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12,94

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-94, verse-16

मूढमैन्द्रियकं लुब्धमनार्यचरितं शठम् ।
अनतीतोपधं हिंस्रं दुर्बुद्धिमबहुश्रुतम् ॥१६॥
16. mūḍhamaindriyakaṁ lubdhamanāryacaritaṁ śaṭham ,
anatītopadhaṁ hiṁsraṁ durbuddhimabahuśrutam.
16. mūḍham aindriyakam lubdham anāryacaritam śaṭham
anatītopadham hiṃsram durbuddhim abahuśrutam
16. mūḍham aindriyakam lubdham anāryacaritam śaṭham
anatītopadham hiṃsram durbuddhim abahuśrutam
16. (One should not employ) a foolish person, one who is devoted to sensual pleasures, greedy, of ignoble conduct, deceitful, one who has not overcome deceit, harmful, evil-minded, and unlearned.

Words meanings summery:

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  • मूढम् (mūḍham) - foolish, ignorant, bewildered
  • ऐन्द्रियकम् (aindriyakam) - sensual, relating to the senses, given to sense objects
  • लुब्धम् (lubdham) - greedy, avaricious, covetous
  • अनार्यचरितम् (anāryacaritam) - of ignoble conduct, acting ignobly
  • शठम् (śaṭham) - deceitful, cunning, sly
  • अनतीतोपधम् (anatītopadham) - one who has not overcome fraud/deceit, one who is still susceptible to trickery
  • हिंस्रम् (hiṁsram) - harmful, injurious, violent
  • दुर्बुद्धिम् (durbuddhim) - foolish, evil-minded, ill-disposed
  • अबहुश्रुतम् (abahuśrutam) - unlearned, uneducated, ignorant

Words meanings and morphology

मूढम् (mūḍham) - foolish, ignorant, bewildered
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mūḍha
mūḍha - foolish, ignorant, bewildered, deluded
Past Passive Participle
From root muh- with suffix -ta
Root: muh (class 4)
ऐन्द्रियकम् (aindriyakam) - sensual, relating to the senses, given to sense objects
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of aindriyaka
aindriyaka - sensual, perceptible by the senses, relating to the sense organs
Derivative from indriya
लुब्धम् (lubdham) - greedy, avaricious, covetous
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of lubdha
lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager, perplexed
Past Passive Participle
From root lubh- with suffix -ta
Root: lubh (class 4)
अनार्यचरितम् (anāryacaritam) - of ignoble conduct, acting ignobly
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anāryacarita
anāryacarita - of ignoble or bad conduct
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (anārya+carita)
  • anārya – ignoble, unworthy, non-Aryan
    adjective
    Negative prefix an- with ārya
    Prefix: an
  • carita – conduct, behaviour, deed
    noun (neuter)
    Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
    From root car- with suffix -ta
    Root: car (class 1)
शठम् (śaṭham) - deceitful, cunning, sly
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of śaṭha
śaṭha - deceitful, cunning, roguish, fraudulent
अनतीतोपधम् (anatītopadham) - one who has not overcome fraud/deceit, one who is still susceptible to trickery
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of anatītopadha
anatītopadha - one who has not transcended fraud, not free from trickery
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+atītopadha)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • atītopadha – one who has passed beyond deceit
    adjective
हिंस्रम् (hiṁsram) - harmful, injurious, violent
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of hiṃsra
hiṁsra - harmful, injurious, violent, savage
From root hiṃs-
Root: hiṃs (class 10)
दुर्बुद्धिम् (durbuddhim) - foolish, evil-minded, ill-disposed
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of durbuddhi
durbuddhi - foolish, evil-minded, ill-disposed
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+buddhi)
  • dur – bad, difficult, ill-
    indeclinable
    Prefix indicating badness or difficulty
    Prefix: dur
  • buddhi – intellect, understanding, mind
    noun (feminine)
    From root budh-
    Root: budh (class 1)
अबहुश्रुतम् (abahuśrutam) - unlearned, uneducated, ignorant
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of abahuśruta
abahuśruta - unlearned, ignorant, one who has not heard much
Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+bahuśruta)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • bahuśruta – learned, well-read, highly educated
    adjective
    Compound of bahu (much) and śruta (heard/learned)