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.

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)