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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-158, verse-7

हिंसाविहारी सततमविशेषगुणागुणः ।
बह्वलीको मनस्वी च लुब्धोऽत्यर्थं नृशंसकृत् ॥७॥
7. hiṁsāvihārī satatamaviśeṣaguṇāguṇaḥ ,
bahvalīko manasvī ca lubdho'tyarthaṁ nṛśaṁsakṛt.
7. hiṃsāvihārī satatam aviśeṣaguṇāguṇaḥ bahvalīkaḥ
manasvī ca lubdhaḥ atyartham nṛśaṃsakṛt
7. hiṃsāvihārī satatam aviśeṣaguṇāguṇaḥ bahvalīkaḥ
manasvī ca lubdhaḥ atyartham nṛśaṃsakṛt
7. He constantly indulges in violence, lacks discernment between good and bad qualities, is very deceitful, proud, exceedingly greedy, and commits cruel acts.

Words meanings summery:

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  • हिंसाविहारी (hiṁsāvihārī) - indulging in violence
  • सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly
  • अविशेषगुणागुणः (aviśeṣaguṇāguṇaḥ) - unable to distinguish between good and bad qualities; indiscriminate
  • बह्वलीकः (bahvalīkaḥ) - very deceitful, full of much falsehood
  • मनस्वी (manasvī) - Here possibly implying stubborn or opinionated rather than positively sagacious. (proud, high-minded, sagacious)
  • (ca) - and, also
  • लुब्धः (lubdhaḥ) - greedy, covetous
  • अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, too much
  • नृशंसकृत् (nṛśaṁsakṛt) - committing cruel acts, cruel doer

Words meanings and morphology

हिंसाविहारी (hiṁsāvihārī) - indulging in violence
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of hiṃsāvihārin
hiṁsāvihārin - one who delights in or practices violence
derived from hiṃsā (violence) + vihārin (dwelling, delighting in)
Compound type : tatpurusha (hiṃsā+vihārin)
  • hiṃsā – violence, injury
    noun (feminine)
    derived from root hiṃs
    Root: hiṃs (class 7)
  • vihārin – roaming, dwelling, delighting in
    adjective (masculine)
    derived from root hā with prefix vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: hā (class 3)
Note: Refers to a person, hence masculine nominative singular.
सततम् (satatam) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
अविशेषगुणागुणः (aviśeṣaguṇāguṇaḥ) - unable to distinguish between good and bad qualities; indiscriminate
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of aviśeṣaguṇāguṇa
aviśeṣaguṇāguṇa - unable to discriminate between good and bad qualities
composed of a (not) + viśeṣa (distinction) + guṇa (quality) + aguṇa (bad quality/non-quality)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+viśeṣa+guṇa+aguṇa)
  • a – not, un-
    indeclinable
    negative particle
  • viśeṣa – distinction, difference, peculiarity
    noun (masculine)
    derived from root śiṣ with prefix vi
    Prefix: vi
    Root: śiṣ (class 7)
  • guṇa – quality, virtue, merit
    noun (masculine)
  • aguṇa – bad quality, fault, demerit
    noun (masculine)
    negative of guṇa
बह्वलीकः (bahvalīkaḥ) - very deceitful, full of much falsehood
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bahvalīka
bahvalīka - full of much falsehood or deceit
composed of bahū (much, many) + alīka (falsehood, lie, deceit)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahū+alīka)
  • bahū – much, many, abundant
    adjective (masculine)
  • alīka – falsehood, lie, deceit, disagreeable
    noun (neuter)
मनस्वी (manasvī) - Here possibly implying stubborn or opinionated rather than positively sagacious. (proud, high-minded, sagacious)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of manasvin
manasvin - intelligent, wise, sagacious, proud, high-minded
derived from manas (mind)
Root: man (class 4)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
conjunction
लुब्धः (lubdhaḥ) - greedy, covetous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of lubdha
lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager, perplexed
Past Passive Participle
derived from root lubh (to covet, to be confused)
Root: lubh (class 4)
Note: Acts as an adjective.
अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, too much
(indeclinable)
composed of ati (excessive) + artha (purpose, meaning, wealth)
Compound type : tatpurusha (ati+artha)
  • ati – over, beyond, excessively
    indeclinable
  • artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
    noun (masculine)
नृशंसकृत् (nṛśaṁsakṛt) - committing cruel acts, cruel doer
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛśaṃsakṛt
nṛśaṁsakṛt - cruel, committing cruel acts, a cruel doer
composed of nṛśaṃsa (cruel) + kṛt (doer, maker)
Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛśaṃsa+kṛt)
  • nṛśaṃsa – cruel, wicked, atrocious
    adjective (masculine)
  • kṛt – making, doing, doer, maker
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun from root kṛ
    Root: kṛ (class 8)