महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-154, verse-13

अदान्तः पुरुषः क्लेशमभीक्ष्णं प्रतिपद्यते ।
अनर्थांश्च बहूनन्यान्प्रसृजत्यात्मदोषजान् ॥१३॥

13. adāntaḥ puruṣaḥ kleśamabhīkṣṇaṁ pratipadyate ,
anarthāṁśca bahūnanyānprasṛjatyātmadoṣajān.

13. adāntaḥ puruṣaḥ kleśam abhīkṣṇam pratipadyate
anarthān ca bahūn anyān prasṛjati ātma-doṣajān

13. puruṣaḥ adāntaḥ abhīkṣṇam kleśam pratipadyate
ca bahūn anyān ātma-doṣajān anarthān prasṛjati

13. A person lacking self-control repeatedly experiences distress and generates many other misfortunes that arise from their own faults.

Words meanings summery:

• अदान्तः (adāntaḥ) - uncontrolled, unsubdued, lacking self-control

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, human being

• क्लेशम् (kleśam) - distress, suffering, pain, affliction

• अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly, frequently

• प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - obtains, experiences, undergoes, reaches

• अनर्थान् (anarthān) - misfortunes, calamities, evils, harms

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, much

• अन्यान् (anyān) - other, different

• प्रसृजति (prasṛjati) - creates, generates, sends forth

• आत्म-दोषजान् (ātma-doṣajān) - born of one's own faults, originating from one's own defects

Words meanings and morphology

अदान्तः (adāntaḥ) - uncontrolled, unsubdued, lacking self-control

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adānta

adānta - uncontrolled, unsubdued, lacking self-control, wild

Past Passive Participle (negative)

Formed from 'dānta' (P.P.P. of root 'dam' 'to subdue') with the negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dānta)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• dānta – subdued, controlled, self-controlled, tame
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'dam' (to subdue, control).
  Root: dam (class 4)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - man, person, human being

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, male, human being, the spiritual principle (puruṣa)

क्लेशम् (kleśam) - distress, suffering, pain, affliction

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kleśa

kleśa - distress, suffering, pain, affliction, trouble

From root 'kliś' (to suffer, torment).

Root: kliś (class 9)

अभीक्ष्णम् (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly, repeatedly, frequently

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form. From 'abhi' + 'īkṣṇa' (desire to see, looking at).

प्रतिपद्यते (pratipadyate) - obtains, experiences, undergoes, reaches

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pratipad

Present Tense, Middle Voice

From prefix 'prati' + root 'pad' (to go, move, fall).

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

अनर्थान् (anarthān) - misfortunes, calamities, evils, harms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anartha

anartha - misfortune, calamity, evil, harm, disadvantage, useless

Formed from 'artha' (purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage) with the negative prefix 'a-'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, non-, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, advantage, thing
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

बहून् (bahūn) - many, much

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous, abundant

अन्यान् (anyān) - other, different

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, different, another, distinct

प्रसृजति (prasṛjati) - creates, generates, sends forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prasṛj

Present Tense, Active Voice

From prefix 'pra' + root 'sṛj' (to let go, emit, create).

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛj (class 6)

आत्म-दोषजान् (ātma-doṣajān) - born of one's own faults, originating from one's own defects

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ātma-doṣaja

ātma-doṣaja - born from one's own faults, originating from one's own defects

Compound of 'ātman' (self) + 'doṣa' (fault) + 'ja' (born from).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+doṣa+ja)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
• doṣa – fault, defect, blemish, impurity, vice
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'duṣ' (to corrupt, be faulty).
  Root: duṣ (class 4)
• ja – born, produced from, arising from, caused by
  adjective (masculine)
  Often used as the final element of compounds to denote origin. From root 'jan' (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)