महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-84, verse-5

अभूद्धनं मे विपुलं महद्वै विचेष्टमानो नाधिगन्ता तदस्मि ।
एवं प्रधार्यात्महिते निविष्टो यो वर्तते स विजानाति जीवन् ॥५॥

5. abhūddhanaṁ me vipulaṁ mahadvai; viceṣṭamāno nādhigantā tadasmi ,
evaṁ pradhāryātmahite niviṣṭo; yo vartate sa vijānāti jīvan.

5. abhūt dhanam me vipulam mahat vai
viceṣṭamānaḥ na adhigantā tat asmi
| evam pradhārya ātmahite niviṣṭaḥ
yaḥ vartate saḥ vijānāti jīvan

5. "Indeed, my wealth was vast and great, but striving (in this state), I will not attain that. Therefore, whoever, having reflected thus, engages in his own welfare, he truly comprehends, living."

Words meanings summery:

• अभूत् (abhūt) - it was (it was, it became)

• धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

• मे (me) - my (my, of me)

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast (vast, abundant, great)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

• विचेष्टमानः (viceṣṭamānaḥ) - striving (in this fallen state) (striving, struggling, acting)

• न (na) - not

• अधिगन्ता (adhigantā) - will attain (attianer, one who obtains, one who will obtain)

• तत् (tat) - that (wealth/previous state) (that)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

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

• प्रधार्य (pradhārya) - having reflected (having reflected, having considered)

• आत्महिते (ātmahite) - in his own welfare (in one's own welfare/benefit)

• निविष्टः (niviṣṭaḥ) - engaged (engaged, devoted, entered into)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, he who)

• वर्तते (vartate) - he acts (he acts, he exists, he is)

• सः (saḥ) - he

• विजानाति (vijānāti) - he truly comprehends (he knows, he comprehends, he understands)

• जीवन् (jīvan) - living (living, while living)

Words meanings and morphology

अभूत् (abhūt) - it was (it was, it became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist active

3rd person singular, Aorist tense, Parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

धनम् (dhanam) - wealth (wealth, riches, property)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana

dhana - wealth, riches, property, money

मे (me) - my (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of 'mama'.

विपुलम् (vipulam) - vast (vast, abundant, great)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - large, extensive, vast, abundant, great

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive, eminent

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

विचेष्टमानः (viceṣṭamānaḥ) - striving (in this fallen state) (striving, struggling, acting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viceṣṭamāna

viceṣṭamāna - striving, struggling, making efforts, acting

Present Middle Participle

from vi-ceṣṭ (to move about, strive), nominative singular masculine

Prefix: vi

Root: ceṣṭ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'aham' (implied subject 'I').

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अधिगन्ता (adhigantā) - will attain (attianer, one who obtains, one who will obtain)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhigantṛ

adhigantṛ - one who obtains, attainer, learner

Future Agent Noun

from adhi-gam (to go to, obtain), nominative singular masculine

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (wealth/previous state) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present active

1st person singular, Present tense, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

प्रधार्य (pradhārya) - having reflected (having reflected, having considered)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from pra-dhṛ (to hold, to reflect, to consider)

Prefix: pra

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

आत्महिते (ātmahite) - in his own welfare (in one's own welfare/benefit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of ātmahita

ātmahita - one's own welfare, self-interest, personal benefit

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+hita)

• ātman – self
  noun (masculine)
• hita – welfare, benefit, good
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from dhā (to place, do good)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

निविष्टः (niviṣṭaḥ) - engaged (engaged, devoted, entered into)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niviṣṭa

niviṣṭa - entered, settled, engaged in, devoted to, intent on

Past Passive Participle

from ni-viś (to enter, to be intent upon)

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'yaḥ' (whoever).

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, he who)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

वर्तते (vartate) - he acts (he acts, he exists, he is)

(verb)

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

Present middle

3rd person singular, Present tense, Ātmanepada

Root: vṛt (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विजानाति (vijānāti) - he truly comprehends (he knows, he comprehends, he understands)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vijñā

Present active

3rd person singular, Present tense, Parasmaipada (with prefix vi)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

जीवन् (jīvan) - living (living, while living)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jīvat

jīvat - living, existing, alive

Present Active Participle

from root jīv (to live), nominative singular masculine

Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (he).