महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-29, verse-9

अवज्ञाय हि तं भृत्या भजन्ते बहुदोषताम् ।
आदातुं चास्य वित्तानि प्रार्थयन्तेऽल्पचेतसः ॥९॥

9. avajñāya hi taṁ bhṛtyā bhajante bahudoṣatām ,
ādātuṁ cāsya vittāni prārthayante'lpacetasaḥ.

9. avajñāya hi tam bhṛtyāḥ bhajante bahudoṣatām |
ādātum ca asya vittāni prārthayante alpacetasaḥ

9. Indeed, after disrespecting him, his servants begin to indulge in many faults. Furthermore, the petty-minded (alpaceta) even desire to seize his wealth.

Words meanings summery:

• अवज्ञाय (avajñāya) - having disrespected, having disregarded

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• तम् (tam) - him

• भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents

• भजन्ते (bhajante) - they resort to, they indulge in, they serve

• बहुदोषताम् (bahudoṣatām) - the state of having many faults, much mischief

• आदातुम् (ādātum) - to take, to seize

• च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• वित्तानि (vittāni) - wealth, possessions

• प्रार्थयन्ते (prārthayante) - they desire, they request, they beg

• अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - the small-minded, the petty-minded

Words meanings and morphology

अवज्ञाय (avajñāya) - having disrespected, having disregarded

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from √jñā with prefix ava, meaning 'to disregard, despise, insult'. Formed with suffix -ya (after prefix)

Prefix: ava

Root: jñā (class 9)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भृत्याः (bhṛtyāḥ) - servants, dependents

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhṛtya

bhṛtya - servant, dependent, hired

भजन्ते (bhajante) - they resort to, they indulge in, they serve

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of bhaj

Present tense 3rd person plural middle form of √bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

बहुदोषताम् (bahudoṣatām) - the state of having many faults, much mischief

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bahudoṣatā

bahudoṣatā - the state of having many faults or defects, much mischief

Derived with suffix -tā from bahudoṣa

Compound type : tatpurusha (bahu+doṣa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (neuter)
• doṣa – fault, defect, vice, mischief
  noun (masculine)

आदातुम् (ādātum) - to take, to seize

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √dā with prefix ā, meaning 'to take, to seize'. Formed with suffix -tum

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

वित्तानि (vittāni) - wealth, possessions

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, money, acquisition

प्रार्थयन्ते (prārthayante) - they desire, they request, they beg

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of prārthay

Present tense 3rd person plural middle form of the causative/denominative verb prārthay (from √arth with prefix pra)

Prefix: pra

Root: arth (class 10)

अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - the small-minded, the petty-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of alpacetas

alpacetas - small-minded, petty-minded, narrow-minded

Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+cetas)

• alpa – small, little, petty, insignificant
  adjective (neuter)
• cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness, heart
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a noun here, referring to 'small-minded people'