महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-154, verse-18

कामः क्रोधश्च लोभश्च दर्पः स्तम्भो विकत्थनम् ।
मोह ईर्ष्यावमानश्चेत्येतद्दान्तो न सेवते ॥१८॥

18. kāmaḥ krodhaśca lobhaśca darpaḥ stambho vikatthanam ,
moha īrṣyāvamānaścetyetaddānto na sevate.

18. kāmaḥ krodhaḥ ca lobhaḥ ca darpaḥ stambhaḥ vikatthanam
mohaḥ īrṣyā avamānaḥ ca iti etat dāntaḥ na sevate

18. kāmaḥ ca krodhaḥ ca lobhaḥ darpaḥ stambhaḥ vikatthanam
mohaḥ īrṣyā ca avamānaḥ iti etat dāntaḥ na sevate

18. Desire, anger, and greed, along with arrogance, obstinacy, boasting, delusion, envy, and disrespect—a self-controlled person (dānta) does not engage with these.

Words meanings summery:

• कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love

• क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger, wrath

• च (ca) - and, also

• लोभः (lobhaḥ) - greed, covetousness

• च (ca) - and, also

• दर्पः (darpaḥ) - arrogance, pride, haughtiness

• स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - obstinacy, rigidity, immobility

• विकत्थनम् (vikatthanam) - boasting, bragging

• मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, infatuation, confusion

• ईर्ष्या (īrṣyā) - envy, jealousy

• अवमानः (avamānaḥ) - disrespect, contempt, insult

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - Marks the end of the list of vices. (thus, so, denoting quotation)

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the list of negative qualities mentioned. (this, these)

• दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - A person characterized by self-control. (self-controlled, restrained)

• न (na) - not, no

• सेवते (sevate) - Does not indulge in or cultivate (these vices). (serves, attends, cultivates, indulges in)

Words meanings and morphology

कामः (kāmaḥ) - desire, wish, love

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing, love, pleasure

From root 'kam' (to desire)

Root: kam (class 1)

क्रोधः (krodhaḥ) - anger, wrath

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodha

krodha - anger, wrath, rage

From root 'krudh' (to be angry)

Root: krudh (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

लोभः (lobhaḥ) - greed, covetousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, avarice

From root 'lubh' (to desire, covet)

Root: lubh (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

दर्पः (darpaḥ) - arrogance, pride, haughtiness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darpa

darpa - arrogance, pride, haughtiness, conceit

From root 'dṛp' (to be proud)

Root: dṛp (class 4)

स्तम्भः (stambhaḥ) - obstinacy, rigidity, immobility

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stambha

stambha - obstinacy, rigidity, immobility, stiffness

From root 'stambh' (to stop, fix)

Root: stambh (class 5)

विकत्थनम् (vikatthanam) - boasting, bragging

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vikatthana

vikatthana - boasting, bragging, self-praise

Derived from root 'kath' (to tell) with prefix 'vi'

Prefix: vi

Root: kath (class 10)

मोहः (mohaḥ) - delusion, infatuation, confusion

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, bewilderment, ignorance

From root 'muh' (to be confused, deluded)

Root: muh (class 4)

ईर्ष्या (īrṣyā) - envy, jealousy

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of īrṣyā

īrṣyā - envy, jealousy, ill-will

अवमानः (avamānaḥ) - disrespect, contempt, insult

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avamāna

avamāna - disrespect, contempt, insult, disregard

Derived from root 'man' (to think) with prefix 'ava'

Prefix: ava

Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - Marks the end of the list of vices. (thus, so, denoting quotation)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the list of negative qualities mentioned. (this, these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that, these

Note: The singular form refers to the collection of vices as a whole.

दान्तः (dāntaḥ) - A person characterized by self-control. (self-controlled, restrained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dānta

dānta - self-controlled, restrained, tamed, subdued

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dam' (to tame, control)

Root: dam (class 1)

Note: Often used as a noun meaning 'a self-controlled person'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

सेवते (sevate) - Does not indulge in or cultivate (these vices). (serves, attends, cultivates, indulges in)

(verb)

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

Root: sev (class 1)