महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-94, verse-17

त्यक्तोपात्तं मद्यरतं द्यूतस्त्रीमृगयापरम् ।
कार्ये महति यो युञ्ज्याद्धीयते स नृपः श्रियः ॥१७॥

17. tyaktopāttaṁ madyarataṁ dyūtastrīmṛgayāparam ,
kārye mahati yo yuñjyāddhīyate sa nṛpaḥ śriyaḥ.

17. tyaktopāttam madyaratam dyūtasstrīmṛgayāparam
kārye mahati yaḥ yuñjyāt dhīyate saḥ nṛpaḥ śriyaḥ

17. yaḥ tyaktopāttam madyaratam dyūtasstrīmṛgayāparam
mahati kārye yuñjyāt saḥ nṛpaḥ śriyaḥ dhīyate

17. Whoever employs a person who has abandoned his gains, is addicted to liquor, and devoted to gambling, women, and hunting, in an important task, that king will surely lose prosperity.

Words meanings summery:

• त्यक्तोपात्तम् (tyaktopāttam) - one who has abandoned what was gained/acquired

• मद्यरतम् (madyaratam) - addicted to liquor, fond of strong drink

• द्यूतस्स्त्रीमृगयापरम् (dyūtasstrīmṛgayāparam) - devoted to gambling, women, and hunting

• कार्ये (kārye) - in an affair, in a business, in a duty

• महति (mahati) - great, important

• यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

• युञ्ज्यात् (yuñjyāt) - should employ, engage

• धीयते (dhīyate) - is deprived of, loses

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

• श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity, of wealth, of glory

Words meanings and morphology

त्यक्तोपात्तम् (tyaktopāttam) - one who has abandoned what was gained/acquired

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tyaktopātta

tyaktopātta - one who has abandoned what was acquired, one who has given up his gains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tyakta+upātta)

• tyakta – abandoned, forsaken, given up
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root tyaj- with suffix -ta
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• upātta – obtained, acquired, gained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root āp- with upasarga upa- and suffix -ta
  Prefix: upa
  Root: āp (class 5)

मद्यरतम् (madyaratam) - addicted to liquor, fond of strong drink

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of madyarata

madyarata - addicted to liquor/wine, fond of strong drink

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (madya+rata)

• madya – intoxicating drink, liquor, wine
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from root mad- with suffix -ya
  Root: mad (class 4)
• rata – delighted in, devoted to, engaged in
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root ram- with suffix -ta
  Root: ram (class 1)

द्यूतस्स्त्रीमृगयापरम् (dyūtasstrīmṛgayāparam) - devoted to gambling, women, and hunting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dyūtasstrīmṛgayāpara

dyūtasstrīmṛgayāpara - devoted to gambling, women, and hunting

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (dyūta+strī+mṛgayā+para)

• dyūta – gambling, game of dice
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  From root div- with suffix -ta
  Root: div (class 4)
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)
• mṛgayā – hunting, chase
  noun (feminine)
  Root: mṛg (class 1)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, other
  adjective

कार्ये (kārye) - in an affair, in a business, in a duty

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, action, affair, business

Gerundive

From root kṛ- with suffix -ya

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महति (mahati) - great, important

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

युञ्ज्यात् (yuñjyāt) - should employ, engage

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: The optative expresses a wish, command, or recommendation.

धीयते (dhīyate) - is deprived of, loses

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of dhā

Root: dhā (class 3)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

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

श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - of prosperity, of wealth, of glory

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - prosperity, wealth, glory, beauty, auspiciousness