महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-72, verse-7

स मन्युवशमापन्नः स्वभावं दुष्टमास्थितः ।
स्वभावात्पापमन्वेति तृणैस्तुन्न इवोरगः ॥७॥

7. sa manyuvaśamāpannaḥ svabhāvaṁ duṣṭamāsthitaḥ ,
svabhāvātpāpamanveti tṛṇaistunna ivoragaḥ.

7. sa manyuvaśam āpannaḥ svabhāvam duṣṭam āsthitaḥ
svabhāvāt pāpam anveti tṛṇaiḥ tunnaḥ iva uragaḥ

7. He, having fallen under the influence of anger and embraced a corrupt intrinsic nature (svabhāva), then pursues wickedness (pāpa) from that very nature, just like a snake that has been pricked by blades of grass.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• मन्युवशम् (manyuvaśam) - to the sway of anger, control of wrath

• आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having obtained, having fallen into, afflicted by, undergone

• स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), own disposition, inherent quality

• दुष्टम् (duṣṭam) - wicked, corrupt, evil, vitiated

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having resorted to, having adopted, having taken a stand, settled in

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from intrinsic nature (svabhāva), by inherent disposition

• पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin, wrong-doing

• अन्वेति (anveti) - follows, pursues, goes after, conforms to

• तृणैः (tṛṇaiḥ) - by grass, by blades of grass

• तुन्नः (tunnaḥ) - pierced, stung, pricked

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उरगः (uragaḥ) - snake, serpent

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मन्युवशम् (manyuvaśam) - to the sway of anger, control of wrath

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manyuvaśa

manyuvaśa - sway of anger, power of wrath, under the control of anger

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manyu+vaśa)

• manyu – anger, wrath, fury, passion
  noun (masculine)
• vaśa – will, power, control, sway
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vaś (class 1)

आपन्नः (āpannaḥ) - having obtained, having fallen into, afflicted by, undergone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - obtained, fallen into, afflicted by, reached, undergone

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ā√pad (to obtain, fall into)

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

स्वभावम् (svabhāvam) - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), own disposition, inherent quality

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition, innate quality, one's own being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, state, condition, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of āsthitaḥ.

दुष्टम् (duṣṭam) - wicked, corrupt, evil, vitiated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of duṣṭa

duṣṭa - wicked, corrupt, evil, bad, spoiled, polluted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √duṣ (to be bad, corrupt)

Root: duṣ (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'svabhāvam'.

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - having resorted to, having adopted, having taken a stand, settled in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - resorted to, adopted, established, situated, taken a stand in

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ā√sthā (to resort to, occupy, adopt)

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sa'.

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - from intrinsic nature (svabhāva), by inherent disposition

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - intrinsic nature (svabhāva), inherent disposition, innate quality, one's own being

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, state, condition, nature, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

पापम् (pāpam) - evil, sin, wrong-doing

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pāpa

pāpa - evil, sin, vice, wrong-doing; wicked, sinful

Note: Object of anveti.

अन्वेति (anveti) - follows, pursues, goes after, conforms to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of anui

Present Tense, Parasmaipada

3rd person, singular

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)

तृणैः (tṛṇaiḥ) - by grass, by blades of grass

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of tṛṇa

tṛṇa - grass, a blade of grass, straw

तुन्नः (tunnaḥ) - pierced, stung, pricked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tunna

tunna - pierced, stung, pricked, tormented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √tud (to push, strike, pierce)

Root: tud (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'uragaḥ'.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उरगः (uragaḥ) - snake, serpent

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uraga

uraga - snake, serpent (literally 'chest-goer')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uras+ga)

• uras – chest, breast
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, moving on
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -ga from √gam
  Derived from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)