महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-110, verse-38

अर्थं कामं सुखं चैव रतिं च परमात्मिकाम् ।
प्रतस्थे सर्वमुत्सृज्य सभार्यः कुरुपुंगवः ॥३८॥

38. arthaṁ kāmaṁ sukhaṁ caiva ratiṁ ca paramātmikām ,
pratasthe sarvamutsṛjya sabhāryaḥ kurupuṁgavaḥ.

38. artham kāmam sukham ca eva ratim ca paramātmikām
pratasthe sarvam utsṛjya sa-bhāryaḥ kuru-puṅgavaḥ

38. The best among the Kurus, along with his wife, set out, abandoning all wealth, desire, happiness, and even supreme spiritual joy (paramātmikām ratim).

38. פָּאנְדוּ, אדם דגול מבני קוּרוּ, ויתר על עושר, על תשוקה, על הנאה ועל האושר העליון של אהבה, יצא לדרך עם נשותיו, לאחר שנטש הכול.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्थम् (artham) - wealth, object, purpose, meaning

• कामम् (kāmam) - desire, pleasure, love

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• रतिम् (ratim) - delight, pleasure, joy, love

• च (ca) - and, also

• परमात्मिकाम् (paramātmikām) - relating to the supreme Self, spiritual, supreme

• प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he set out, he departed

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

• उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

• स-भार्यः (sa-bhāryaḥ) - with his wife, accompanied by his wife

• कुरु-पुङ्गवः (kuru-puṅgavaḥ) - chief of the Kurus, excellent among the Kurus

Words meanings and morphology

अर्थम् (artham) - wealth, object, purpose, meaning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - wealth, property, object, purpose, meaning

कामम् (kāmam) - desire, pleasure, love

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, pleasure, enjoyment

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, joy, pleasure, ease, comfort

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

रतिम् (ratim) - delight, pleasure, joy, love

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of rati

rati - delight, pleasure, joy, love, attachment

Derived from root 'ram' (to delight).

Root: ram (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

परमात्मिकाम् (paramātmikām) - relating to the supreme Self, spiritual, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of paramātmika

paramātmika - relating to the supreme Self (paramātman), spiritual, supreme

Derived from 'paramātman' with the suffix '-ika'.

प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - he set out, he departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prasthā

Perfect tense, Ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Derived from root 'sthā' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from root 'sṛj' with prefix 'ud'.

Prefix: ud

Root: sṛj (class 6)

स-भार्यः (sa-bhāryaḥ) - with his wife, accompanied by his wife

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sabhārya

sabhārya - accompanied by wife, with wife

Bahuvrīhi compound: saha (with) + bhāryā (wife).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saha+bhāryā)

• saha – with, together with
  indeclinable
• bhāryā – wife, spouse
  noun (feminine)
  Gerundive
  From root bhṛ (to bear, support), meaning 'one who is to be supported/maintained'.
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

कुरु-पुङ्गवः (kuru-puṅgavaḥ) - chief of the Kurus, excellent among the Kurus

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurupuṅgava

kurupuṅgava - chief of the Kurus, bull among the Kurus, excellent Kuru

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+puṅgava)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants, a lineage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – bull, chief, excellent one, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)

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