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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-239, verse-4

अतिभीरुमतिक्लीबं दीर्घसूत्रं प्रमादिनम् ।
व्यसनाद्विषयाक्रान्तं न भजन्ति नृपं श्रियः ॥४॥
4. atibhīrumatiklībaṁ dīrghasūtraṁ pramādinam ,
vyasanādviṣayākrāntaṁ na bhajanti nṛpaṁ śriyaḥ.
4. atibhīrum atiklībam dīrghasūtram pramādinam
vyasanāt viṣayākrāntam na bhajanti nṛpam śriyaḥ
4. Fortunes (śrī) do not favor a king who is excessively timid, extremely cowardly, procrastinating, negligent, and enslaved by sensual objects (viṣaya) or addictions.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अतिभीरुम् (atibhīrum) - excessively timid, very fearful, cowardly
  • अतिक्लीबम् (atiklībam) - excessively impotent, very cowardly
  • दीर्घसूत्रम् (dīrghasūtram) - procrastinating, dilatory, slow in action
  • प्रमादिनम् (pramādinam) - careless, negligent, inattentive
  • व्यसनात् (vyasanāt) - from calamity, from misfortune, from addiction, from evil pursuit
  • विषयाक्रान्तम् (viṣayākrāntam) - overcome by sensual objects, enslaved by pleasures, engrossed in worldly affairs
  • (na) - not, no, neither
  • भजन्ति (bhajanti) - they favor, they serve, they resort to
  • नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler
  • श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - fortunes, riches, goddesses of fortune

Words meanings and morphology

अतिभीरुम् (atibhīrum) - excessively timid, very fearful, cowardly
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of atibhīru
atibhīru - excessively timid, very fearful
Compound type : Prādi Tatpurusha (ati+bhīru)
  • ati – very, excessively, beyond
    indeclinable
    Prefix/upasarga used as an intensifier.
  • bhīru – timid, fearful, cowardly
    adjective (masculine)
    Root: bhī (class 3)
अतिक्लीबम् (atiklībam) - excessively impotent, very cowardly
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of atiklība
atiklība - excessively impotent, very cowardly, excessively weak
Compound type : Prādi Tatpurusha (ati+klība)
  • ati – very, excessively, beyond
    indeclinable
    Prefix/upasarga used as an intensifier.
  • klība – impotent, cowardly, weak, eunuch
    adjective (masculine)
दीर्घसूत्रम् (dīrghasūtram) - procrastinating, dilatory, slow in action
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dīrghasūtra
dīrghasūtra - procrastinating, dilatory, slow in action, one who draws a long line
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (dīrgha+sūtra)
  • dīrgha – long, lengthy, extended
    adjective (masculine)
  • sūtra – thread, string, line, rule, aphorism
    noun (neuter)
प्रमादिनम् (pramādinam) - careless, negligent, inattentive
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of pramādin
pramādin - negligent, careless, inattentive, indolent
Derived from pramāda (negligence) + -in (suffix indicating possession/habit).
व्यसनात् (vyasanāt) - from calamity, from misfortune, from addiction, from evil pursuit
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of vyasana
vyasana - calamity, misfortune, addiction, vice, evil pursuit, disaster
Prefixes: vi+as
Root: as (class 4)
विषयाक्रान्तम् (viṣayākrāntam) - overcome by sensual objects, enslaved by pleasures, engrossed in worldly affairs
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣayākrānta
viṣayākrānta - overcome by sensual objects, engrossed in worldly affairs, subjugated by sense objects
Compound type : Tatpurusha (viṣaya+ākrānta)
  • viṣaya – object of sense, sensual object, sphere, domain
    noun (masculine)
  • ākrānta – overcome, attacked, invaded, filled with
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from ā-kram (to step upon, overcome).
    Prefix: ā
    Root: kram (class 1)
(na) - not, no, neither
(indeclinable)
भजन्ति (bhajanti) - they favor, they serve, they resort to
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of bhaj
Root: bhaj (class 1)
नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa
nṛpa - king, ruler, guardian of men
From nṛ (man) + pā (to protect).
श्रियः (śriyaḥ) - fortunes, riches, goddesses of fortune
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of śrī
śrī - prosperity, wealth, fortune, glory, splendor, goddess Lakṣmī