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5,18

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-18, verse-13

दुराचारश्च नहुषो ब्रह्मद्विट्पापचेतनः ।
अगस्त्यशापाभिहतो विनष्टः शाश्वतीः समाः ॥१३॥
13. durācāraśca nahuṣo brahmadviṭpāpacetanaḥ ,
agastyaśāpābhihato vinaṣṭaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ.
13. durācāraḥ ca nahuṣaḥ brahmadvit pāpacetanaḥ
agastyśāpābhihataḥ vinaṣṭaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ
13. And the ill-behaved Nahusha, who was a hater of Brahmins and evil-minded, perished for eternal years, having been struck by the curse of Agastya.

Words meanings summery:

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  • दुराचारः (durācāraḥ) - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct
  • (ca) - and, also
  • नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha
  • ब्रह्मद्वित् (brahmadvit) - hater of Brahmins, hater of the sacred
  • पापचेतनः (pāpacetanaḥ) - evil-minded, whose consciousness is sinful
  • अगस्त्य्शापाभिहतः (agastyśāpābhihataḥ) - struck by Agastya's curse
  • विनष्टः (vinaṣṭaḥ) - perished, destroyed, ruined
  • शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, lasting
  • समाः (samāḥ) - years, seasons

Words meanings and morphology

दुराचारः (durācāraḥ) - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of durācāra
durācāra - ill-behaved, wicked, of bad conduct
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dur+ācāra)
  • dur – bad, difficult, evil
    indeclinable
  • ācāra – conduct, custom, behavior
    noun (masculine)
    derived from ā-√car
    Prefix: ā
    Root: car (class 1)
Note: modifies Nahusha
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Note: conjunction
नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa
nahuṣa - a legendary king, son of Ayu
Note: subject of the sentence
ब्रह्मद्वित् (brahmadvit) - hater of Brahmins, hater of the sacred
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmadvit
brahmadvit - hater of Brahmins, hater of the sacred, impious
derived from brahman + dviṣ
Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (brahman+dviṣ)
  • brahman – Brahmin, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality (brahman)
    noun (masculine)
  • dviṣ – to hate, to be hostile
    verb
    root for 'hater'
    Root: dviṣ (class 2)
Note: modifies Nahusha
पापचेतनः (pāpacetanaḥ) - evil-minded, whose consciousness is sinful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpacetana
pāpacetana - evil-minded, wicked, sinful in thought
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pāpa+cetana)
  • pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
    noun/adjective (neuter)
  • cetana – consciousness, mind, sentient
    noun (neuter)
    derived from √cit
    Root: cit (class 1)
Note: modifies Nahusha
अगस्त्य्शापाभिहतः (agastyśāpābhihataḥ) - struck by Agastya's curse
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agastyśāpābhihata
agastyśāpābhihata - struck by the curse of Agastya
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agastya+śāpa+abhihata)
  • agastya – a revered sage (Agastya)
    proper noun (masculine)
  • śāpa – curse, imprecation
    noun (masculine)
    derived from √śap
    Root: śap (class 1)
  • abhihata – struck, smitten, hit
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    from abhi-han
    Prefix: abhi
    Root: han (class 2)
Note: modifies Nahusha
विनष्टः (vinaṣṭaḥ) - perished, destroyed, ruined
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vinaṣṭa
vinaṣṭa - perished, destroyed, lost, ruined
Past Passive Participle
from vi-naś
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
Note: predicative for Nahusha
शाश्वतीः (śāśvatīḥ) - eternal, perpetual, lasting
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, plural of śāśvatī
śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, permanent, lasting
Note: modifies samāḥ
समाः (samāḥ) - years, seasons
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, plural of samā
samā - year, season
Note: accusative of duration 'for years'