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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).

Words meanings summery:

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  • अर्थम् (artham) - wealth, object, purpose, meaning
  • कामम् (kāmam) - desire, pleasure, love
  • सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, joy, comfort
  • (ca) - and, also
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
  • रतिम् (ratim) - delight, pleasure, joy, love
  • (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
(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)
(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)