महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-49, verse-17

सहस्रेणापि दुर्मेधा न वृद्धिमधिगच्छति ।
चतुर्थेनाप्यथांशेन बुद्धिमान्सुखमेधते ॥१७॥

17. sahasreṇāpi durmedhā na vṛddhimadhigacchati ,
caturthenāpyathāṁśena buddhimānsukhamedhate.

17. sahasreṇa api durmedhāḥ na vṛddhim adhigacchati
caturthena api atha aṃśena buddhimān sukham edhate

17. durmedhāḥ sahasreṇa api vṛddhim na adhigacchati
atha buddhimān caturthena aṃśena api sukham edhate

17. Even with a thousand (means), a dull-witted person does not achieve prosperity. Yet, an intelligent person thrives happily even with just a fourth portion (of means).

Words meanings summery:

• सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - with a thousand (means) (by a thousand, with a thousand)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - a dull-witted person (dull-witted, stupid, foolish)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - prosperity (growth, increase, prosperity, success)

• अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - achieves (attains, reaches, obtains, achieves)

• चतुर्थेन (caturthena) - by a fourth (portion) (by a fourth, with a fourth)

• अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

• अथ (atha) - yet (then, now, moreover, thereupon)

• अंशेन (aṁśena) - by a portion (of means) (by a portion, with a part)

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - an intelligent person (intelligent, wise, discerning)

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happiness, ease, joy)

• एधते (edhate) - thrives (thrives, prospers, grows, increases)

Words meanings and morphology

सहस्रेण (sahasreṇa) - with a thousand (means) (by a thousand, with a thousand)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of sahasra

sahasra - a thousand

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

दुर्मेधाः (durmedhāḥ) - a dull-witted person (dull-witted, stupid, foolish)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of durmedhas

durmedhas - dull-witted, stupid, foolish, having a bad intellect

Compound of 'dur' (bad) and 'medhas' (intellect)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+medhas)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
• medhas – intellect, wisdom
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - prosperity (growth, increase, prosperity, success)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, development, success

From root √vṛdh (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

अधिगच्छति (adhigacchati) - achieves (attains, reaches, obtains, achieves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of adhigam

Present Active

From root √gam with prefix adhi-

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

चतुर्थेन (caturthena) - by a fourth (portion) (by a fourth, with a fourth)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of caturtha

caturtha - fourth

अपि (api) - even (even, also, too)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - yet (then, now, moreover, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अंशेन (aṁśena) - by a portion (of means) (by a portion, with a part)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṃśa

aṁśa - part, portion, share, fraction

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - an intelligent person (intelligent, wise, discerning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, discerning, possessing intellect

From 'buddhi' with possessive suffix '-mat'

सुखम् (sukham) - happily (happiness, ease, joy)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease, comfort

Note: Used adverbially here.

एधते (edhate) - thrives (thrives, prospers, grows, increases)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of edh

Present Middle

From root √edh

Root: edh (class 1)