महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-48, verse-5

प्रच्छादितं बडिशमिवामिषेण प्रच्छादितो गवय इवापवाचा ।
अनर्थकं मे दर्शितवानसि त्वं राज्यार्थिनो राज्यरूपं विनाशम् ॥५॥

5. pracchāditaṁ baḍiśamivāmiṣeṇa; pracchādito gavaya ivāpavācā ,
anarthakaṁ me darśitavānasi tvaṁ; rājyārthino rājyarūpaṁ vināśam.

5. pracchāditam baḍiśam iva āmiṣeṇa
pracchāditaḥ gavayaḥ iva apavācā
anarthakam me darśitavān asi
tvam rājyārthinaḥ rājyarūpam vināśam

5. tvam baḍiśam āmiṣeṇa iva pracchāditam
gavayaḥ apavācā iva pracchāditaḥ
anarthakam me rājyārthinaḥ
rājyarūpam vināśam darśitavān asi

5. You have shown me ruin in the guise of a kingdom—a ruin that is ultimately futile for one desiring a kingdom—just as a fish-hook is concealed by bait, or a wild ox is entrapped by false accusations.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रच्छादितम् (pracchāditam) - covered, concealed, hidden

• बडिशम् (baḍiśam) - fish-hook, hook

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• आमिषेण (āmiṣeṇa) - by meat, by bait, by enticement

• प्रच्छादितः (pracchāditaḥ) - covered, concealed, hidden

• गवयः (gavayaḥ) - a wild ox, gaur

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• अपवाचा (apavācā) - by false accusation, by slander, by bad word

• अनर्थकम् (anarthakam) - useless, meaningless, vain, pernicious

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• दर्शितवान् (darśitavān) - you have shown (having shown, caused to be seen)

• असि (asi) - you are

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• राज्यार्थिनः (rājyārthinaḥ) - of one desiring a kingdom, for one seeking kingship

• राज्यरूपम् (rājyarūpam) - the form of a kingdom, appearing as a kingdom

• विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

Words meanings and morphology

प्रच्छादितम् (pracchāditam) - covered, concealed, hidden

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pracchādita

pracchādita - covered, concealed, hidden, screened

Past Passive Participle

From root `chad` (to cover) with prefix `pra`. `chad` becomes `chād` in causative and then `-ita` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Qualifies `baḍiśam`.

बडिशम् (baḍiśam) - fish-hook, hook

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of baḍiśa

baḍiśa - a fish-hook, hook

Note: Object of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

आमिषेण (āmiṣeṇa) - by meat, by bait, by enticement

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of āmiṣa

āmiṣa - meat, prey, bait, lure, attraction, object of enjoyment

Note: Agent of covering.

प्रच्छादितः (pracchāditaḥ) - covered, concealed, hidden

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracchādita

pracchādita - covered, concealed, hidden, screened

Past Passive Participle

From root `chad` (to cover) with prefix `pra`. `chad` becomes `chād` in causative and then `-ita` suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: chad (class 10)

Note: Qualifies `gavayaḥ`.

गवयः (gavayaḥ) - a wild ox, gaur

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gavaya

gavaya - a wild ox, a gaur (Bos gaurus)

Root: go

Note: Subject of comparison.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

अपवाचा (apavācā) - by false accusation, by slander, by bad word

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of apavāc

apavāc - false accusation, slander, calumny, evil speech

Compound of `apa` (away, bad) and `vāc` (speech).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (apa+vāc)

• apa – away, off, down, bad, inferior
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating negation or badness.
• vāc – speech, voice, word
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agent of concealing.

अनर्थकम् (anarthakam) - useless, meaningless, vain, pernicious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anarthaka

anarthaka - useless, meaningless, vain, pernicious, having no purpose

Compound of `an` (negation) and `arthaka` (having purpose/meaning).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+arthaka)

• an – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• arthaka – meaningful, useful, having purpose
  adjective
  From `artha` + `ka` suffix.

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Indicates the recipient.

दर्शितवान् (darśitavān) - you have shown (having shown, caused to be seen)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of darśitavat

darśitavat - having shown, one who has shown

Past Active Participle (ktavat-pratyaya)

From causative stem of `dṛś` (to see) + `ktavat` suffix.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Forms the predicate with 'asi'.

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present tense (laṭ-lakāra)

2nd person singular active

Root: as (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Subject of the sentence.

राज्यार्थिनः (rājyārthinaḥ) - of one desiring a kingdom, for one seeking kingship

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājyārthin

rājyārthin - one who desires a kingdom or kingship

Compound of `rājya` (kingdom) and `arthin` (desiring).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+arthin)

• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, kingship
  noun (neuter)
• arthin – one who desires, supplicant, seeker
  adjective
  From `artha` + `in` suffix.

Note: Indicates to whom the destruction is shown as useless.

राज्यरूपम् (rājyarūpam) - the form of a kingdom, appearing as a kingdom

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājyarūpa

rājyarūpa - the form/appearance of a kingdom, kingdom-like

Compound of `rājya` (kingdom) and `rūpa` (form).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājya+rūpa)

• rājya – kingdom, sovereignty, kingship
  noun (neuter)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)

विनाशम् (vināśam) - destruction, ruin, loss

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vināśa

vināśa - destruction, ruin, loss, annihilation, disappearance

From root `naś` (to perish) with prefix `vi`.

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (vi+nāśa)

• vi – apart, away, intensively
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating intensity or separation.
• nāśa – perishing, disappearance, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From root `naś` (to perish) + `a` suffix.
  Root: naś (class 4)