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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-135, verse-16

दीर्घसूत्रस्तु मन्दात्मा हीनबुद्धिरचेतनः ।
मरणं प्राप्तवान्मूढो यथैवोपहतेन्द्रियः ॥१६॥
16. dīrghasūtrastu mandātmā hīnabuddhiracetanaḥ ,
maraṇaṁ prāptavānmūḍho yathaivopahatendriyaḥ.
16. dīrghasūtraḥ tu mandātmā hīnabuddhiḥ acetanaḥ
maraṇam prāptavān mūḍhaḥ yathā eva upahatendriyaḥ
16. dīrghasūtraḥ mandātmā hīnabuddhiḥ acetanaḥ mūḍhaḥ
tu yathā upahatendriyaḥ eva maraṇam prāptavān
16. Indeed, a procrastinator, a dull-witted, weak-minded, senseless, and foolish person meets with death, just like one whose senses are impaired.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - procrastinator, one who delays, slow in action
  • तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)
  • मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - dull-witted, slow-minded, ignorant
  • हीनबुद्धिः (hīnabuddhiḥ) - weak-intellect, deficient in understanding, stupid
  • अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - unthinking, lacking awareness (senseless, unconscious, unintelligent, inanimate)
  • मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying
  • प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - met with (obtained, reached, achieved)
  • मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish (person) (foolish, deluded, bewildered person)
  • यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, as, like)
  • एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the comparison (indeed, just, only, exactly)
  • उपहतेन्द्रियः (upahatendriyaḥ) - one whose senses are impaired (one whose senses are impaired/damaged/destroyed)

Words meanings and morphology

दीर्घसूत्रः (dīrghasūtraḥ) - procrastinator, one who delays, slow in action
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dīrghasūtra
dīrghasūtra - procrastinator, one who delays, slow in action, long-threaded
From dīrgha (long) + sūtra (thread, string of action); one who lengthens the thread of action, i.e., delays.
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+sūtra)
  • dīrgha – long, tall, extensive, protracted
    adjective
  • sūtra – thread, string, rule, aphorism, short treatise
    noun (neuter)
तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)
(indeclinable)
मन्दात्मा (mandātmā) - dull-witted, slow-minded, ignorant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mandātman
mandātman - dull-witted, slow-minded, ignorant, of sluggish nature
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+ātman)
  • manda – slow, dull, sluggish, foolish, weak
    adjective
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual consciousness, mind, nature
    noun (masculine)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject "person".
हीनबुद्धिः (hīnabuddhiḥ) - weak-intellect, deficient in understanding, stupid
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hīnabuddhi
hīnabuddhi - weak-intellect, deficient in understanding, stupid, foolish
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hīna+buddhi)
  • hīna – deficient, deprived of, inferior, abandoned
    participle
    Past Passive Participle
    From √hā (to abandon, forsake, leave)
    Root: hā (class 3)
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment, perception
    noun (feminine)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject "person".
अचेतनः (acetanaḥ) - unthinking, lacking awareness (senseless, unconscious, unintelligent, inanimate)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of acetana
acetana - senseless, unconscious, inanimate, unintelligent
Formed with 'a-' (negation) + 'cetana'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+cetana)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
  • cetana – conscious, animate, perceiving, intelligent
    adjective
    From √cit (to perceive, observe, understand)
    Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject "person".
मरणम् (maraṇam) - death, dying
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of maraṇa
maraṇa - death, dying, act of dying
From √mṛ (to die), suffix -ana.
Root: mṛ (class 6)
Note: Object of 'prāptavān'.
प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - met with (obtained, reached, achieved)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta
prāpta - obtained, reached, acquired, happened
Past Passive Participle
From pra-√āp (to obtain, reach). The suffix -vat (nominative singular masculine -vān) forms a past active participle.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
Note: Functions adjectivally to the implied subject, but verb-like.
मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - foolish (person) (foolish, deluded, bewildered person)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha
mūḍha - foolish, stupid, deluded, bewildered, ignorant
Past Passive Participle
From √muh (to be bewildered, confused).
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject "person".
यथा (yathā) - just like (just as, as, like)
(indeclinable)
एव (eva) - indeed, emphasizing the comparison (indeed, just, only, exactly)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
Note: Used after 'yathā' to strengthen the comparison.
उपहतेन्द्रियः (upahatendriyaḥ) - one whose senses are impaired (one whose senses are impaired/damaged/destroyed)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of upahatendriya
upahatendriya - one whose senses are damaged, with impaired senses
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (upahata+indriya)
  • upahata – damaged, injured, destroyed, afflicted
    participle
    Past Passive Participle
    From upa-√han (to strike, injure, destroy)
    Prefix: upa
    Root: han (class 2)
  • indriya – sense organ, faculty of sense, power, virility
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies the implied subject of the comparison.