महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-108, verse-10

धनं धनेश्वरस्येव हृत्वा पार्थस्य मे सुतः ।
मधुप्रेप्सुरिवाबुद्धिः प्रपातं नावबुध्यते ॥१०॥

10. dhanaṁ dhaneśvarasyeva hṛtvā pārthasya me sutaḥ ,
madhuprepsurivābuddhiḥ prapātaṁ nāvabudhyate.

10. dhanam dhaneśvarasya iva hṛtvā pārthasya me sutaḥ
madhuprepsuḥ iva abuddhiḥ prapātam na avabudhyate

10. me abuddhiḥ sutaḥ,
dhaneśvarasya iva pārthasya dhanam hṛtvā,
madhuprepsuḥ iva,
prapātam na avabudhyate

10. My senseless son, having seized Pārtha's wealth as if it were the lord of wealth Kubera's, does not perceive the precipice, just like someone yearning for honey [who overlooks danger].

Words meanings summery:

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

• धनेश्वरस्य (dhaneśvarasya) - of the lord of wealth, of Kubera

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having stolen, having seized, having carried off

• पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha, of Arjuna

• मे (me) - my, of me

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• मधुप्रेप्सुः (madhuprepsuḥ) - desirous of honey, seeking honey

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• अबुद्धिः (abuddhiḥ) - senseless, foolish, devoid of intelligence

• प्रपातम् (prapātam) - a precipice, a fall, ruin

• न (na) - not, no

• अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - understands, perceives, comprehends

Words meanings and morphology

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, treasure

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Object of 'hṛtvā'

धनेश्वरस्य (dhaneśvarasya) - of the lord of wealth, of Kubera

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhaneśvara

dhaneśvara - lord of wealth, Kubera

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+īśvara)

• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Possessive, used in comparison with Pārtha's wealth

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

हृत्वा (hṛtvā) - having stolen, having seized, having carried off

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from the root √hṛ with the suffix -tvā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Pārtha, of Arjuna

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna

Patronymic from Pṛthā

Note: Possessive for 'dhanam'

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Genitive singular (enclitic form) of the first-person pronoun

Note: Possessive adjective for 'sutaḥ'

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, child

Past Passive Participle

From root √sū (to beget), but commonly used as a noun

Root: sū (class 2)

मधुप्रेप्सुः (madhuprepsuḥ) - desirous of honey, seeking honey

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhuprepsu

madhuprepsu - desirous of honey, intent on seeking honey

From madhu (honey) + the desiderative stem of āp (to obtain) + u

Compound type : tatpurusha (madhu+īpsu)

• madhu – honey, sweet
  noun (neuter)
• īpsu – desirous of obtaining, wishing to attain
  adjective (masculine)
  Desiderative nominal derivative
  Derived from the desiderative stem of √āp (to obtain)
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'sutaḥ', implying a simile

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

अबुद्धिः (abuddhiḥ) - senseless, foolish, devoid of intelligence

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abuddhi

abuddhi - lack of intelligence, foolishness (as noun); foolish, senseless (as adjective)

From a- (negative prefix) + buddhi (intelligence)

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+buddhi)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• buddhi – intelligence, discernment, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  From √budh (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'sutaḥ'

प्रपातम् (prapātam) - a precipice, a fall, ruin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prapāta

prapāta - a fall, a leap, a precipice, a downfall, ruin

From pra- (prefix) + √pat (to fall)

Prefix: pra

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Object of 'avabudhyate'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अवबुध्यते (avabudhyate) - understands, perceives, comprehends

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of avabudh

Present Middle

Present tense, middle voice, third person singular

Prefix: ava

Root: budh (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence