महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-15

एवमेव वृथाचारो वृथावृद्धो वृथामतिः ।
वृथामरणमर्हस्त्वं वृथाद्य न भविष्यसि ॥१५॥

15. evameva vṛthācāro vṛthāvṛddho vṛthāmatiḥ ,
vṛthāmaraṇamarhastvaṁ vṛthādya na bhaviṣyasi.

15. evam eva vṛthācāraḥ vṛthāvṛddhaḥ vṛthāmatiḥ
vṛthāmaraṇam arhasi tvam vṛthā adya na bhaviṣyasi

15. Indeed, you whose conduct is useless, who has aged in vain, and whose intelligence is futile—you deserve a pointless death. Today, you will certainly not continue to exist in vain.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• वृथाचारः (vṛthācāraḥ) - one whose conduct is useless/vain, having vain conduct

• वृथावृद्धः (vṛthāvṛddhaḥ) - uselessly aged, one who has grown old in vain

• वृथामतिः (vṛthāmatiḥ) - one whose mind/intellect is useless/vain, having futile intelligence

• वृथामरणम् (vṛthāmaraṇam) - a useless death, a death in vain, a pointless death

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you deserve, you are worthy, you ought

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• न (na) - not, no

• भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will exist, you will become

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

वृथाचारः (vṛthācāraḥ) - one whose conduct is useless/vain, having vain conduct

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛthācāra

vṛthācāra - having vain or useless conduct

Compound of 'vṛthā' (in vain) and 'ācāra' (conduct).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛthā+ācāra)

• vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
  indeclinable
• ācāra – conduct, custom, practice, behavior
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

वृथावृद्धः (vṛthāvṛddhaḥ) - uselessly aged, one who has grown old in vain

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛthāvṛddha

vṛthāvṛddha - grown old in vain, uselessly old

Past Passive Participle

Compound of 'vṛthā' (in vain) and 'vṛddha' (aged, past passive participle of root 'vṛdh').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛthā+vṛddha)

• vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
  indeclinable
• vṛddha – grown, old, aged, increased
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'vṛdh' (to grow, increase).
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

वृथामतिः (vṛthāmatiḥ) - one whose mind/intellect is useless/vain, having futile intelligence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛthāmati

vṛthāmati - of useless intelligence, foolish

Compound of 'vṛthā' (in vain) and 'mati' (mind, intelligence).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vṛthā+mati)

• vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
  indeclinable
• mati – mind, thought, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man (class 4)

वृथामरणम् (vṛthāmaraṇam) - a useless death, a death in vain, a pointless death

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vṛthāmaraṇa

vṛthāmaraṇa - useless death, dying in vain

Noun of action

Compound of 'vṛthā' (in vain) and 'maraṇa' (death, from root 'mṛ').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛthā+maraṇa)

• vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly
  indeclinable
• maraṇa – death, dying
  noun (neuter)
  Noun of action
  Derived from the root 'mṛ' (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you deserve, you are worthy, you ought

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you

वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, for nothing

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

भविष्यसि (bhaviṣyasi) - you will be, you will exist, you will become

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)