महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-268, verse-5

अर्थाः खलु समृद्धा हि बाढं दुःखं विजानताम् ।
असमृद्धास्त्वपि सदा मोहयन्त्यविचक्षणान् ॥५॥

5. arthāḥ khalu samṛddhā hi bāḍhaṁ duḥkhaṁ vijānatām ,
asamṛddhāstvapi sadā mohayantyavicakṣaṇān.

5. arthāḥ khalu samṛddhāḥ hi bāḍham duḥkham vijānatām
| asamṛddhāḥ tu api sadā mohayanti avicakṣaṇān

5. khalu samṛddhāḥ arthāḥ hi vijānatām bāḍham duḥkham.
tu api asamṛddhāḥ sadā avicakṣaṇān mohayanti.

5. Indeed, abundant material possessions (artha) certainly bring great sorrow to the discerning. But even scarce possessions (artha) always delude the undiscerning.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - material possessions (artha) (objects, purposes, wealth, material possessions)

• खलु (khalu) - certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

• समृद्धाः (samṛddhāḥ) - abundant (when referring to wealth) (abundant, prosperous, successful, complete)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• बाढम् (bāḍham) - greatly (greatly, intensely, firmly, strongly)

• दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow (sorrow, pain, misery, unhappiness)

• विजानताम् (vijānatām) - for the discerning (people) (of those who know, for the discerning, for the wise)

• असमृद्धाः (asamṛddhāḥ) - scarce (when referring to wealth/possessions) (not abundant, not prosperous, lacking)

• तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

• मोहयन्ति (mohayanti) - they delude (they delude, they bewilder, they cause to err)

• अविचक्षणान् (avicakṣaṇān) - the undiscerning (people) (the undiscerning, the ignorant, the unwise)

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - material possessions (artha) (objects, purposes, wealth, material possessions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, desire, material gain

खलु (khalu) - certainly (indeed, certainly, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

समृद्धाः (samṛddhāḥ) - abundant (when referring to wealth) (abundant, prosperous, successful, complete)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samṛddha

samṛddha - abundant, prosperous, rich, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam-ṛdh (to succeed, prosper)

Prefix: sam

Root: ṛdh (class 5)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

बाढम् (bāḍham) - greatly (greatly, intensely, firmly, strongly)

(indeclinable)

दुःखम् (duḥkham) - sorrow (sorrow, pain, misery, unhappiness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of duḥkha

duḥkha - sorrow, pain, misery, unhappiness

Note: Subject of implied verb 'is' or 'causes'.

विजानताम् (vijānatām) - for the discerning (people) (of those who know, for the discerning, for the wise)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vijānat

vijānat - knowing, understanding, discerning, wise

Present Participle (active)

Derived from vi-jñā (to know, understand)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

असमृद्धाः (asamṛddhāḥ) - scarce (when referring to wealth/possessions) (not abundant, not prosperous, lacking)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asamṛddha

asamṛddha - not abundant, not prosperous, poor, lacking

Negative prefix 'a-' added to 'samṛddha'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+samṛddha)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• samṛddha – abundant, prosperous, rich, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from sam-ṛdh (to succeed, prosper)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: ṛdh (class 5)

Note: Agrees with implied arthāḥ.

तु (tu) - but (but, on the other hand, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle indicating contrast.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever, constantly)

(indeclinable)

मोहयन्ति (mohayanti) - they delude (they delude, they bewilder, they cause to err)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of mohaya

causative

Causative of muh (to be bewildered, faint)

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Subject is 'asamṛddhāḥ (arthāḥ)'.

अविचक्षणान् (avicakṣaṇān) - the undiscerning (people) (the undiscerning, the ignorant, the unwise)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of avicakṣaṇa

avicakṣaṇa - undiscerning, unwise, ignorant, foolish

Negative prefix 'a-' added to 'vicakṣaṇa'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (a+vicakṣaṇa)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• vicakṣaṇa – discerning, wise, clever, experienced
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Object of 'mohayanti'.