महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-85, verse-2

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ययातिरुवाच ।
ज्ञातिः सुहृत्स्वजनो यो यथेह क्षीणे वित्ते त्यज्यते मानवैर्हि ।
तथा तत्र क्षीणपुण्यं मनुष्यं त्यजन्ति सद्यः सेश्वरा देवसंघाः ॥२॥

2. yayātiruvāca ,
jñātiḥ suhṛtsvajano yo yatheha; kṣīṇe vitte tyajyate mānavairhi ,
tathā tatra kṣīṇapuṇyaṁ manuṣyaṁ; tyajanti sadyaḥ seśvarā devasaṁghāḥ.

2. yayātiḥ uvāca jñātiḥ suhṛt svajanaḥ yaḥ
yathā iha kṣīṇe vitte tyajyate mānavaiḥ
hi tathā tatra kṣīṇapuṇyam manuṣyam
tyajanti sadyaḥ seśvarāḥ devasaṃghāḥ

2. Yayāti replied: 'Just as here in this world, a relative, friend, or kinsman who has lost his wealth is abandoned by people, so too in that realm (heaven), when a person's merit (puṇya) is exhausted, the assemblies of gods, together with their lords, immediately abandon him.'

Words meanings summery:

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ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti, the king who is speaking (Yayāti)

उवाच (uvāca) - (Yayāti) said (said, spoke)

ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - a relative (kinsman, relative)

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - a friend (friend, well-wisher)

स्वजनः (svajanaḥ) - one's own kin (one's own people, kinsfolk)

यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun referring to jñātiḥ, suhṛt, svajanaḥ) (who, which)

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

इह (iha) - here (in this world) (here, in this world)

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - diminished (in number/amount) (diminished, exhausted, wasted)

वित्ते (vitte) - when wealth is diminished (in wealth, in property)

त्यज्यते (tyajyate) - is abandoned (is abandoned, is forsaken)

मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by people (by men, by human beings)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too (so, thus, in that manner)

तत्र (tatra) - there (in heaven) (there, in that place)

क्षीणपुण्यम् (kṣīṇapuṇyam) - a person whose merit (puṇya) is exhausted (whose merit is exhausted, having exhausted merit (puṇya))

मनुष्यम् (manuṣyam) - a person (man, person)

त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - abandon (they abandon, they forsake)

सद्यः (sadyaḥ) - immediately (immediately, at once)

सेश्वराः (seśvarāḥ) - together with their lords (together with their lords, having lords)

देवसंघाः (devasaṁghāḥ) - the hosts of gods (hosts of gods, assemblies of gods)

Words meanings and morphology

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayāti, the king who is speaking (Yayāti)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayāti (proper name of a king)

उवाच (uvāca) - (Yayāti) said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect active, from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ज्ञातिः (jñātiḥ) - a relative (kinsman, relative)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñāti

jñāti - kinsman, relative, family

Root: jñā (class 9)

सुहृत् (suhṛt) - a friend (friend, well-wisher)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, benevolent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

su – good, well, excellent
indeclinable
hṛd – heart, mind
noun (neuter)

Note: Nominative singular, with final 'd' becoming 't' in word-final position.

स्वजनः (svajanaḥ) - one's own kin (one's own people, kinsfolk)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svajana

svajana - one's own people, kinsfolk, family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+jana)

sva – own, one's own
pronoun (masculine)
jana – person, people, man
noun (masculine)
Root: jan (class 4)

यः (yaḥ) - who (relative pronoun referring to jñātiḥ, suhṛt, svajanaḥ) (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'tathā'.

इह (iha) - here (in this world) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

क्षीणे (kṣīṇe) - diminished (in number/amount) (diminished, exhausted, wasted)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇa

kṣīṇa - diminished, wasted, exhausted, decayed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from √kṣi (to waste, perish)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vitte'.

वित्ते (vitte) - when wealth is diminished (in wealth, in property)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vitta

vitta - wealth, property, possession

Past Passive Participle

Nominalized Past Passive Participle from √vid (to find, obtain)

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Locative absolute construction with kṣīṇe.

त्यज्यते (tyajyate) - is abandoned (is abandoned, is forsaken)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of tyaj

Present Passive

3rd person singular Present passive, from √tyaj (class 1)

Root: tyaj (class 1)

मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by people (by men, by human beings)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mānava

mānava - man, human being, descendant of Manu

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, for, surely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, so too (so, thus, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'.

तत्र (tatra) - there (in heaven) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Refers to the celestial realm (Nandana) previously mentioned.

क्षीणपुण्यम् (kṣīṇapuṇyam) - a person whose merit (puṇya) is exhausted (whose merit is exhausted, having exhausted merit (puṇya))

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṣīṇapuṇya

kṣīṇapuṇya - whose merit is exhausted, having exhausted merit

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṣīṇa+puṇya)

kṣīṇa – diminished, exhausted
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past Passive Participle from √kṣi
Root: kṣi (class 1)
puṇya – merit, virtue, good deed
noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'manuṣyam'.

मनुष्यम् (manuṣyam) - a person (man, person)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manuṣya

manuṣya - man, human being, person

Note: Object of 'tyajanti'.

त्यजन्ति (tyajanti) - abandon (they abandon, they forsake)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of tyaj

Present Active

3rd person plural Present active, from √tyaj (class 1)

Root: tyaj (class 1)