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6,38

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-38, verse-10

काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः ।
मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः ॥१०॥
10. kāmamāśritya duṣpūraṁ dambhamānamadānvitāḥ ,
mohādgṛhītvāsadgrāhānpravartante'śucivratāḥ.
10. kāmam āśritya duṣpūram dambhamānamadānvitāḥ
mohāt gṛhītvā asadgrāhān pravartante aśucivratāḥ
10. duṣpūram kāmam āśritya dambhamānamadānvitāḥ
mohāt asadgrāhān gṛhītvā aśucivratāḥ pravartante
10. Resorting to insatiable desire, imbued with hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, and deludedly clinging to false notions, they engage in impure practices.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, love
  • आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having depended on
  • दुष्पूरम् (duṣpūram) - hard to fill, insatiable, difficult to satisfy
  • दम्भमानमदान्विताः (dambhamānamadānvitāḥ) - imbued with hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance
  • मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to bewilderment
  • गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having grasped, having taken, having adopted
  • असद्ग्राहान् (asadgrāhān) - false notions, evil resolves, wrong beliefs
  • प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they proceed, they act, they engage in
  • अशुचिव्रताः (aśucivratāḥ) - whose vows are impure, unholy in their practices

Words meanings and morphology

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, wish, love
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma
kāma - desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
Derived from root kam (to desire).
Root: kam (class 1)
आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to, having taken refuge in, having depended on
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Absolutive form from root śri (to lean, resort to) with prefix ā.
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
दुष्पूरम् (duṣpūram) - hard to fill, insatiable, difficult to satisfy
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, singular of duṣpūra
duṣpūra - difficult to fill, insatiable
Compound type : prādi-tatpuruṣa / upapada-tatpuruṣa (dus+pūra)
  • dus – bad, ill, difficult
    indeclinable
  • pūra – filling, satisfying
    adjective (masculine)
    derivative noun/adjective
    From root pṛ (to fill).
    Root: pṛ (class 9)
Note: Modifies 'kāmam'.
दम्भमानमदान्विताः (dambhamānamadānvitāḥ) - imbued with hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dambhamānamadānvita
dambhamānamadānvita - endowed with hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance
Compound type : īṣṭa-tatpuruṣa / bahuvrīhi (dambha+māna+mada+anvita)
  • dambha – hypocrisy, deceit, ostentation
    noun (masculine)
  • māna – pride, arrogance, high opinion of oneself
    noun (masculine)
    From root man (to think).
    Root: man (class 4)
  • mada – arrogance, intoxication, delusion
    noun (masculine)
    From root mad (to be glad, rejoice, be intoxicated).
    Root: mad (class 4)
  • anvita – accompanied by, connected with, endowed with
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Past Passive Participle of root i (to go) with prefix anu + ā.
    Prefixes: anu+ā
    Root: i (class 2)
Note: Plural adjective describing the people.
मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, due to bewilderment
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of moha
moha - delusion, bewilderment, infatuation
Derived from root muh (to be bewildered, deluded).
Root: muh (class 4)
गृहीत्वा (gṛhītvā) - having grasped, having taken, having adopted
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Absolutive form from root grah (to seize, take).
Root: grah (class 9)
असद्ग्राहान् (asadgrāhān) - false notions, evil resolves, wrong beliefs
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of asadgrāha
asadgrāha - false notion, wrong conviction, evil resolve
Compound type : karmadhāraya (asat+grāha)
  • asat – non-existent, unreal, false, evil
    adjective (neuter)
    Negative prefix 'a' + sat (existent, good).
  • grāha – grasping, seizing, conception, conviction
    noun (masculine)
    From root grah (to seize, take).
    Root: grah (class 9)
Note: Compound 'asat' + 'grāha'.
प्रवर्तन्ते (pravartante) - they proceed, they act, they engage in
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of pravṛt
Prefix: pra
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: Root 'vṛt' (to turn) with prefix 'pra'.
अशुचिव्रताः (aśucivratāḥ) - whose vows are impure, unholy in their practices
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of aśucivrata
aśucivrata - one whose vows/practices are impure/unholy
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aśuci+vrata)
  • aśuci – impure, unholy, unclean
    adjective (masculine)
    Negative prefix 'a' + śuci (pure, holy).
  • vrata – vow, sacred observance, practice
    noun (neuter)
Note: Compound 'aśuci' + 'vrata'.