महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-39

लोभमोहपरीताश्च मिथ्याधर्मध्वजावृताः ।
भिक्षार्थं पृथिवीपाल चञ्चूर्यन्ते द्विजैर्दिशः ॥३९॥

39. lobhamohaparītāśca mithyādharmadhvajāvṛtāḥ ,
bhikṣārthaṁ pṛthivīpāla cañcūryante dvijairdiśaḥ.

39. lobhamohaparītāḥ ca mithyādharmadhvajāvṛtāḥ
bhikṣārtham pṛthivīpāla cañcūryante dvijaiḥ diśaḥ

39. O protector of the earth (pṛthivīpāla), the twice-born (dvija), overcome by greed and delusion, and covered by false flags of natural law (dharma), will wander in all directions seeking alms.

39. הו שליט הארץ, בְּרַהְמִינִים שנתפסו בחמדנות ובעיוורון מנטלי, ועטופים בדגל כוזב של יושר, יסתובבו בכל הכיוונים כדי לקבץ נדבות.

Words meanings summery:

• लोभमोहपरीताः (lobhamohaparītāḥ) - the twice-born (dvija) afflicted by greed and delusion (afflicted by greed and delusion)

• च (ca) - and

• मिथ्याधर्मध्वजावृताः (mithyādharmadhvajāvṛtāḥ) - covered by false flags of natural law (dharma) (covered by false flags of natural law)

• भिक्षार्थम् (bhikṣārtham) - for alms (for the purpose of begging, for alms)

• पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth (O protector of the earth, O king)

• चञ्चूर्यन्ते (cañcūryante) - they will wander in all directions (they wander about, they roam)

• द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the Brahmins (by the twice-born, by the Brahmins)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions (directions, quarters)

Words meanings and morphology

लोभमोहपरीताः (lobhamohaparītāḥ) - the twice-born (dvija) afflicted by greed and delusion (afflicted by greed and delusion)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lobhamohaparīta

lobhamohaparīta - overcome by greed and delusion

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'parīta' (overcome) is a PPP of 'i' (to go) with prefix 'pari'.

Compound type : Dvandva-Tatpuruṣa (lobha+moha+parīta)

• lobha – greed, covetousness
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lubh' (to covet).
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• moha – delusion, infatuation, bewilderment
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'muh' (to be bewildered).
  Root: muh (class 4)
• parīta – surrounded, encompassed, overcome
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'pari'.
  Prefix: pari
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'dvijāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मिथ्याधर्मध्वजावृताः (mithyādharmadhvajāvṛtāḥ) - covered by false flags of natural law (dharma) (covered by false flags of natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mithyādharmadhvajāvṛta

mithyādharmadhvajāvṛta - covered by the flag/banner of false natural law (dharma)

Past Passive Participle

Compound: 'mithyā' (false) + 'dharma' (natural law) + 'dhvaja' (flag) + 'āvṛta' (covered). 'āvṛta' is PPP of root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ā'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mithyā+dharma+dhvaja+āvṛta)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untrue
  indeclinable
• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• dhvaja – flag, banner, sign
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhvaj (class 1)
• āvṛta – covered, concealed, surrounded
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ā'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'dvijāḥ'.

भिक्षार्थम् (bhikṣārtham) - for alms (for the purpose of begging, for alms)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial accusative of 'bhikṣārtha'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bhikṣā+artha)

• bhikṣā – begging, alms
  noun (feminine)
  From root 'bhikṣ' (to beg).
  Root: bhikṣ (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Functions adverbially.

पृथिवीपाल (pṛthivīpāla) - O protector of the earth (O protector of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king

Vocative singular.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
  Root: pṛth
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  From root 'pāl' (to protect).
  Root: pāl (class 10)

चञ्चूर्यन्ते (cañcūryante) - they will wander in all directions (they wander about, they roam)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of car

Intensive/Frequentative

Intensive (Yaṅluk) of root 'car' (class 1), middle voice, 3rd person plural present tense.

Root: car (class 1)

द्विजैः (dvijaiḥ) - by the Brahmins (by the twice-born, by the Brahmins)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth, a snake)

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• jan – birth, to be born
  verb root (nominal part of compound)
  nominal suffix
  'ja' from 'jan' root, meaning 'born from'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agent of the action of wandering.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - in all directions (directions, quarters)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Nominative/Accusative plural of 'ś'-stem noun.

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Adverbial accusative of direction.

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