महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-110, verse-21

सत्कृतोऽसक्तृतो वापि योऽन्यां कृपणचक्षुषा ।
उपैति वृत्तिं कामात्मा स शुनां वर्तते पथि ॥२१॥

21. satkṛto'saktṛto vāpi yo'nyāṁ kṛpaṇacakṣuṣā ,
upaiti vṛttiṁ kāmātmā sa śunāṁ vartate pathi.

21. satkṛtaḥ asatkṛtaḥ vā api yaḥ anyām kṛpaṇacakṣuṣā
upaiti vṛttim kāmātmā saḥ śunām vartate pathi

21. He who, whether honored or dishonored, being a self (ātman) driven by desire, approaches another livelihood with a wretched gaze, he indeed lives on the path of dogs.

Words meanings summery:

• सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored, respected, well-treated

• असत्कृतः (asatkṛtaḥ) - dishonored, disrespected, ill-treated

• वा (vā) - or

• अपि (api) - even if, or (also, even, indeed, (interrogative particle))

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, he who)

• अन्याम् (anyām) - another, different

• कृपणचक्षुषा (kṛpaṇacakṣuṣā) - with a wretched (covetous/needy) gaze (with a wretched eye, with a miserable gaze)

• उपैति (upaiti) - approaches, obtains (approaches, obtains, gets)

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood (livelihood, conduct, mode of being)

• कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is driven by desire (one whose self (ātman) is desire, driven by desire, desirous nature)

• सः (saḥ) - he, that one

• शुनाम् (śunām) - of dogs

• वर्तते (vartate) - he lives, he proceeds (he acts, he lives, he proceeds)

• पथि (pathi) - in the path, on the way

Words meanings and morphology

सत्कृतः (satkṛtaḥ) - honored, respected, well-treated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satkṛta

satkṛta - honored, respected, well-treated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṛ (to do) with 'sat' (good, true).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+kṛta)

• sat – good, true, existing
  adjective
• kṛta – done, made
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

असत्कृतः (asatkṛtaḥ) - dishonored, disrespected, ill-treated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asatkṛta

asatkṛta - dishonored, disrespected, ill-treated

Past Passive Participle

Nañ-Tatpurusha compound: 'a' (negation) + 'satkṛta' (honored).

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+satkṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• satkṛta – honored, respected
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √kṛ (to do) with 'sat' (good, true).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even if, or (also, even, indeed, (interrogative particle))

(indeclinable)

Note: 'vā api' acts as 'whether... or even'.

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

अन्याम् (anyām) - another, different

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Agrees with 'vṛttim'.

कृपणचक्षुषा (kṛpaṇacakṣuṣā) - with a wretched (covetous/needy) gaze (with a wretched eye, with a miserable gaze)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kṛpaṇacakṣus

kṛpaṇacakṣus - a wretched eye, a miserable gaze

Tatpurusha compound: 'kṛpaṇa' (wretched) + 'cakṣus' (eye).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṛpaṇa+cakṣus)

• kṛpaṇa – wretched, miserable, poor
  adjective (masculine)
• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)

उपैति (upaiti) - approaches, obtains (approaches, obtains, gets)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upa-i

Derived from root √i (to go) with upasarga upa.

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: The root is 'i', class 2, with prefix 'upa'.

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood (livelihood, conduct, mode of being)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, conduct, course, mode of being

Derived from root √vṛt (to be, to turn).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'upaiti'.

कामात्मा (kāmātmā) - one whose self (ātman) is driven by desire (one whose self (ātman) is desire, driven by desire, desirous nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmātman

kāmātman - one whose self (ātman) is desire, driven by desire, desirous nature

Bahuvrihi compound: 'kāma' (desire) + 'ātman' (self).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kāma+ātman)

• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √kam (to desire).
  Root: kam (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'yaḥ'. The 'n' of the base 'ātman' is dropped in the nominative singular masculine 'ātmā'.

सः (saḥ) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to 'yaḥ'.

शुनाम् (śunām) - of dogs

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śvan

śvan - dog

Note: Forms the genitive plural of the irregular noun 'śvan'.

वर्तते (vartate) - he lives, he proceeds (he acts, he lives, he proceeds)

(verb)

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

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Atmanepada verb.

पथि (pathi) - in the path, on the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road

Note: Irregular noun stem 'pathin'.