महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-68, verse-53

महान्तं नरकं घोरमप्रतिष्ठमचेतसः ।
पतन्ति चिररात्राय राजवित्तापहारिणः ॥५३॥

53. mahāntaṁ narakaṁ ghoramapratiṣṭhamacetasaḥ ,
patanti cirarātrāya rājavittāpahāriṇaḥ.

53. mahāntam narakam ghoram apratiṣṭham acetasaḥ
patanti cirarātrāya rājavittāpahāriṇaḥ

53. rājavittāpahāriṇaḥ acetasaḥ cirarātrāya
mahāntam ghoram apratiṣṭham narakam patanti

53. Those who steal the king's wealth, being senseless, fall into a vast, dreadful, and bottomless hell for a very long period.

Words meanings summery:

• महान्तम् (mahāntam) - great, vast, large, extensive

• नरकम् (narakam) - hell, underworld, infernal region

• घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

• अप्रतिष्ठम् (apratiṣṭham) - unstable, without foundation, bottomless, unsupported

• अचेतसः (acetasaḥ) - senseless, witless, ignorant, unintelligent

• पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they sink, they descend

• चिररात्राय (cirarātrāya) - for a long night, for a long time/period

• राजवित्तापहारिणः (rājavittāpahāriṇaḥ) - those who steal the king's wealth

Words meanings and morphology

महान्तम् (mahāntam) - great, vast, large, extensive

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, noble, important

नरकम् (narakam) - hell, underworld, infernal region

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, the infernal regions, Tartarus

घोरम् (ghoram) - dreadful, terrible, fierce, awful

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, awful, formidable, severe

अप्रतिष्ठम् (apratiṣṭham) - unstable, without foundation, bottomless, unsupported

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of apratiṣṭha

apratiṣṭha - without support, unstable, bottomless, without foundation

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+pratiṣṭha)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• pratiṣṭha – foundation, establishment, support, abode, place
  noun (neuter)

अचेतसः (acetasaḥ) - senseless, witless, ignorant, unintelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of acetas

acetas - senseless, witless, ignorant, unintelligent, thoughtless

Compound type : Nañ-Bahuvrīhi (a+cetas)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness, understanding
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a noun referring to 'senseless people'

पतन्ति (patanti) - they fall, they sink, they descend

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of pat

Present Indicative, root class 1

Root verb with present tense ending

Root: pat (class 1)

चिररात्राय (cirarātrāya) - for a long night, for a long time/period

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of cirarātra

cirarātra - a long night, a long period of time

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (cira+rātra)

• cira – long, lasting, ancient
  adjective (masculine)
• rātra – night, darkness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Dative case for expressing purpose or duration ('for')

राजवित्तापहारिणः (rājavittāpahāriṇaḥ) - those who steal the king's wealth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājavittāpahārin

rājavittāpahārin - stealer of the king's wealth

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (rājan+vitta+apahārin)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• vitta – wealth, property, riches, acquisition
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle of vid (to gain)
  Root: vid (class 6)
• apahārin – stealer, remover, carrying off
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from apahṛ (to carry off, steal)
  Derived from root hṛ with prefix apa, and agent suffix -in
  Prefix: apa
  Root: hṛ (class 1)