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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-203, verse-5

अविद्याबहुलो मूढः स्वप्नशीलो विचेतनः ।
दुर्दृशीकस्तमोध्वस्तः सक्रोधस्तामसोऽलसः ॥५॥
5. avidyābahulo mūḍhaḥ svapnaśīlo vicetanaḥ ,
durdṛśīkastamodhvastaḥ sakrodhastāmaso'lasaḥ.
5. avidyābahulaḥ mūḍhaḥ svapnaśīlaḥ vicetanaḥ |
durdṛśīkaḥ tamasdhvastaḥ sakrodhaḥ tāmasaḥ alasaḥ
5. A person characterized by tamas is full of ignorance (avidyā), deluded, prone to excessive sleep, lacking consciousness, with distorted vision, completely overcome by tamas, angry, and lazy.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अविद्याबहुलः (avidyābahulaḥ) - full of ignorance, rich in nescience
  • मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, foolish, bewildered
  • स्वप्नशीलः (svapnaśīlaḥ) - prone to sleep, having a sleepy disposition
  • विचेतनः (vicetanaḥ) - unconscious, bewildered, lacking awareness, senseless
  • दुर्दृशीकः (durdṛśīkaḥ) - having bad sight/vision, ugly, having a distorted view/understanding
  • तमस्ध्वस्तः (tamasdhvastaḥ) - overcome by tamas, destroyed by darkness
  • सक्रोधः (sakrodhaḥ) - with anger, angry, furious
  • तामसः (tāmasaḥ) - The person being described. (tamasic, relating to tamas, dark, ignorant)
  • अलसः (alasaḥ) - lazy, idle, sluggish

Words meanings and morphology

अविद्याबहुलः (avidyābahulaḥ) - full of ignorance, rich in nescience
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of avidyābahula
avidyābahula - abundant in ignorance, full of nescience
Compound type : bahuvrihi (avidyā+bahula)
  • avidyā – ignorance, nescience, spiritual ignorance
    noun (feminine)
    Negation 'a' + vidyā (knowledge)
    Prefix: a
    Root: vid (class 2)
  • bahula – abundant, plentiful, numerous, dense
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Predicative adjective for the implied subject (a tāmasa person).
मूढः (mūḍhaḥ) - deluded, foolish, bewildered
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mūḍha
mūḍha - deluded, foolish, bewildered, ignorant
Past Passive Participle
root muh, Past Passive Participle
Root: muh (class 4)
Note: Predicative adjective.
स्वप्नशीलः (svapnaśīlaḥ) - prone to sleep, having a sleepy disposition
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of svapnaśīla
svapnaśīla - prone to sleep, sleepy, indolent
Compound type : tatpurusha (svapna+śīla)
  • svapna – sleep, dream
    noun (masculine)
    Root: svap (class 2)
  • śīla – nature, habit, disposition, character
    noun (masculine)
Note: Predicative adjective.
विचेतनः (vicetanaḥ) - unconscious, bewildered, lacking awareness, senseless
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vicetana
vicetana - unconscious, senseless, bewildered, lacking awareness
From vi (prefix) + cetana (conscious).
Prefix: vi
Root: cit (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective.
दुर्दृशीकः (durdṛśīkaḥ) - having bad sight/vision, ugly, having a distorted view/understanding
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durdṛśīka
durdṛśīka - ugly, ill-looking, having bad vision or distorted perception
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+dṛśīkā)
  • dur – bad, difficult, ill-
    indeclinable
  • dṛśīkā – sight, vision, appearance
    noun (feminine)
    Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective.
तमस्ध्वस्तः (tamasdhvastaḥ) - overcome by tamas, destroyed by darkness
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tamodhvasta
tamodhvasta - overcome by darkness/ignorance (tamas)
Compound type : tatpurusha (tamas+dhvasta)
  • tamas – darkness, inertia, ignorance
    noun (neuter)
  • dhvasta – destroyed, ruined, overcome, fallen
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    root dhvaṃs, Past Passive Participle
    Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective.
सक्रोधः (sakrodhaḥ) - with anger, angry, furious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sakrodha
sakrodha - accompanied by anger, angry
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+krodha)
  • sa – with, accompanied by
    indeclinable
  • krodha – anger, wrath
    noun (masculine)
    Root: krudh (class 4)
Note: Predicative adjective.
तामसः (tāmasaḥ) - The person being described. (tamasic, relating to tamas, dark, ignorant)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tāmasa
tāmasa - tamasic, relating to tamas, dark, ignorant, dull
Derived from tamas with suffix -a.
Note: Acts as a noun here, 'the tamasic one'.
अलसः (alasaḥ) - lazy, idle, sluggish
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of alasa
alasa - lazy, idle, sluggish, inactive
Note: Predicative adjective.