महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-162, verse-11

वहतश्च यथाशक्ति यो न तुष्यति मन्दधीः ।
अमित्रमिव यो भुङ्क्ते सदा मित्रं नरर्षभ ॥११॥

11. vahataśca yathāśakti yo na tuṣyati mandadhīḥ ,
amitramiva yo bhuṅkte sadā mitraṁ nararṣabha.

11. vahataḥ ca yathāśakti yaḥ na tuṣyati mandadhīḥ
amitram iva yaḥ bhuṅkte sadā mitram nararṣabha

11. nararṣabha,
yaḥ mandadhīḥ yathāśakti vahataḥ ca (api) na tuṣyati,
yaḥ ca mitram amitram iva sadā bhuṅkte

11. O best of men (nararṣabha), that dull-witted person (mandadhīḥ) who is never satisfied, even when someone exerts themselves according to their capacity (yathāśakti), and who always exploits a friend (mitram) as if they were an enemy (amitram).

Words meanings summery:

• वहतः (vahataḥ) - of one who works or makes an effort (of one who carries/bears, of one who exerts himself)

• च (ca) - and

• यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, as far as strength permits

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• न (na) - not, no

• तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied, is pleased

• मन्दधीः (mandadhīḥ) - dull-witted, slow of understanding, foolish

• अमित्रम् (amitram) - an enemy, not a friend

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - exploits or uses up (a friend) (eats, enjoys, consumes, experiences, exploits)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• मित्रम् (mitram) - a friend, an ally

• नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men, O bull among men

Words meanings and morphology

वहतः (vahataḥ) - of one who works or makes an effort (of one who carries/bears, of one who exerts himself)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vahant

vahant - carrying, bearing, flowing (present participle of vah)

Present active participle

From root vah (to carry, bear, flow)

Root: vah (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथाशक्ति (yathāśakti) - according to ability, as far as strength permits

(indeclinable)

Compound adverb

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śakti)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• śakti – power, ability, strength (śakti)
  noun (feminine)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तुष्यति (tuṣyati) - is satisfied, is pleased

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

4th class root `tuṣ`, Parasmaipada

Root: tuṣ (class 4)

मन्दधीः (mandadhīḥ) - dull-witted, slow of understanding, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandadhī

mandadhī - dull-witted, slow of understanding, foolish

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+dhī)

• manda – dull, slow, feeble, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• dhī – intellect, understanding, thought, mind
  noun (feminine)

अमित्रम् (amitram) - an enemy, not a friend

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amitra

amitra - an enemy, not a friend

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+mitra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• mitra – friend, companion, ally
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

भुङ्क्ते (bhuṅkte) - exploits or uses up (a friend) (eats, enjoys, consumes, experiences, exploits)

(verb)

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

Present middle indicative

7th class root `bhuj`, Ātmanepada

Root: bhuj (class 7)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

मित्रम् (mitram) - a friend, an ally

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mitra

mitra - friend, companion, ally

नरर्षभ (nararṣabha) - O best of men, O bull among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - best of men, bull among men (an address of respect)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; best, chief, excellent
  noun (masculine)