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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-15, verse-15

अधर्मरुचयो लुब्धाः सदा चाप्रियवादिनः ।
धार्तराष्ट्रा दुरात्मानः सानुबन्धा निपातिताः ॥१५॥
15. adharmarucayo lubdhāḥ sadā cāpriyavādinaḥ ,
dhārtarāṣṭrā durātmānaḥ sānubandhā nipātitāḥ.
15. adharma-rucayaḥ lubdhāḥ sadā ca apriya-vādinaḥ
dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ durātmānaḥ sa-anubandhāḥ nipātitāḥ
15. dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ adharma-rucayaḥ lubdhāḥ sadā ca
apriya-vādinaḥ durātmānaḥ sa-anubandhāḥ nipātitāḥ
15. The sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who were inclined towards unrighteousness (adharma), greedy, always spoke unpleasant words, and were wicked, have been struck down along with their relatives.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अधर्म-रुचयः (adharma-rucayaḥ) - those whose inclinations are towards unrighteousness
  • लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy, covetous, eager
  • सदा (sadā) - always, ever
  • (ca) - and, also
  • अप्रिय-वादिनः (apriya-vādinaḥ) - speakers of unpleasant words
  • धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - the Kauravas (sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
  • दुरात्मानः (durātmānaḥ) - evil-minded, wicked, corrupt-souled
  • स-अनुबन्धाः (sa-anubandhāḥ) - with their followers, with their relatives/connections
  • निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - struck down, destroyed, killed

Words meanings and morphology

अधर्म-रुचयः (adharma-rucayaḥ) - those whose inclinations are towards unrighteousness
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adharmaruci
adharmaruci - inclined towards unrighteousness, finding pleasure in unrighteousness
compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (adharma+ruci)
  • adharma – unrighteousness, impiety, injustice, evil
    noun (masculine)
    "a" (negation) + "dharma"
  • ruci – light, luster, taste, liking, inclination, desire, pleasure
    noun (feminine)
    From root "ruc" (to shine, please)
    Root: ruc (class 6)
लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy, covetous, eager
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of lubdha
lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager
Past Passive Participle
From root "lubh" (to covet, desire)
Root: lubh (class 4)
सदा (sadā) - always, ever
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अप्रिय-वादिनः (apriya-vādinaḥ) - speakers of unpleasant words
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apriyavādin
apriyavādin - one who speaks unpleasant words, one who is rude in speech
compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (apriya+vādin)
  • apriya – unpleasant, disagreeable, disliked
    adjective (neuter)
    "a" (negation) + "priya"
  • vādin – speaking, speaker, eloquent
    adjective (masculine)
    agent noun
    From root "vad" (to speak)
    Root: vad (class 1)
धार्तराष्ट्राः (dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ) - the Kauravas (sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dhārtarāṣṭra
dhārtarāṣṭra - son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, belonging to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
From "Dhṛtarāṣṭra" (name of a king) + "aṇ" suffix (patronymic)
दुरात्मानः (durātmānaḥ) - evil-minded, wicked, corrupt-souled
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of durātman
durātman - evil-minded, wicked, corrupt-souled
compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dus+ātman)
  • dus – bad, difficult, ill (prefix)
    indeclinable
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
स-अनुबन्धाः (sa-anubandhāḥ) - with their followers, with their relatives/connections
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sānubandha
sānubandha - with relatives, with attachments, with followers
compound
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+anubandha)
  • sa – with, together with (prefix)
    indeclinable
  • anubandha – connection, attachment, relative, consequence
    noun (masculine)
    From "anu" + root "bandh"
    Prefix: anu
    Root: bandh (class 9)
निपातिताः (nipātitāḥ) - struck down, destroyed, killed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of nipātita
nipātita - struck down, overthrown, killed
Past Passive Participle
From root "pat" (to fall) with prefix "ni" (down) in causative form "pātita"
Prefix: ni
Root: pat (class 1)