महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-122, verse-6

मैवं जीर्णमुपासिष्ठाः सख्यं नवमुपाकुरु ।
आसीत्सख्यं द्विजश्रेष्ठ त्वया मेऽर्थनिबन्धनम् ॥६॥

6. maivaṁ jīrṇamupāsiṣṭhāḥ sakhyaṁ navamupākuru ,
āsītsakhyaṁ dvijaśreṣṭha tvayā me'rthanibandhanam.

6. mā evam jīrṇam upāsiṣṭhāḥ sakhyam navam upākuru |
āsīt sakhyam dvijaśreṣṭha tvayā me arthanibandhanam

6. Do not cling to such an old, worn-out friendship. Instead, cultivate a new one. O best of the twice-born (dvija), my friendship with you was merely based on personal gain.

6. אל תדבק בידידות ישנה ובלויה, צור ידידות חדשה. הו הבְּרַהְמִין הטוב שבבְּרַהְמִינִים, הייתה ביני לבינך ידידות שנקשרה בתועלת.

Words meanings summery:

• मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• जीर्णम् (jīrṇam) - old, decayed, worn out

• उपासिष्ठाः (upāsiṣṭhāḥ) - you should resort to, you should serve/revere

• सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship, companionship

• नवम् (navam) - new, fresh

• उपाकुरु (upākuru) - cultivate, make, bring about

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship, companionship

• द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best among the twice-born (dvija)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

• मे (me) - my, with me

• अर्थनिबन्धनम् (arthanibandhanam) - based on gain, dependent on purpose/wealth

Words meanings and morphology

मा (mā) - not, do not (prohibitive)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

जीर्णम् (jīrṇam) - old, decayed, worn out

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jīrṇa

jīrṇa - old, worn out, decayed, digested, infirm

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root jṝ (to wear out, decay).

Root: jṝ (class 9)

उपासिष्ठाः (upāsiṣṭhāḥ) - you should resort to, you should serve/revere

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, injunctive (aorist) (luṅ) of upās

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Aorist ātmanepada form with prohibitive particle mā.

सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship, companionship

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sakhya

sakhya - friendship, companionship, alliance

नवम् (navam) - new, fresh

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nava

nava - new, fresh, young, recent

उपाकुरु (upākuru) - cultivate, make, bring about

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of upakṛ

Prefix: upa

Root: kṛ (class 8)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सख्यम् (sakhyam) - friendship, companionship

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sakhya

sakhya - friendship, companionship, alliance

द्विजश्रेष्ठ (dvijaśreṣṭha) - O best among the twice-born (dvija)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of the twice-born, chief of brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya; also bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

मे (me) - my, with me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself, we

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive singular.

अर्थनिबन्धनम् (arthanibandhanam) - based on gain, dependent on purpose/wealth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of arthanibandhana

arthanibandhana - bond of purpose/wealth, dependent on self-interest, connected with gain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (artha+nibandhana)

• artha – purpose, aim, meaning, wealth, material gain, object
  noun (masculine)
• nibandhana – binding, tie, cause, foundation, dependence, connection
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: bandh (class 1)

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