महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-93, verse-60

अनर्थमर्थं मन्वाना अर्थं वानर्थमात्मनः ।
लोभेऽतिप्रसृतान्पुत्रान्निगृह्णीष्व विशां पते ॥६०॥

60. anarthamarthaṁ manvānā arthaṁ vānarthamātmanaḥ ,
lobhe'tiprasṛtānputrānnigṛhṇīṣva viśāṁ pate.

60. anartham artham manvānāḥ artham vā anartham ātmanaḥ
lobhe atiprasṛtān putrān nigṛhṇīṣva viśām pate

60. O lord of the people, restrain your sons who, excessively indulged in greed, consider what is disadvantageous to be advantageous, and what is truly advantageous to be disadvantageous for themselves (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अनर्थम् (anartham) - disadvantage, harm, non-wealth

• अर्थम् (artham) - advantage, wealth, purpose

• मन्वानाः (manvānāḥ) - considering, thinking, believing

• अर्थम् (artham) - advantage, wealth, purpose

• वा (vā) - or

• अनर्थम् (anartham) - disadvantage, harm, non-wealth

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for themselves (ātman) (of oneself, for oneself)

• लोभे (lobhe) - in greed, by greed

• अतिप्रसृतान् (atiprasṛtān) - excessively indulged, very eager, gone astray

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• निगृह्णीष्व (nigṛhṇīṣva) - restrain, control

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

अनर्थम् (anartham) - disadvantage, harm, non-wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - disadvantage, harm, evil, non-purpose

Compound: a (not) + artha (purpose/wealth)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, object
  noun (masculine)

अर्थम् (artham) - advantage, wealth, purpose

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, object

मन्वानाः (manvānāḥ) - considering, thinking, believing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of man

man - to think, to believe, to consider

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root man (4th class), masculine plural nominative

Root: man (class 4)

अर्थम् (artham) - advantage, wealth, purpose

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, object

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अनर्थम् (anartham) - disadvantage, harm, non-wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anartha

anartha - disadvantage, harm, evil, non-purpose

Compound: a (not) + artha (purpose/wealth)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+artha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth, advantage, object
  noun (masculine)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - for themselves (ātman) (of oneself, for oneself)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

Root: an (class 2)

लोभे (lobhe) - in greed, by greed

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of lobha

lobha - greed, covetousness, desire

derived from root lubh

Root: lubh (class 4)

अतिप्रसृतान् (atiprasṛtān) - excessively indulged, very eager, gone astray

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of atiprasṛta

atiprasṛta - excessively spread, gone too far, over-indulged

Past Passive Participle

Compound: ati (excessively) + pra (forward) + sṛta (gone, from root sṛ)

Compound type : prādi-compound (ati+pra+sṛta)

• ati – over, beyond, excessively
  indeclinable
• pra – forth, forward, away
  indeclinable
• sṛta – gone, spread, flowed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sṛ
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son

निगृह्णीष्व (nigṛhṇīṣva) - restrain, control

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of grah

Imperative Tense

2nd person singular, Ātmanepada, with prefix ni-

Prefix: ni

Root: grah (class 9)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subject, community

पते (pate) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, owner