune, beauty)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they enjoy (they enjoy, they consume, they eat)

• चिरम् (ciram) - for long (for a long time, long, lasting)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (O dear one, my son, father)

• समूलाः (samūlāḥ) - completely, even with their roots (with roots, root and all, completely)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall (they fall, they perish, they descend)

• ते (te) - they

Words meanings and morphology

यदि (yadi) - Even if (if)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - Even (if) (also, even, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often combined with yadi to form 'yadyapi' (even if).

अशीलाः (aśīlāḥ) - those of ill character (ill-behaved, of bad character, immoral)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aśīla

aśīla - ill-behaved, immoral, of bad character, unvirtuous

negative prefix 'a' + 'śīla'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śīla)

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• śīla – character, conduct, habit, nature, good behavior, morality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śīl (class 1)

Note: Refers to people who are 'aśīla'.

नृपते (nṛpate) - O king (O king, O ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men, ruler

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they attain (they obtain, they attain, they reach)

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Third person plural present active of root āp with prefix pra.

क्वचित् (kvacit) - sometimes (sometimes, somewhere, perchance)

(indeclinable)

श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (śrī) (prosperity, fortune, beauty)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, fortune, wealth, beauty, glory, goddess Lakṣmī

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

भुञ्जते (bhuñjate) - they enjoy (they enjoy, they consume, they eat)

(verb)

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

Root: bhuj (class 7)

Note: Third person plural present middle of root bhuj.

चिरम् (ciram) - for long (for a long time, long, lasting)

(indeclinable)

Note: Accusative singular neuter used adverbially.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (O dear one, my son, father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear, darling (vocative)

Note: Term of endearment, often used by an elder addressing a younger person.

समूलाः (samūlāḥ) - completely, even with their roots (with roots, root and all, completely)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samūla

samūla - with roots, together with the root, entirely

prefix 'sa' + 'mūla'

Compound type : sahabahuvrīhi (sa+mūla)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
  prefix indicating accompaniment
• mūla – root, origin, foundation, source
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'te' (they).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall (they fall, they perish, they descend)

(verb)

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

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Third person plural present active of root pat.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Nominative plural masculine of demonstrative pronoun tad, referring to 'aśīlāḥ'.