महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-13, verse-16

मिथ्याभिगृध्नो हि नरः पापात्मा मोहमास्थितः ।
अयशः प्राप्नुयाद्घोरं सुमहत्प्राप्नुयाद्भयम् ॥१६॥

16. mithyābhigṛdhno hi naraḥ pāpātmā mohamāsthitaḥ ,
ayaśaḥ prāpnuyādghoraṁ sumahatprāpnuyādbhayam.

16. mithyābhigṛdhnaḥ hi naraḥ pāpātmā moham āsthitaḥ
ayaśaḥ prāpnuyāt ghoram sumahat prāpnuyāt bhayam

16. Indeed, a man (nara) who is falsely greedy, having a sinful nature (pāpātmā) and entrenched in delusion (moha), will obtain terrible infamy and acquire very great fear.

16. אדם רע לב שחומד לשווא, שקוע באשליה, יקבל קלון נורא ויפגוש פחד גדול מאוד.

Words meanings summery:

• मिथ्याभिगृध्नः (mithyābhigṛdhnaḥ) - falsely greedy, wrongly desirous

• हि (hi) - indeed, because, for, surely

• नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

• पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - sinful-souled, having a sinful nature

• मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, confusion

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, settled, standing, entrenched

• अयशः (ayaśaḥ) - infamy, dishonor

• प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, would obtain, should obtain

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very large, immense

• प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, would obtain, should obtain

• भयम् (bhayam) - fear, terror, dread

Words meanings and morphology

मिथ्याभिगृध्नः (mithyābhigṛdhnaḥ) - falsely greedy, wrongly desirous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mithyābhigṛdhna

mithyābhigṛdhna - falsely greedy, wrongly desirous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mithyā+abhigṛdhna)

• mithyā – falsely, wrongly, untruly
  indeclinable
• abhigṛdhna – greedy, covetous, desirous
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: abhi
  Root: gṛdh (class 4)

हि (hi) - indeed, because, for, surely

(indeclinable)

नरः (naraḥ) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person

पापात्मा (pāpātmā) - sinful-souled, having a sinful nature

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpātman

pāpātman - sinful-souled, having a sinful nature

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+ātman)

• pāpa – sinful, wicked, evil
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

मोहम् (moham) - delusion, infatuation, confusion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, confusion

Root: muh (class 4)

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - situated, settled, standing, entrenched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - situated, settled, standing, established

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā (indicating towards/upon).

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

अयशः (ayaśaḥ) - infamy, dishonor

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ayaśas

ayaśas - infamy, dishonor

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+yaśas)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• yaśas – fame, glory, honor
  noun (neuter)

प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, would obtain, should obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prāp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful, fierce

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, fierce

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, very large, immense

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, immense

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)

प्राप्नुयात् (prāpnuyāt) - may obtain, would obtain, should obtain

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of prāp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

भयम् (bhayam) - fear, terror, dread

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, terror, dread

Root: bhī (class 3)

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