महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-5, verse-65

कच्चिन्न लुब्धाश्चौरा वा वैरिणो वा विशां पते ।
अप्राप्तव्यवहारा वा तव कर्मस्वनुष्ठिताः ॥६५॥

65. kaccinna lubdhāścaurā vā vairiṇo vā viśāṁ pate ,
aprāptavyavahārā vā tava karmasvanuṣṭhitāḥ.

65. kaccit na lubdhāḥ caurāḥ vā vairiṇaḥ vā viśām
pate aprāptavyavahārāḥ vā tava karmasu anuṣṭhitāḥ

65. O Lord of the people, I hope that greedy individuals, thieves, enemies, or those who lack experience in proper conduct are not appointed to your tasks (karma)?

65. הו אדון העם, האם אינך ממנה לעבודות שלך אנשים חמדנים, גנבים, אויבים או חסרי ניסיון?

Words meanings summery:

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope (that), is it that?

• न (na) - not, no

• लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy ones, covetous people

• चौराः (caurāḥ) - thieves

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• वैरिणः (vairiṇaḥ) - enemies

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O Lord, O Master

• अप्राप्तव्यवहाराः (aprāptavyavahārāḥ) - those who have not attained proper conduct/practice, inexperienced in affairs

• वा (vā) - or, either...or

• तव (tava) - your

• कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in duties, in tasks

• अनुष्ठिताः (anuṣṭhitāḥ) - appointed in tasks (engaged, appointed, performed, undertaken)

Words meanings and morphology

कच्चित् (kaccit) - I hope (that), is it that?

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

लुब्धाः (lubdhāḥ) - greedy ones, covetous people

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lubdha

lubdha - greedy, covetous, eager

Past Passive Participle

from √lubh (to covet, to desire) + -ta suffix

Root: lubh (class 4)

चौराः (caurāḥ) - thieves

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of caura

caura - thief, robber

Root: cur (class 10)

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

वैरिणः (vairiṇaḥ) - enemies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vairin

vairin - enemy, hostile

from vaira (enmity) + -in suffix

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, community, subjects

Root: viś (class 6)

पते (pate) - O Lord, O Master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband

अप्राप्तव्यवहाराः (aprāptavyavahārāḥ) - those who have not attained proper conduct/practice, inexperienced in affairs

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of aprāptavyavahāra

aprāptavyavahāra - not having reached (proper) practice/conduct, inexperienced in affairs

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+prāpta+vyavahāra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• prāpta – attained, obtained, reached
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from pra-√āp (to obtain) + -ta suffix
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)
• vyavahāra – conduct, practice, transaction, dealing
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-ava-√hṛ (to act, deal)
  Prefixes: vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun here.

वा (vā) - or, either...or

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tava

yuṣmad - your, of you

कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions, in duties, in tasks

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karman

karman - action, deed, duty, work, fate (karma)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अनुष्ठिताः (anuṣṭhitāḥ) - appointed in tasks (engaged, appointed, performed, undertaken)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuṣṭhita

anuṣṭhita - performed, accomplished, engaged

Past Passive Participle

from anu-√sthā (to stand by, perform) + -ta suffix

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with lubdhāḥ, caurāḥ, etc.

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