महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-3, verse-5

गृहाण्येव हि मर्त्यानामाहुर्देहानि पण्डिताः ।
कालेन विनियुज्यन्ते सत्त्वमेकं तु शोभनम् ॥५॥

5. gṛhāṇyeva hi martyānāmāhurdehāni paṇḍitāḥ ,
kālena viniyujyante sattvamekaṁ tu śobhanam.

5. gṛhāṇi eva hi martyānām āhuḥ dehāni paṇḍitāḥ
kālena viniyujyante sattvam ekam tu śobhanam

5. paṇḍitāḥ martyānām dehan eva hi gṛhāṇi āhuḥ
kālena viniyujyante tu ekam sattvam śobhanam

5. Indeed, the wise (paṇḍitāḥ) declare that the bodies of mortals are like houses; they are destroyed by time. However, only the inner being (sattva) is truly beautiful.

Words meanings summery:

• गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, homes

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of human beings

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• देहानि (dehāni) - bodies

• पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - the wise ones, scholars

• कालेन (kālena) - by time

• विनियुज्यन्ते (viniyujyante) - they are destroyed, they are dissolved

• सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the inner being, essential nature (the being, essence, goodness)

• एकम् (ekam) - one, only, single

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• शोभनम् (śobhanam) - beautiful, excellent, good

Words meanings and morphology

गृहाणि (gṛhāṇi) - houses, homes

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of gṛha

gṛha - house, home, dwelling, abode

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, exactly

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals, of human beings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human being

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of ah

Perfect Tense (Lit)

3rd person plural, active voice, perfect tense of the irregular root ah.

Root: ah (class 2)

देहानि (dehāni) - bodies

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deha

deha - body, form, physical frame

पण्डिताः (paṇḍitāḥ) - the wise ones, scholars

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍita

paṇḍita - wise, learned, scholarly, a wise person, a scholar

कालेन (kālena) - by time

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, duration, death

विनियुज्यन्ते (viniyujyante) - they are destroyed, they are dissolved

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (lat) of viniyuj

Present tense, passive voice form. Root yuj (class 7) with prefixes vi and ni. In this context, implies being subjected to, consumed by, or dissolved.

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

सत्त्वम् (sattvam) - the inner being, essential nature (the being, essence, goodness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sattva

sattva - being, existence, essence, nature, vitality, goodness, reality; one of the three guṇas

Derived from root as (to be).

Root: as

एकम् (ekam) - one, only, single

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole, alone

Note: Agrees with 'sattvam'.

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

शोभनम् (śobhanam) - beautiful, excellent, good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śobhana

śobhana - beautiful, splendid, excellent, auspicious, good, shining

Derived from root śubh (to shine, be beautiful).

Root: śubh

Note: Agrees with 'sattvam'.