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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-131, verse-25

अहोलाभकरं दीनमल्पजीवनमल्पकम् ।
नेदृशं बन्धुमासाद्य बान्धवः सुखमेधते ॥२५॥
25. aholābhakaraṁ dīnamalpajīvanamalpakam ,
nedṛśaṁ bandhumāsādya bāndhavaḥ sukhamedhate.
25. aholābhakaram dīnam alpajīvanam alpakam na
īdṛśam bandhum āsādya bāndhavaḥ sukham edhate
25. bāndhavaḥ aholābhakaram dīnam alpajīvanam
alpakam īdṛśam bandhum āsādya sukham na edhate
25. A kinsman, having found such a friend—one who is unprofitable, miserable, providing little sustenance, and insignificant—does not thrive happily.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अहोलाभकरम् (aholābhakaram) - one who brings no profit (describing the friend) (unprofitable, not making gain, causing loss)
  • दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, wretched (describing the friend) (poor, miserable, wretched)
  • अल्पजीवनम् (alpajīvanam) - providing little sustenance (describing the friend) (having little livelihood, having a short life, meager existence)
  • अल्पकम् (alpakam) - insignificant (describing the friend) (small, little, insignificant)
  • (na) - not, no
  • ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (a friend) (such, of this kind)
  • बन्धुम् (bandhum) - friend, relative, kinsman
  • आसाद्य (āsādya) - having found (having obtained, having reached, having approached)
  • बान्धवः (bāndhavaḥ) - kinsman, relative
  • सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease (happiness, ease, joy)
  • एधते (edhate) - thrives, prospers, increases

Words meanings and morphology

अहोलाभकरम् (aholābhakaram) - one who brings no profit (describing the friend) (unprofitable, not making gain, causing loss)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alābhakara
alābhakara - unprofitable, not making gain
Compound type : tatpurusha (a+lābha+kara)
  • a – not, non
    indeclinable
    negative prefix
  • lābha – gain, profit, acquisition
    noun (masculine)
    Root: labh (class 1)
  • kara – making, doing, causing, doer
    adjective (masculine)
    suffix kṛ-a
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
दीनम् (dīnam) - miserable, wretched (describing the friend) (poor, miserable, wretched)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dīna
dīna - poor, miserable, wretched, humble
Root: dī (class 4)
अल्पजीवनम् (alpajīvanam) - providing little sustenance (describing the friend) (having little livelihood, having a short life, meager existence)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alpajīvana
alpajīvana - one whose life is small, having a meager livelihood
Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+jīvana)
  • alpa – small, little, few
    adjective (masculine)
  • jīvana – life, livelihood, existence
    noun (neuter)
    Root: jīv (class 1)
अल्पकम् (alpakam) - insignificant (describing the friend) (small, little, insignificant)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of alpaka
alpaka - small, little, insignificant, contemptible
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
ईदृशम् (īdṛśam) - such (a friend) (such, of this kind)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of īdṛśa
īdṛśa - such, of this kind, like this
बन्धुम् (bandhum) - friend, relative, kinsman
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bandhu
bandhu - relative, kinsman, friend, connection
Root: bandh (class 9)
आसाद्य (āsādya) - having found (having obtained, having reached, having approached)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Prefix: ā
Root: sad (class 1)
बान्धवः (bāndhavaḥ) - kinsman, relative
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bāndhava
bāndhava - a kinsman, relative; friendly, benevolent
सुखम् (sukham) - happily, with ease (happiness, ease, joy)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially
एधते (edhate) - thrives, prospers, increases
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of edh
Root: edh (class 1)