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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-238, verse-17

दुर्विनीताः श्रियं प्राप्य विद्यामैश्वर्यमेव च ।
तिष्ठन्ति न चिरं भद्रे यथाहं मदगर्वितः ॥१७॥
17. durvinītāḥ śriyaṁ prāpya vidyāmaiśvaryameva ca ,
tiṣṭhanti na ciraṁ bhadre yathāhaṁ madagarvitaḥ.
17. durvinītāḥ śriyam prāpya vidyām aiśvaryam eva ca
tiṣṭhanti na ciram bhadre yathā aham madagarvitaḥ
17. O gentle one, those who are ill-behaved, having obtained wealth, knowledge, and indeed power, do not remain for long, just as I, proud with conceit (madagarvita).

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुर्विनीताः (durvinītāḥ) - ill-behaved, ill-disciplined, rude
  • श्रियम् (śriyam) - wealth, prosperity, glory, beauty
  • प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired
  • विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning
  • ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, power, dominion, lordliness
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just
  • (ca) - and
  • तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide
  • (na) - not, no
  • चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
  • भद्रे (bhadre) - Addressing a female, likely Draupadi. (O good one, O gentle one, O auspicious one)
  • यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • मदगर्वितः (madagarvitaḥ) - proud with conceit, intoxicated by arrogance

Words meanings and morphology

दुर्विनीताः (durvinītāḥ) - ill-behaved, ill-disciplined, rude
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of durvinīta
durvinīta - ill-behaved, ill-disciplined, rude
Past Passive Participle
Derived from the prefix `dur-` (bad, difficult), `vi-` (apart, away) and the root `nī` (to lead) with the `kta` suffix.
Prefixes: dur+vi
Root: nī (class 1)
श्रियम् (śriyam) - wealth, prosperity, glory, beauty
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - wealth, prosperity, glory, beauty, auspiciousness
प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (gerund)
Formed with prefix `pra-` and root `āp` with suffix `lyaP`.
Prefix: pra
Root: āp (class 5)
विद्याम् (vidyām) - knowledge, learning
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of vidyā
vidyā - knowledge, learning, science
Root: vid (class 2)
ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, power, dominion, lordliness
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya
aiśvarya - sovereignty, power, dominion, lordliness, supremacy
Derived from `īśvara` (lord) with the `ṣyañ` suffix for an abstract noun.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, even, just
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they remain, they abide
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sthā
Present active 3rd plural
From root `sthā`, class 1.
Root: sthā (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long
(indeclinable)
Adverbial usage of `cira` (long, lasting).
भद्रे (bhadre) - Addressing a female, likely Draupadi. (O good one, O gentle one, O auspicious one)
(noun)
Vocative, feminine, singular of bhadrā
bhadrā - good, gentle, auspicious, excellent (feminine form of `bhadra`)
यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like
(indeclinable)
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)
मदगर्वितः (madagarvitaḥ) - proud with conceit, intoxicated by arrogance
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madagarvita
madagarvita - proud with conceit, intoxicated by arrogance
Tatpurusha compound.
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mada+garvita)
  • mada – intoxication, pride, arrogance, passion
    noun (masculine)
    Root: mad (class 4)
  • garvita – proud, arrogant, conceited
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root `garv` with `kta` suffix.
    Root: garv (class 1)
Note: Refers to the speaker (Duryodhana), implying his state.