महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-17

लोभक्रोधपरा मूढाः कामसक्ताश्च मानवाः ।
वैरबद्धा भविष्यन्ति परस्परवधेप्सवः ॥१७॥

17. lobhakrodhaparā mūḍhāḥ kāmasaktāśca mānavāḥ ,
vairabaddhā bhaviṣyanti parasparavadhepsavaḥ.

17. lobha-krodha-parāḥ mūḍhāḥ kāma-saktāḥ ca mānavāḥ
vaira-baddhāḥ bhaviṣyanti paraspara-vadhepsavaḥ

17. Deluded humans, engrossed in greed, anger, and desire, will become hostile and eager to kill one another.

17. בני האדם יהיו טיפשים, שקועים בתאווה ובכעס, נאחזים ברצונות, כבולים בשנאה ומבקשים להרוג זה את זה.

Words meanings summery:

• लोभक्रोधपराः (lobhakrodhaparāḥ) - devoted to greed and anger

• मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded ones, fools, ignorant

• कामसक्ताः (kāmasaktāḥ) - attached to desire, addicted to lust

• च (ca) - and

• मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

• वैरबद्धाः (vairabaddhāḥ) - bound by enmity, hostile

• भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become

• परस्परवधेप्सवः (parasparavadhepsavaḥ) - desirous of mutual killing, eager to kill each other

Words meanings and morphology

लोभक्रोधपराः (lobhakrodhaparāḥ) - devoted to greed and anger

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of lobhakrodhapara

lobhakrodhapara - devoted to greed and anger, intent on covetousness and wrath

Compound of 'lobha' (greed), 'krodha' (anger), and 'para' (devoted to).

Compound type : tatpurusha (lobha+krodha+para)

• lobha – greed, covetousness, avarice
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'lubh' (to desire).
  Root: lubh (class 4)
• krodha – anger, wrath, rage
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kruṅ' (to be angry).
  Root: kruṅ (class 1)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, other, highest
  adjective

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'mānavāḥ'.

मूढाः (mūḍhāḥ) - deluded ones, fools, ignorant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mūḍha

mūḍha - deluded, foolish, ignorant, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

From root 'muh' (to be bewildered, confused).

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Functions as a substantive (noun).

कामसक्ताः (kāmasaktāḥ) - attached to desire, addicted to lust

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāmasakta

kāmasakta - attached to desire, fond of pleasure, lustful

Compound of 'kāma' (desire) and 'sakta' (attached, Past Passive Participle of 'sañj').

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāma+sakta)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, lust, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'kam' (to desire, love).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• sakta – attached, devoted, clinging, connected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'sañj' (to cling, be attached).
  Root: sañj (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans, men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - human, man, descendant of Manu

Derivative from 'manu'.

वैरबद्धाः (vairabaddhāḥ) - bound by enmity, hostile

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vairabaddha

vairabaddha - bound by hatred or enmity

Compound of 'vaira' (enmity) and 'baddha' (bound, Past Passive Participle of 'bandh').

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaira+baddha)

• vaira – hostility, enmity, hatred, revenge
  noun (neuter)
  From 'vīra' (hero) with 'aṇ' suffix, implying hostility between warriors.
• baddha – bound, tied, restrained, captured, fastened
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'bandh' (to bind).
  Root: bandh (class 9)

भविष्यन्ति (bhaviṣyanti) - they will be, they will become

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Future tense, 3rd person plural.

Root: bhū (class 1)

परस्परवधेप्सवः (parasparavadhepsavaḥ) - desirous of mutual killing, eager to kill each other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of parasparavadhepsu

parasparavadhepsu - desirous of mutual slaughter

Compound of 'paraspara' (mutual), 'vadha' (killing), and 'īpsu' (desirous).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paraspara+vadha+īpsu)

• paraspara – mutual, reciprocal, one another
  pronoun
• vadha – killing, slaughter, murder, striking
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)
• īpsu – desirous of obtaining, wishing for, eager for
  adjective
  Desiderative derivative
  From the desiderative stem of root 'āp' (to obtain).
  Root: āp (class 5)

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