महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-289, verse-55

विपन्ना धारणास्तात नयन्ति नशुभां गतिम् ।
नेतृहीना यथा नावः पुरुषानर्णवे नृप ॥५५॥

55. vipannā dhāraṇāstāta nayanti naśubhāṁ gatim ,
netṛhīnā yathā nāvaḥ puruṣānarṇave nṛpa.

55. vipannāḥ dhāraṇāḥ tāta nayanti na aśubhām
gatim netṛhīnāḥ yathā nāvaḥ puruṣān arṇave nṛpa

55. tāta nṛpa vipannāḥ dhāraṇāḥ na aśubhām gatim
nayanti yathā netṛhīnāḥ nāvaḥ puruṣān arṇave

55. O dear one (tāta), failed spiritual practices or meditations (dhāraṇā) do not lead to a good destination. Just as leaderless boats carry men in the ocean, O king.

Words meanings summery:

• विपन्नाः (vipannāḥ) - failed (referring to spiritual practices) (fallen, failed, ruined, gone to ruin)

• धारणाः (dhāraṇāḥ) - spiritual practices, meditations (concentration, retention, fixed attention, spiritual practice)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (dear one, father, son, sir)

• नयन्ति (nayanti) - they lead (they lead, they guide)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• अशुभाम् (aśubhām) - a bad, inauspicious (inauspicious, unlucky, bad)

• गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state (path, way, destination, state, movement)

• नेतृहीनाः (netṛhīnāḥ) - leaderless (leaderless, without a guide)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

• नावः (nāvaḥ) - boats (boats, ships)

• पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men (men, persons)

• अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean (in the ocean, in the sea)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

विपन्नाः (vipannāḥ) - failed (referring to spiritual practices) (fallen, failed, ruined, gone to ruin)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vipanna

vipanna - fallen, failed, ruined, gone to ruin, unfortunate

Past Passive Participle

From vi- + root √pad (to go, fall, obtain)

Prefix: vi

Root: pad (class 4)

धारणाः (dhāraṇāḥ) - spiritual practices, meditations (concentration, retention, fixed attention, spiritual practice)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dhāraṇā

dhāraṇā - concentration, retention, fixed attention, a form of spiritual discipline, memory

From root √dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (dear one, father, son, sir)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, son (term of endearment)

नयन्ति (nayanti) - they lead (they lead, they guide)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative

3rd person plural

Root: nī (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

अशुभाम् (aśubhām) - a bad, inauspicious (inauspicious, unlucky, bad)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of aśubha

aśubha - inauspicious, unlucky, evil, bad

Compound of a- (negation) and śubha (auspicious)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śubha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negation particle
• śubha – auspicious, good, beautiful
  adjective (masculine)

गतिम् (gatim) - destination, state (path, way, destination, state, movement)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, moving, path, way, destination, state, course of action

From root √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

नेतृहीनाः (netṛhīnāḥ) - leaderless (leaderless, without a guide)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of netṛhīna

netṛhīna - without a leader, guideless

Compound of netṛ (leader) and hīna (devoid of)

Compound type : tṛtīyā-tatpuruṣa (netṛ+hīna)

• netṛ – leader, guide
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from √nī (to lead)
  Root: nī (class 1)
• hīna – devoid of, deficient in, forsaken
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √hā (to abandon)
  Root: hā (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in which way)

(indeclinable)

नावः (nāvaḥ) - boats (boats, ships)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of nau

nau - boat, ship

पुरुषान् (puruṣān) - men (men, persons)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, the Supreme Being (puruṣa)

अर्णवे (arṇave) - in the ocean (in the ocean, in the sea)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of arṇava

arṇava - ocean, sea

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector, from √pā 'to protect')

Compound type : śaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)