महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-27, verse-1

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
संकल्पदंशमशकं शोकहर्षहिमातपम् ।
मोहान्धकारतिमिरं लोभव्यालसरीसृपम् ॥१॥

1. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
saṁkalpadaṁśamaśakaṁ śokaharṣahimātapam ,
mohāndhakāratimiraṁ lobhavyālasarīsṛpam.

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca saṅkalpadaṃśamaśakam śokaharṣahimātapaṃ
mohāndhakāratimiram lobhavyālasarīsṛpam

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca saṅkalpadaṃśamaśakam śokaharṣahimātapaṃ
mohāndhakāratimiram lobhavyālasarīsṛpam

1. The Brahmin said: (I have traversed a path characterized by) mosquitoes that sting with mental resolves, the cold and heat caused by sorrow and joy, the dense darkness of delusion (moha), and crawling reptiles of greed.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सङ्कल्पदंशमशकम् (saṅkalpadaṁśamaśakam) - (that which is like) mosquitoes whose sting is mental resolves/intentions

• शोकहर्षहिमातपं (śokaharṣahimātapaṁ) - (that which is like) cold and heat of sorrow and joy

• मोहान्धकारतिमिरम् (mohāndhakāratimiram) - (that which is like) the dense darkness of delusion

• लोभव्यालसरीसृपम् (lobhavyālasarīsṛpam) - (that which is like) crawling reptiles of greed/serpents of greed

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सङ्कल्पदंशमशकम् (saṅkalpadaṁśamaśakam) - (that which is like) mosquitoes whose sting is mental resolves/intentions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saṅkalpadaṃśamaśaka

saṅkalpadaṁśamaśaka - a mosquito whose sting is resolve/intention

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṅkalpa+daṃśa+maśaka)

• saṅkalpa – resolve, intention, mental conception
  noun (masculine)
• daṃśa – a bite, a sting; a mosquito
  noun (masculine)
• maśaka – mosquito, gnat
  noun (masculine)

शोकहर्षहिमातपं (śokaharṣahimātapaṁ) - (that which is like) cold and heat of sorrow and joy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śokaharṣahimātapa

śokaharṣahimātapa - cold and heat related to sorrow and joy

Compound type : dvandva (śoka+harṣa+hima+ātapa)

• śoka – sorrow, grief
  noun (masculine)
• harṣa – joy, delight, gladness
  noun (masculine)
• hima – cold, frost, snow
  noun (neuter)
• ātapa – heat, sunshine
  noun (masculine)

मोहान्धकारतिमिरम् (mohāndhakāratimiram) - (that which is like) the dense darkness of delusion

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mohāndhakāratimira

mohāndhakāratimira - the darkness of delusion and obscurity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (moha+andhakāra+timira)

• moha – delusion, bewilderment, ignorance (moha)
  noun (masculine)
• andhakāra – darkness
  noun (masculine)
• timira – darkness, obscurity, a disease of the eye (ophthalmia)
  noun (neuter)

लोभव्यालसरीसृपम् (lobhavyālasarīsṛpam) - (that which is like) crawling reptiles of greed/serpents of greed

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of lobhavyālasarīsṛpa

lobhavyālasarīsṛpa - reptiles/serpents of greed

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lobha+vyāla+sarīsṛpa)

• lobha – greed, avarice, covetousness
  noun (masculine)
• vyāla – a serpent, a wicked or mischievous animal
  noun (masculine)
• sarīsṛpa – a reptile, a creeping animal
  noun (masculine)