महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-8, verse-5

क्लीबस्य हि कुतो राज्यं दीर्घसूत्रस्य वा पुनः ।
किमर्थं च महीपालानवधीः क्रोधमूर्छितः ॥५॥

5. klībasya hi kuto rājyaṁ dīrghasūtrasya vā punaḥ ,
kimarthaṁ ca mahīpālānavadhīḥ krodhamūrchitaḥ.

5. klībasya hi kutaḥ rājyam dīrghasūtrasya vā punaḥ
kimartham ca mahīpālān avadhīḥ krodhamūrcitaḥ

5. hi klībasya vā dīrghasūtrasya kutaḥ rājyam punaḥ
ca krodhamūrcitaḥ kimartham mahīpālān avadhīḥ

5. Indeed, how can a kingdom belong to a coward or a procrastinator? And why, overcome by anger, did you kill the kings?

Words meanings summery:

• क्लीबस्य (klībasya) - of a coward, of an impotent person

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how (is it possible)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

• दीर्घसूत्रस्य (dīrghasūtrasya) - of one who procrastinates, of a dilatory person

• वा (vā) - or, either

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

• च (ca) - and, also

• महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, protectors of the earth

• अवधीः (avadhīḥ) - you killed, you struck

• क्रोधमूर्चितः (krodhamūrcitaḥ) - overcome by anger, enraged

Words meanings and morphology

क्लीबस्य (klībasya) - of a coward, of an impotent person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of klība

klība - impotent, eunuch, timid, coward

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

कुतः (kutaḥ) - from where, whence, how (is it possible)

(indeclinable)

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingdom, sovereignty, rule

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, royalty, government, rule

Root: rāj

दीर्घसूत्रस्य (dīrghasūtrasya) - of one who procrastinates, of a dilatory person

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dīrghasūtra

dīrghasūtra - procrastinating, dilatory, one who procrastinates

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dīrgha+sūtra)

• dīrgha – long, extensive, tall
  adjective (masculine)
• sūtra – thread, string, rule, maxim, delay, procrastination
  noun (neuter)

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

किमर्थम् (kimartham) - why, for what purpose

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kim+artham)

• kim – what, which, why
  pronoun (neuter)
• artham – purpose, meaning, object, sake
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, protectors of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pāl

अवधीः (avadhīḥ) - you killed, you struck

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of avadhīḥ

Aorist 2nd person singular

Root: han (class 2)

क्रोधमूर्चितः (krodhamūrcitaḥ) - overcome by anger, enraged

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krodhamūrcita

krodhamūrcita - fainted from or overcome by anger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krodha+mūrcita)

• krodha – anger, wrath, rage
  noun (masculine)
  Root: krudh
• mūrcita – fainted, swooned, unconscious, overcome, intoxicated
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root mūrcch
  Root: mūrcch (class 1)